Phaedra

I am conflicted about this album: on one side I invited the ambient sounds and space-aged journey into the unknown offered here. It was a soundtrack into infinity. On the other hand, I don’t know what to do with it. I don’t believe outside of a film soundtrack I have heard anything like it. I could enjoy listening to it again, but I don’t know if I would notice the subtle nuances a second time or if the album would fade into background. At some point I my life I know I will return to this album. I just have no idea to what context or reasoning that will occur. The only certainty I have is, man, Germany in the ‘70s must have been one weird place!

Random thoughts: * These guys were like I can make noise and sell records. ok, maybe there was a bit more to it than that but it didn't seem like much more. * Clearly this was pioneering electronic music. But it does not have lasting power. * This kind of sounded like less relaxing spa music. It was gentle and ambient. There was nothing I could point to and I won't ever be revisiting again. * Not horrible and respect the pioneers of sound.

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Ambient. But un-ignorable. Wish it was more so.

3/27/26. Nice ambient, atmospheric album. At first I was unsure, but it grabbed my attention and kept me interested throughout as I didn't know where the songs would end up. This is perfect music to relax to or while completing a task!

Áhugaverð plata. Gott early syntha sound. En er venjulega ekki mikið að hlusta á atmos plötur. Virkaði samt þægilega á mig...

Frumkvöðlar í raftónlist.

Pretty interesting early Synthetic soundscape

Look, if you want really spacey electronic ambient stuff then this is great. I just never want that.

I listened to this on the bus and it really made me zone out.

When it comes to electronic music I like mine to be rhythmic and catchy, especially when combined with the harshness of industrial music. This just feels way too ambient for my tastes, I could not get through all of it. This feels like the backing track to a hawkwind song minus the guitars and drumming

8/10

Quite strange to hear this kind of ambient music in the 1970s. Feels way ahead of its time unless this is a kind of music you enjoy. Could have came out in the 90s and it still would've felt new.

Je vous préviens tout de suite, j’ai mis un 3 sur 5. Et oui, je sais, les puristes de l’électronique vont me hurler dessus, me traiter d’hérétique ou de mec qui n’a rien compris à la « Kosmische Musik ». En 1974 quand Tangerine Dream sort ce disque la musique bascule dans une autre dimension. On quitte le rock progressif chevelu (ce qui n'est pas pour me déplaire) pour entrer dans l’ère de la machine reine. C’est l’acte de naissance de ce qu’on appellera la Berlin School. L'album en lui-même et déjà une anomalie statistique. Comment un truc pareil, composé de quatre plages instrumentales sombres et répétitives, a pu devenir un succès commercial ? Car ce qui domine ici, c’est le synthétiseur Moog et, surtout, son séquenceur. On raconte d'ailleurs que le rythme iconique du morceau-titre est né d'un accident technique, les oscillateurs refusant de rester accordés à cause de la chaleur dans le studio. L'album commence sur le Monolithe "Phaedra" et ses dix-sept minutes. C'est long, c'est dense, et ça commence par des gargouillis électroniques qui semblent sortir d'un estomac métallique. Puis, le séquenceur arrive. Ce poumtchak hypnotique qui tourne en boucle, immuable, pendant que des nappes de Mellotron viennent vous caresser les neurones dans le sens du poil. C'est de la musique topographique : on ne suit pas une mélodie, on explore un paysage de câbles et de bakélite. Puis vient l'errance spectrale avec Mysterious Semblance at the Strand of Nightmares. Ici, on oublie un peu le rythme pour se perdre dans les limbes avec le solo de Mellotron d'Edgar Froese qui imite des cordes fantomatiques. C'est magnifique, on dirait du Wagner joué par des spectres. Deux dernières pistes viennent conclure l'album. Movements of a Visionary et ses expérimentations de sons triturés et d'échos infinis et enfin le seul morceau "presque" humain Sequent C' qui est une courte pièce à la flûte. Phaedra c'est le patient zéro, c'est l'album qui a tout inventé. Sans ce disque, pas de Jean-Michel Jarre (enfin, peut-être que certains auraient préféré), pas de Brian Eno période ambient, pas de John Carpenter et ses B.O. mythiques, et clairement pas de techno ou de trance. Tangerine Dream a prouvé qu'on pouvait faire de la musique sans batteur, sans chanteur et sans véritable structure de chanson. Si l’on juge l’album sur son importance historique, il mérite un 6/5. Mais si l’on juge l’expérience d’écoute brute, c’est une autre paire de manches et c'est là où mon 3/5 prends tout son sens. Car si Phaedra a tout inventé, d'autres ont, par la suite, rendu le concept plus digeste, plus tendu ou plus émotionnel. Et puis surtout ils l'ont rendu moins austère, moins froid à cause de tout ce côté art brut technologique Phaedra mérite sa place dans la liste des 1001 albums car il est un passage obligé pour comprendre d'où vient le son actuel. C’est un disque courageux, radical, parfois chiant, mais fascinant par sa capacité à créer du vide et du plein avec des courants électriques. C’est le son de 1974 qui essayait d’imaginer l’an 2000.

