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Tangerine Dream Lives; Band Plans To Continue After Death Of Founder Edgar Froese

Seminal German synth group Tangerine Dream will live on, after the death of founder Edgar Froese, say the surviving band members. The group will also be working again with Peter Baumann, who was part of Tangerine Dream from 1971-77, as part of the much-loved Baumann, Franke & Froese period. The group made the announcement in the… Read More Tangerine Dream Lives; Band Plans To Continue After Death Of Founder Edgar Froese

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A Farewell To Edgar Froese

The latest episode of the Progtopia podcast is a farewell to Edgar Froese (6 June 1944-20 January 2015). In this episode, Progtopia host Mark Ashby shares his thoughts on Froese’s passing, plays some highlights from Froese’s career; and talks with electronic musician Ian Boddy and journalists John Diliberto, Anil Prasad, and Cliff Pearson, all of whom had a… Read More A Farewell To Edgar Froese

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Tangerine Dream’s Edgar Froese – “We’ve Never Created Electronic Music”

Tangerine Dream has reissued some of its classic Berlin School releases, Phaedra and Rubicon, on vinyl. They’re also back on the road, touring music from the bands’ 40+ year career. Tangerine Dream founder Edgar Froese is has been performing as Tangerine Dream since 1967 – but he still has surprising things to say about the… Read More Tangerine Dream’s Edgar Froese – “We’ve Never Created Electronic Music”

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