Tangerine Dream have been a fundamental influence on electronic music since Edgar Froese founded the band in West Berlin, 1967. Providing the groundwork for multiple electronic music genres including ambient & electronica, inspiring musicians & other art forms, from ‘The Future Sound of London’ to ‘Porcupine Tree’, the widely popular TV show ‘Stranger Things’ (for which their music also featured in) to seminal video game ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ (for which they helped to write the soundtrack). The group have also received seven Grammy nominations, written over 100 studio albums & were led by Froese, who developed an instantly recognisable synth-based instrumental music based on a meditative musical experience that came to prominence in the 70’s & 80’s. Fast-forward to the present day, when popular culture is rediscovering synthesizers & sequencers & Tangerine Dream are in the mix of an exciting time for an evolving electronic music scene.
Modern Tangerine Dream has seen the beginning of 'The Quantum Years', which began as a concept & series of musical sketches by Froese before he passed away in 2015. Remaining band members Thorsten Quaeschning, Ulrich Schnauss & Hoshiko Yamane worked together to realise Edgar's visions & expectations of a conceptual body of work that attempts to translate quantum philosophy into music. The new direction led to the 2017 album ‘Quantum Gate’, which was described by The Guardian as their "most interesting release in years."
With ‘Recurring Dreams’, the new generation of Tangerine Dream pay homage to the band's timeless beginnings with captivating & emotional renditions of selected classics, such as "Phaedra", "Stratosfear", "Tangram" & "Yellowstone Park". These recordings are not just re-recorded covers but heartfelt & individual interpretations, featuring all generations of synths & sequencers, added layers & new arrangements, applying Froese's new quantum dream to these highly influential tracks. ‘Recurring Dreams’ also includes the new version of "Claymore Mine Stalking" that was used in the popular 2018 black metal movie ‘Lords Of Chaos’.
