Name: Pilots Of Purple Twilight (The Virgin Recordings 1980-1983) - Tangerine Dream
Brand: Tangerine Dream
SKU: 0602508970085
Price: 138.11 EUR
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Description

. purple twilight

Artist

Founded by the late Edgar Froese, Tangerine Dream is perhaps the premier exponent of "electronic rock" music of the "Berlin School". From their "free-rock" beginnings in the nascent "krautrock" scene to the eventual synthesizer-based trio which signed to Virgin, this German group can take significant credit in introducing synthesizer- and sequencer-based electronic music to most of the Western rock world. At the height of their success - during the mid to late 1970s - the Dream's spacey, pulsing music earned them a tenacious cult following. By the late Seventies, however, line-ups, and more importantly, the formula changed, tilting towards more conventional "rock" music. By the early 1980s, TD was primarily releasing influential soundtrack work, before settling into New Age content by mid-decade.

Formed in Berlin in 1967, the initial line up (on their first release Electronic Meditation) included Edgar Froese, Conrad Schnitzler (cello) and Klaus Schulze (drums). Their compositions, or rather experimental improvisations, had roots in the psychedelia of London albeit with the "krautrock" twist. Electronic Meditation is perhaps a misnomer; traditional instrumentation of organ, drums, guitar, cello, flute were hardly electronic and "freak out jamming" is the more appropriate adjective, reflecting the confluence of Twentieth Century avant-garde music. Both Schnitzler and Schulze would depart after this album, with the latter forming Ash Ra Tempel and going on to become the other major proponent of the "Berlin School". Second album, Alpha Centauri, saw the addition of long-standing member Christopher Franke replacing Schulze, while Peter Baumann would come aboard for Zeit. Although unissued until the mid-1980s, Green Desert was recorded in 1973. The core of Froese, Franke and Baumann would sign to Virgin Records in 1973, and the subsequent release Phaedra would cement their style for years to come. Understated, droning keyboard and guitar melodies intertwined with ambient washes of reverberating electronic textures, utilizing synthesizers and sequencers, was typical of the TD sound. Compositions were long, melodic, pulsing pieces. Michael Hoenig temporarily replaced Baumann for an Australian tour in 1975. One highlight of the Virgin period was Sorcerer, a soundtrack to the film of the same name. After Baumann's departure in 1978, TD experimented with the formula on Cyclone, which saw the addition of Steve Jolliffe, adding vocals and woodwinds and Klaus Krüger on drums. Force Majeure was the classic of this period. Johannes Schmölling would join for Tangram. This line-up remained stable until the mid-1980s, as the group shifted toward more rhythmic textures. The increased emphasis on sequencers and rhythm in the first half of the 1980s divided fans, as did subsequent releases which veered heavily into relatively accessible, uplifting melodies.

After a brief stint with Jive Records from 1984 to 1988, TD signed to Baumann's Private Music label and then the equally New Agey Miramar, fully embracing digital textures and seeking to distance the group from its moody, psychedelic past. Paul Haslinger replaced Schmölling in 1985, and was in turn replaced by Froese's son Jerome Froese in 1990. Franke left in 1987 over creative differences with Froese. After a mid-1990s move to Edgar Froese's own TDI Music label (later renamed Eastgate), TD's reputation as a New Age band became less appropriate—father and son experimented with more modern sounds and revisited elements of past glories—but the group's artistic direction remained fairly entrenched in melodic pop-rock territory, with an increased use of acoustic instruments, particularly on stage. With Edgar Froese's death in 2015, the band continues, but with none of its original members.

