Edgar Froese 1944 - 2015

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Edgar Froese 1944 - 2015

Post by Cybercardinal » Fri Jan 23, 2015 9:58 pm

Well, sad news one of the big guys have left us. R.I.P. :(

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Re: Edgar Froese 1944 - 2015

Post by Weirdofromouterspace » Fri Jan 23, 2015 10:26 pm

R.I.P. :(
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Re: Edgar Froese 1944 - 2015

Post by antilles » Fri Jan 23, 2015 10:29 pm

Man, thats indeed sad news. I guess this means the end of Tangerine Dream.
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Post by philip » Fri Jan 23, 2015 10:38 pm

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Re: Edgar Froese 1944 - 2015

Post by madtheory » Fri Jan 23, 2015 11:00 pm

RIP :(
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Re: Edgar Froese 1944 - 2015

Post by Bitexion » Fri Jan 23, 2015 11:24 pm

His sequencers will play on forever until someone pushes Stop.
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Re: Edgar Froese 1944 - 2015

Post by ellaguru » Fri Jan 23, 2015 11:38 pm

the summer in 2001 i was stucked in Roma with about 35 degrees and no one in the streets, you could listen the eco of the few people wich not have holydays; so in my flat i listned to Zeit enterely for the first time and i play it at the maximum volume, the walls seemed to talk, i opened all the Windows...it was a fearing but intense experience.
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Re: Edgar Froese 1944 - 2015

Post by meatballfulton » Sat Jan 24, 2015 12:32 am

Hearing Phaedra for the first time was a mind blower and a huge influence. Thanks, Edgar.

I listened to Hatfield and the North at Rainbow. They were very wonderful and they made my heart a prisoner.
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Re: Edgar Froese 1944 - 2015

Post by Kenneth » Sat Jan 24, 2015 12:49 am

Tangerine Dream was never among my favorites, but it is always disheartening to hear of the passing of an influential electronic artist. Rest in peace, Edgar.
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Re: Edgar Froese 1944 - 2015

Post by mis psiquicios y yo » Sat Jan 24, 2015 5:23 am

I'm really sad. Tangerine Dream is very important for me. Maybe Edgar's recent output wasn't as good as his Works from the 70 and 80's but hey, he was 70 and he never stopped working.

He was so particular, but then, what genius isn't?

Dream well Edgar.
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Re: Edgar Froese 1944 - 2015

Post by factorplayer » Sat Jan 24, 2015 7:09 am

Dark day for sure, but of course everything must end. And for all intents and purposes this is the end of Tangerine Dream. What a great run too.
mis psiquicios y yo wrote:I'm really sad. Tangerine Dream is very important for me. Maybe Edgar's recent output wasn't as good as his Works from the 70 and 80's but hey, he was 70 and he never stopped working.
I thought this too and then I heard the GTA V soundtrack last year. What an awesome return to form, and in tune with the modern era too. He still had it.
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Re: Edgar Froese 1944 - 2015

Post by Psy_Free » Sat Jan 24, 2015 10:02 am

Very sad news. Edgar & TD were a huge influence on me & many many other people.

RIP Edgar.
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Re: Edgar Froese 1944 - 2015

Post by nvbrkr » Sat Jan 24, 2015 10:05 am

RIP.

He did amazing music.

His best stuff had the perfect balance between the abstract and the melodic.
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Re: Edgar Froese 1944 - 2015

Post by Reginator » Sat Jan 24, 2015 10:53 am

I've loved Tangerine Dream since around 1981 (Exit). I used to think - "man, those guys are cool!" and I'd play the album as loud as teenagerly possible.

RIP Mr. Froese
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