Some of the more notable members are Steve Schroyder (organist, 1971–1972), Michael Hoenig (who replaced Baumann for a 1975 Australian tour and a London concert, included on Bootleg Box Set Vol. Unlike session musicians, these players also contributed to compositions of the band during their tenures. Other long-term members of the group include Peter Baumann (1971–1977), who later went on to found the new-age label Private Music, to which the band was signed from 1988 to 1991 Johannes Schmoelling (1979–1985) Paul Haslinger (1986–1990) Froese's son Jerome Froese (1990–2006) Linda Spa (1990–1996, 2005–2014), a saxophonist & flute player who appeared on numerous albums and concerts, contributing one track on Goblins' Club and most recently Thorsten Quaeschning of Picture Palace Music (2005–present).Ī number of other members were also part of Tangerine Dream for shorter periods of time. Franke stayed with the group for 17 years, leaving in 1988 because of exhausting touring schedules, as well as creative differences with Froese. Franke is credited with starting to use electronic sequencers, which were introduced on Phaedra, a development that had not only a large impact on the group's music but on many electronic musicians to this day. Franke joined Tangerine Dream in 1970 after serving time in the group Agitation Free, originally to replace Schulze as the drummer.

įroese's most notable association was his partnership with Christopher Franke. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Tangerine Dream existed as several short-lived incarnations, all of which included Froese, who teamed up with several musicians from West Berlin's underground music scene, including Steve Jolliffe, Sven-Åke Johansson, Klaus Schulze, and Conrad Schnitzler. On 26 November 2021, the band released an EP entitled Probe 6–8 (including three tracks: 'Raum', 'Para Guy' and 'Continuum'), whose concept was developed further on their following album Raum, their latest studio album to date which was released on 25 February 2022.

In December 2019, they released Recurring Dreams, a compilation of new recordings of some of the band's classic compositions. On 29 September 2017, the band released an all-new music studio album entitled Quantum Gate. Their mid-1970s work has been profoundly influential in the development of electronic music styles such as new-age and electronic dance music. Among other scoring projects, they helped create the soundtrack for the video game Grand Theft Auto V. Their recorded output has been prolific, including over one hundred albums. The group also had a successful career composing film soundtracks, creating over 60 scores.įrom the late 1990s into the 2000s, Tangerine Dream continued to explore other styles of instrumental music as well as electronica. Their 'Virgin Years', so called because of their association with Virgin Records, produced albums that further explored synthesizers and sequencers, including the UK top 20 albums Phaedra (1974) and Rubycon (1975). Their work with the electronic music Ohr label produced albums that had a pivotal role in the development of the German musical scene known as kosmische Musik ('cosmic music').

Tangerine Dream are considered a pioneering act in electronica.

He was joined by violinist Hoshiko Yamane in 2011, Ulrich Schnauss from 2014 to 2020 and Paul Frick in 2020. Since Froese's death in 2015, the group has been under the leadership of Thorsten Quaeschning (Froese's chosen successor and the current longest-serving band member, having joined in 2005). In 1979, Johannes Schmoelling replaced Baumann until he departed in 1985. The best-known lineup of the group was its mid-1970s trio of Froese, Christopher Franke, and Peter Baumann. The group has seen many personnel changes over the years, with Froese the only constant member until his death in January 2015. Tangerine Dream are a German electronic music band founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese.

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