Tangerine Dream - Force Majeure (Definitive Edition) -Remastered- (c) 1995 Virgin
Artist....: Tangerine Dream
Album.....: Force Majeure (Definitive Edition)
Type......: Album
Source....: CDDA
Tracks....: 03
Genre.....: Electronic
Label.....: Virgin
Catalogue#: TAND 10/7243 8 40259 2 2
Encoder...: LAME 3.97
Quality...: VBR kbps / 44.1KHz / Joint-Stereo
URL.......: http://www.discogs.com/release/1110022
Tracklist:
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01 Force Majeure 18:21
02 Cloudburst Flight 07:29
03 Thru Metamorphic Rocks 14:30
Total:56,5 MB / 40:20 min
Release Notes:
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High definition digital remastering at Chop 'Em Out, London. Recorded
August / September at Hansa Studios Berlin.
The Definitive Edition Series is considered to be the very best sound
qualityof any of the Tangerine Dream releases because of Super Bit Mapping
technology.
Although Tangerine Dream is usually associated with synthesizers and
the ambient movement that followed over a decade after such albums as
Phaedra, Stratosfear, and Rubycon were recorded, Force Majeure shows
the band displaying its roots in space rock. This time around, guitar
and drums (played by Klaus Krieger) are as prominent as the keyboards.
As the name would appear to indicate, the music on the album doesn't
seem played so much as propelled forward, the overall pace rarely
slackening for long. The title track is a suite that incorporates
several distinct themes that segue into a cohesive whole via musical
bridges. "Cloudburst Flight" is really an excuse for Edgar Froese to
display his virtuosity on the electric six-string, which he does with
amazing intensity. "Thru Metamorphic Rocks" begins with what sounds to
be an album-ending theme, but then cross-fades into a hypnotic piece
that builds upon a constant bed of pulsating sequencers and processed
drums with various sound effects and still more keyboards until it
fades out completely some 14 minutes later. An absolute necessity to
those who might be at all curious about the band, or even successful
experiments within the rock genre. Sections of the album would later
appear in slightly altered versions on the soundtracks to the movies
Risky Business and Thief.