Tracks

1-1 Tangram Set 1 19:52

1-2 Tangram Set 2 20:29

2-1 Beach Theme 03:46

2-2 Dr. Destructo 03:21

2-3 Diamond Diary 10:48

2-4 Burning Bar 03:12

2-5 Beach Scene 06:51

2-6 Scrap Yard 04:39

2-7 Trap Feeling 02:59

2-8 Igneous 04:51

2-9 Dr. Destructo (Extended Version) 04:21

3-1 Kiew Mission 09:18

3-2 Pilots Of Purple Twilight 04:20

3-3 Choronzon 04:10

3-4 Exit 05:34

3-5 Network 23 04:57

3-6 Remote Viewing 08:20

4-1 Mojave Plan 20:08

4-2 Midnight In Tula 04:00

4-3 Convention Of The 24 09:36

4-4 White Eagle 04:38

4-5 Das Mädchen Auf Der Treppe 03:52

4-6 Flock 02:26

4-7 Katja 02:52

4-8 Speed 02:34

4-9 Daydream 04:33

4-10 Moorland 03:57

5-1 Main Titles 02:03

5-2 Cue #1: Variation On Logos #1 04:55

5-3 Cue #2: Variation On Horizon #1 02:59

5-4 Cue #3: The Soldier #1 05:45

5-5 Cue #4: Variation On Dolphin Dance 01:28

5-6 Cue #5: Variation On Tangent #1 02:28

5-7 Cue #6: The Soldier #2 03:46

5-8 Cue #7: The Soldier #3 01:50

5-9 Cue #8: The Soldier #4 03:12

5-10 Cue #9: The Soldier #5 04:20

5-11 Cue #10: Variation On Horizon #2 05:16

5-12 Cue #11: The Soldier #6 02:53

5-13 Cue #12: The Soldier #7 01:42

5-14 Cue #13: Variation On Logos #2 02:10

5-15 Cue #14: The Soldier #8 07:29

5-16 Cue #15: Variation On Horizon #3 07:47

5-17 End Titles 07:20

6-1 The Dominion Concert Part One 43:28

7-1 The Dominion Concert Part Two 51:03

7-2 Midnight In Tula 04:35

7-3 White Eagle 04:54

7-4 Dominion 05:48

8-1 Logos (Part 1) 25:48

8-2 Logos (Part 2) 19:37

8-3 Dominion 05:39

9-1 No Man's Land 09:11

9-2 Hyperborea 08:40

9-3 Cinnamon Road 03:58

9-4 Sphinx Lightning 19:56

9-5 The Dream Is Always The Same 03:43

9-6 No Future (Get Off The Babysitter) 02:01

9-7 Guido The Killer Pimp 04:20

9-8 Lana 03:53

9-9 Love On A Real Train (Risky Business) 04:00

10-1 Puer Natus Est Nobis (Gloria) 03:12

10-2 Arx Allemand 04:35

10-3 Truth And Fiction 02:59

10-4 The Silver Seal 03:10

10-5 Ancient Powerplant 04:31

10-6 Supernatural Accomplice 04:12

10-7 The Challenger's Arrival 03:18

10-8 Heritage Survival 05:01

10-9 Parallel Words 04:31

10-10 Canzone 04:22

10-11 Voices From A Common Land 04:05

10-12 Wardays Sunrise 03:30

10-13 The Night In Romania 03:16

Releases

Formats

File, Box Set

Labels

Virgin, Universal Music Catalogue

Countries

UK & Europe

years

2020

Members

~~Klaus Schulze~~,~~Edgar Froese~~,~~Conrad Schnitzler~~,Ulrich Schnauss,~~Christopher Franke~~,~~Peter Baumann~~,~~Michael Hoenig~~,~~Paul Haslinger~~,~~Steve Jolliffe~~,~~Johannes Schmölling~~,~~Klaus Krüger~~,~~Steve Schroyder~~,~~Jerome Froese~~,~~Gerald Gradwohl~~,~~Emil Hachfeld~~,~~Zlatko Perica~~,~~Linda Spa~~,Paul Frick,~~Kurt Herkenberg~~,~~Ralf Wadephul~~,Thorsten Quaeschning,~~Iris Camaa~~,~~Charlie Prince~~,~~Bernhard Beibl~~,~~Volker Hombach~~,~~Lanse Hapshash~~,~~Karsten Dorinth~~,~~Eliot Cromwell~~,~~Charly Weiss~~,Hoshiko Yamane