TANGERINE DREAM (Stratosfear)

STRATOSFEAR - Tangerine Dream

"Stratosfear" is an electronic music album released in 1976 by the German group "Tangerine Dream".

STRATOSFEAR - Tangerine Dream - Cover concept.

It marks the beginning of the band's development away from their uncompromising early 1970s synthesizer experiments toward a recognizably more melodic sound, a trend they would pick up again in 1979's Force Majeure. The title track "Stratosfear" has been played live many times and has been released in a re-mixed form on a number of other albums.

Tangerine Dream (STRATOSFEAR) - from "Stratosfear" album 1976.

"Stratosfear" combines Tangerine Dream's acoustic and electronic influences more tightly than before. For instance, at the end of the last track, "Invisible Limits", the deep piano/flute tune reveals the album's romantic flavour even after the earlier predominantly synthetic compositions.

The Track Listing

1. "Stratosfear" 10:04
2. "The Big Sleep in Search of Hades" 4:45
3. "3 A.M. at the Border of the Marsh From Okefenokee" 8:10
4. "Invisible Limits" 11:40

Line Up

• Edgar Froese – Moog synthesizer, Mellotron, guitars, 12-string guitar, grand piano, bass guitar, mouth organ;
• Peter Baumann – Moog synthesizer, Mellotron, Project Electronic Rhythm Computer, Fender electric piano;
• Christopher Franke – Moog synthesizer, Birotron, organ, percussion, harpsichord.