| Artist |
Tangerine Dream |
| Album Title: |
Force Majeure |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Electronica/Dance: Electronica |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
00/00/1979 |
| Reissue Date |
04/24/1995 |
| Label |
Virgin Records Ltd. |
| Catalog No |
7243 8 40259 22 / TAND 10 |
| Bar Code No |
7 24384 02592 2 |
| Reissue |
Yes |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Force Majeure (18:21)
(Christopher Franke/Edgar Froese/Christophe Franke) |
| 2.
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Cloudburst Flight (7:28)
(Christopher Franke/Edgar Froese/Christophe Franke) |
| 3.
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Thru Metamorphic Rocks (14:30)
(Christopher Franke/Edgar Froese/Christoph Franke) |
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| Date Acquired |
03/08/2011 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
MovieMars.com (Amazon) |
| Purchase Price |
9.51 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry: |
Notes |
All Material Played* Composed, produced, mixed by Edgar Frose, Chis Franke, *Klaus Krieger (drums) Recorded Aug-Sept at Hansa Studios, Berlin. Engineered by Edvard Meyer (thanks for cello play)
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review:
Review by Brian E. Kirby
Although Tangerine Dream is usually associated with synthesizers and the ambient movement that followed over a decade after such albums as Phaedra, Stratosfear, and Rubycon were recorded, Force Majeure shows the band displaying its roots in space rock. This time around, guitar and drums (played by Klaus Krieger) are as prominent as the keyboards. As the name would appear to indicate, the music on the album doesn't seem played so much as propelled forward, the overall pace rarely slackening for long. The title track is a suite that incorporates several distinct themes that segue into a cohesive whole via musical bridges. "Cloudburst Flight" is really an excuse for Edgar Froese to display his virtuosity on the electric six-string, which he does with amazing intensity. "Thru Metamorphic Rocks" begins with what sounds to be an album-ending theme, but then cross-fades into a hypnotic piece that builds upon a constant bed of pulsating sequencers and processed drums with various sound effects and still more keyboards until it fades out completely some 14 minutes later. An absolute necessity to those who might be at all curious about the band, or even successful experiments within the rock genre. Sections of the album would later appear in slightly altered versions on the soundtracks to the movies Risky Business and Thief.
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