Frankfurt’s Museum Of Modern Electronic Music (MOMEM) has announced that Tangerine Dream: Zeitraffer, an exhibit that tells the story of the pioneering synth group, through previously unseen footage, unpublished articles and original synthesizers, will open in April.
The exhibit debuted in London at the The Barbican Music Library in 2021. Here’s the preview from that showing:
Family and band members are expected to attend the opening on April 6, 2025 from 7 p.m. at MOMEM, and on April 7, 2025 Tangerine Dream will play a concert at the Alte Oper to mark the 10th anniversary of Edgar Froese’s death. Ticket holders for the concert pay reduced admission to MOMEM.
An extensive supporting program is being planned for the exhibition “Tangerine Dream: Zeitraffer”, with readings, lectures, film screenings and talks.
The exhibit runs 07.04.2025 until 28.09.2025. See the MOMEM site for details and ticket info.
Tangerine Dream opened my ears to new sounds
T-Dream opened my whole brain. They’re part of my basic holy trinity, along with Mike Oldfield and King Crimson. There’s a secondary rank of greats like Wendy Carlos & Porcupine Tree, too.
Tangerine Dream is what got me into electronic music back in the seventies. I became interested in synthesizers mostly because of their music.
It is good to know there will be an exhibit showcasing all the early technology Tangerine Dream used in the 70s to create such groundbreaking music. For me, Phaedra has always been their masterpiece, made all the more remarkable by the difficulties and false starts surrounding the recording of that album. Reliability and tuning issues nearly scuttled the project. It’s a miracle they managed to pull it off.