Name: Sessions III
Brand: Tangerine Dream

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

IHCD87

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2020-11-13

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

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Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5030559108723

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

IH87

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5030559108716

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2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Tangerine Dream

Genre GB

Krautrock

Label GB

Invisible Hands

Invisible Hands Music is an independent record label based in the heart of Soho, London, England. Founded by musician Charles Kennedy in 1987, the label has been a platform for talented artists such as Miranda Lee Richards, Tangerine Dream, Mishka Shubaly and ex-Stranglers frontman Hugh Cornwell.

Over the years, Invisible Hands Music has relocated several times to different parts of London. After a five-year break, it resumed operations in Camden Town in January 2003. Following another four-year hiatus between 2010 and 2014, the label once again restarted its activities in London's vibrant West End.

With a rich history and an impressive roster of artists under its belt, Invisible Hands Music continues to be a driving force in the music industry. Their dedication to supporting independent musicians and their commitment to delivering exceptional music make them a standout label within the e-commerce landscape.

Founded by the late Edgar Froese, Tangerine Dream is a German group that played a significant role in introducing synthesizer- and sequencer-based electronic music to the Western rock world. They started as a "free-rock" band in the krautrock scene before evolving into a synthesizer-based trio signed to Virgin Records. During the mid to late 1970s, their spacey, pulsing music gained them a devoted cult following. In the late Seventies, their lineup and musical style changed towards more conventional rock music. By the early 1980s, they focused on releasing influential soundtracks before transitioning into New Age content.

Tangerine Dream was formed in Berlin in 1967 with an initial lineup that included Edgar Froese, Conrad Schnitzler (cello), and Klaus Schulze (drums). Their experimental improvisations were influenced by London's psychedelia but had a unique krautrock twist. The addition of Christopher Franke replaced Schulze for their second album, Alpha Centauri, while Peter Baumann joined for Zeit. Their signature style emerged with Phaedra released under Virgin Records in 1973 - long melodic pieces featuring understated keyboard and guitar melodies intertwined with ambient electronic textures created using synthesizers and sequencers.

The band went through various lineup changes over the years but maintained their focus on rhythmic textures during the first half of the 1980s. This shift divided fans as Tanger

In their imperial years of the 1970s, Tangerine Dream's live concerts were an electronic exploration, improvised and different every night, with little or no relationship to their smash hit albums, which were similarly esoteric. As the 1980s dawned, their recorded work contained more recognisable themes and they scored some of the biggest films of the decade (Risky Business, Firestarter, Near Dark, Thief, Sorcerer). Now, they are returning in part to those pioneering days, and every show includes a section of improvisation, different every night.

Sessions III

Music GB