Electronic Meditation ( Rus. Electronic meditation ) - the debut studio album of the German electronic group Tangerine Dream , released in 1970.
| Electronic meditation | ||||
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| Tangerine Dream Studio Album | ||||
| Date of issue | June 1970 | |||
| Recorded by | October 1969 | |||
| Genre | Experimental music , kraut rock , ambient , psychedelic rock , progressive rock | |||
| Duration | 36:37 | |||
| Producer | Tangerine dream | |||
| A country |  GDR | |||
| Label | Ohr | |||
| Timeline Tangerine Dream | ||||
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| Reviews | |
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| Critics' ratings | |
| A source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [one] |
| Pitchfork media | (7.6 / 10) [2] |
About the album
The album was recorded in a rented factory in Berlin in October 1969, using a Revox reel tape recorder [3] . The style of the album ranges from free jazz , electronic music and instrumental rock . The music magazine Sound on Sound called the disc “free electronic rock” [3] . The recordings were used as ordinary instruments: guitar, organ, percussion, cello, along with electronic experimental instruments , and using found sounds ; shards of glass, a burning parchment and peas shaking in a sieve. The voice, playing backwards at the end of side “B”, belongs to Edgar Froze: he reads the inscription on the back of the ticket for the ferry from Dover to Calais. A balloon is enclosed in the packaging of the original LP; The 2004 Japanese release on CD uses the same cover, including the ball [4] .
Electronic Meditation is the only Tangerine Dream album Froze, Klaus Schulze and Konrad Schnitzler worked on together. After the release of the reissue on the 2002 CD, it turned out that the recording was attended by previously unlisted cover organist Jimmy Jackon and flutist Thomas Kieserling [4] .
List of Songs
Words and music of all songs Edgar Froze , Klaus Schulze , Konrad Schnitzler .
| No. | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| one. | "Genesis" | 5:57 |
| 2. | Journey Through a Burning Brain | 12:26 |
| 3. | "Cold Smoke" | 10:38 |
| four. | "Ashes to Ashes" | 4:06 |
| five. | "Resurrection" | 3:27 |
Record Members
- Edgar Froze - six and twelve-string guitar , organ , piano , sound effects , tapes
- Conrad Schnitzler - cello , violin , addiator
- Klaus Schulze - drums , percussion , metal sticks
- Jimmy Jackson - Organ (not shown on cover)
- Thomas Kieserling - flute (not shown on cover)
Notes
- ↑ Electronic Meditation . Allmusic . - review of the album on the Allmusic website.
- ↑ Dominique Leone, Leone Tangerine Dream: Electronic Meditation / Alpha Centauri . Pitchfork (February 6, 2003).
- ↑ 1 2 Tangerine Dream: Their Changing Use Of Technology Part 1: 1967-1977 (English) // Sound on Sound : magazine. - 1994 .-- December.
- ↑ 1 2 Electronic Meditation .