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Re: OT: Tangerine Dream

And I saw them sometime early 80s in Portsmouth Guildhall.. INCREDIBLE show!!! Loved every second, and my main memory was that there was a break, during which a few "technicians" in white coats were on stage with torches and charts, meticulously changing settings on all the sequencers and settings on the huge racks of synths... fantastic!
...shame they turned out so shit in the end...

Mark

On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 8:46 PM, Gareth Whittock <buddhamachine@live.co.uk> wrote:
I saw them on the 10th of November 1976. I was so looking forward to seeing them but absolutely hated the gig - maybe just an off day... What a pity!

Peace

g

Gareth Whittock, sound artist: garethwhittock.co.uk

From: revfever@ubergadget.com

Subject: Re: OT: Tangerine Dream
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:22:43 -0700
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com


On Jul 11, 2012, at 8:33 AM, richard sales wrote:

1975. If I remember correctly, TG had these HUGE racks of computers.  Like towers maybe 8 or 9 feet tall.  They could have been props. 

Those were their early Moog (and?) modular synths and not computers. They also certainly were not "props". :-) But, just the thought of
being able to experience numerous large Moog modular synths live and LOUD makes me swoon with delight!

And, LUCKY YOU that you got to see / hear them in THAT era!  The earliest and only time I ever got to experience TD live was in the 
*very early* 80s (1982? 83?), but it was still very kool and it was a FREE show and OUTDOORS at an amphitheater!  But, as I recall,
there were not many of those modulars still being used, if any, but I could be wrong. This was many years ago, so...:-)

Andy Summers (The Police) opened for them, but he seemed to be having a "bad day" judging from his "attitude" on stage. 
But, at least he still played well enough. It was a pleasant late afternoon in Dallas TX of all places. 
(But I got the hell out of that city over 20 years ago and migrated to the wonderful PNW!)

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It's encouraging to hear, Matt, that Morton Subotnick is still being creative.  Very cool. I'll have to check it out.  

Good news, indeed! 


I was just thinking this morning about how Morton Subotnick (of
"Silver Apples of the Moon" fame, an early synthesizer record) still
manages to compose music that is fascinating without remaining stuck
in an era. Yet some other composers (Aphex Twin, Klaus Schulze, etc)
became less interesting after a certain number of years. With the
latter, the pattern I notice is that in later years they tried to
adjust their music to match what's popular at the moment, which of
course puts them in a field with a lot of competition.

I'm not too knowledgeable about Tangerine Dream's later music, but my
impression from hearing a few samples is that they tailored some of
their music to a general audience (seeking soundtrack & commercial
work) instead of a specialized audience (with the space music). At the
same time, they updated their technology from large bulky synths with
a lot of personality to more modern midi instrumentation (which in the
80s and 90s sounded rather sterile).

On a related note, my radio show/podcast last week was a Space theme
again: http://ribosomematt.podomatic.com/

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Matt Davignon
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On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 6:53 AM, Christophe <cburke55@comcast.net> wrote:
Hi Matt,

I'm a huge fan of the band throughout their career, but of course with a
career 40+ years long there are periods I love (the 70's
Froese-Franke-Baumann era)  and some not so much (the Melrose period).
Unfortunately, the 70's era with those wonderful Moog sequences was not
represented very much.  The sound and material was in line with what they've
been doing in recent years, and if you listen to any of the live recordings
they've done over the past few (Zeitgeist, London Eye, etc.) you've pretty
much got the picture.  Two 90 minute sets, mostly medleys, with parts
representative of different phases of the bands material scattered
throughout.  One unexpected treat was a version of the Doors, "The Crystal
Ship", with a vocal by Thorsten Queschning.  Bernard Biebl on guitar was
good but  maybe a bit too restrained.  Iris Camaa on percussion was
definitely the most animated of the group and she added a lot of energy to
the performance.

But alas, no long space odysseys. :-(

TD is a mature band (extremely!) so you really don't see a lot of evolution
in the sound in recent years, but that said they put on a totally satisfying
show.  Definitely gave you your moneys worth for $46 for a front row seat!

Chris

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From: "Matt Davignon" <mattdavignon@gmail.com>
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Sent: Monday, July 9, 2012 6:22:40 PM

Subject: Re: OT: Tangerine Dream

So, what did you think? I'd love to hear Tangerine Dream do stuff like
they did in the 70s and early 80s. Not so excited about the idea of
them playing their late 80s, 90s and 00s stuff. They are playing in
Napa, California this friday. Tickets are $40. If it was in town, I'd
certainly go to see them. However, wine country gigs are often for
bands that are way past their heyday.

You'd think with all the hip bands that sound like Tangerine Dream now
(such as Oneohtrix Point Never), that they could do well in a San
Francisco or Oakland venue....

Matt








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