Fans generally acknowledge the classic era of
Tangerine Dream
as coinciding with their
Virgin
years, which this collection rounds up nicely, opening with two landmarks,
Phaedra
and
Rubycon
, then including the group's broadening of scope and direction with the live
Ricochet
,
Stratosfear
, and
Cyclone
. This was directly after the early avant-garde years, consisting of experimental, arrhythmic work like
Atem
Electronic Meditation
, and before the Hollywood years, when
Edgar Froese
and co. began composing work for movie scores like
Risky Business
.
have not dated at all since their early-'70s recording, despite
Froese
Peter Baumann
Chris Franke
's early adoption of Moog technology, along with Mellotron and other electric or electronic instruments. Along with the full LPs in their most recent remastering, the collection also rounds up single edits and 7" versions when they were originally available. ~ John Bush