Tangerine Dream – Probe 6 – 8 [Audio CD]

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FORTHCOMING ALBUM PRECURSOR FROM TANGERINE DREAM FEATURING ORIGINAL STUDIO RECORDINGS AND REMIXES AVAILABLE THIS NOVEMBER Tangerine Dream have been a fundamental influence on electronic music since Edgar Froese founded the band in West Berlin in 1967. Providing the groundwork for multiple electronic music genres including ambient & electronica, inspiring musicians & other art forms, with seven Grammy nominations to their credit. In recent years their music has featured in popular TV shows such as ?Stranger Things? & video games including ?Grand Theft Auto?. After Froese passed away in 2015, the remaining band members, Thorsten Quaeschning, Ulrich Schnauss & Hoshiko Yamane carried on helping realise Edgar?s vision for of a conceptual album that attempts to translate quantum physics and philosophy into music, ?Quantum Gate? was released to critical acclaim in 2017. With a new line up, Thorsten & Hoshiko have been joined by Berlin based keyboard virtuoso Paul Frick. The trio have spent 2021 in their Berlin studio working on ?Probe 6-8?, a first glimpse into the forthcoming full Tangerine Dream studio album due for release in early 2022. ?Probe 6-8? sees the group?s classic studio productions & late-night real time compositions form a blueprint for slowly evolving ambient structures, with the band?s sequencer driven sound reminiscent of TD?s early 1970s work combining with a lush 1980s crystalline bliss. The trio have composed & produced ?Probe 6-8? with full access to Edgar Froese?s Cubase arrangements & Otari Tape Archive with recordings from 1977-2013. The first track ?Raum?, is a nod to the band?s early live studio performances ?Zeit? & ?Phaedra?, with a distinctive heavy Moog bass marking the beginning & the end of this 15-minute introductory piece. This new set of recordings also feature two remixes – Berlin-based composer & producer Grand River (Aime Portioli) has given ?Raum? her signature sound & ?Continuum? was remixed by Berghain resident & Leisure System co-founder Sam Barker. This edition of the release is presented as a CD digi-sleeve.