Ej usch. Det här var verkligen inget vidare. Som bakgrundsmusik till ett dåligt dataspel. Var det stort när det kom? Nyskapande? Avantgarde? Det skiter jag i. För behållning är idag mycket låg (inte 1 kanske, mest.för att jag inte hatar det åtminstone).

Gillar det här drömska och atmosfäriska soundet så helt i min smak. Förstår verkligen att det här var nyskapande och coolt när det kom. Med dagens mått mätt är det trots allt ändå relativt alldagligt, även om jag gillar lyssningen från start till mål. Stark trea.

speziell.

Und wo ist das Lied?

Spacey electronic. Reminded me of Oxygene, but more mellow and ambient. I actually really liked it, and will listen to more of this group 5*

Background music

Not sure what to expect with this one. I think I’ve listened to later works with my dad. First track gives way to some supersonic highway type feelings. Really stunning to think this was done before the 80s. The rest of my notes disappeared but this was a fun one to commute to and a good precursor to a Project Hail Mary viewing later on. Not sure I’ll revisit without the influence of something…

The missing link between Pink Floyd and Flaming Lips? I like “soundscapes” well enough, but I like verse-chorus-verse more.

Interesting. I only found the 2010 version and if it is unaltered as far as the music itself then this is absolutely groundbreaking. I still didn’t love it as far as driving around listening to it but as background or film score it’s pretty cool. I’ll do a 3-10, but as always- round down..

I expected to really not like this, but it has its merits. It’s works really well as background music. But outside of that, it has very little to it.

This made really great background music while I worked. It is ambient, but also creepy. I love creepy music. High 4.

Clearly very influential and groundbreaking, it's pretty amazing to think this came out over 50 years ago. The first track is a bit of a slog and gives the impression that the whole album will be inaccessibly cerebral, but the middle two tracks offer some more softer edged ambient sounds to get immersed in. Just don't go in expecting anything resembling traditional song structure.

# Album Name: Phaedra # Artist: Tangerine Dream # Rating: 2/5 # Comments: I can see how it may have influenced other albums/artists/genres. But its not a very good listen. More like an experimentation on what this new tech can do kinda thing. For its influence, yes it should be on a list, but not for its listenability. # Top Tunes: # Would I listen to it again? No

Reminded me of some good games, generally it’s rather chill, maybe something you listen to to relax or sleep.

Muy locochon

Dull

On paper, everything was headed in the right direction. It's a project from 1974 with a cold abstract album cover. I tend to salivate over these short albums with less than 5 songs, Miles Davis' In A Silent Way comes to mind. The genres on the Wiki include "space music" and "progressive electronic", I don't know why my mind skipped ambient, maybe because I'm typically great with ambient music. The resulting album was eerie as fuck. Circling back on the album cover, it kind of reminds me of the 1982 The Thing, and if that movie had been hashed out and turned into a mini series, this might be appropriate music. I heard it on earbuds, taking in the remastered stereo sounds. Then I heard it on speakers, and it was a different experience but just as uncomfortable. Though it is interesting, it's too creepy for a beautiful sunny day. It took the first track 5 minutes for me to get excited over the "prog" aspect. I'd buy it if I find it in a record been for $10, for entertainment purposes outside of regular music appreciation. As far as music goes... 2.1/5

I like it, though not my favorite by them. More into epic synths, this sort of sounded like Plantasia.

There's 38 minutes I'm not getting back, 70s ambient drivel ⭐⭐

It was fine. I feel like I need to give it more shots, likely in a chill environment where I'm high and want to relax.

Rv

não é mto da minha linha, mas é ok??

super denso e interessante esse aqui. parece bem importante pra música eletrônica ambient. eh bacana, mas dificilmente vou ouvir de novo viu

I like Tangerine Dream - but you REALLY have to be in the mood to listen to them. Not bad though.

Chi centred. Energy flow through chakra

Good for sleeping to? Not anything I can really compare to good music.

Kraftwerk and these guys probably had fights in alleys lit by neon signs

I didn't hate it. 2.5

240/1089 with absolutely no prior knowledge i saw the title, artist and cover and was excited, then i saw the tracklist and release year and i’m a little more sceptical it sounds kinda ahead of it’s time in a way? feels like 00s futurism which is pretty cool (and something i’m very much into) unfortunately the spotify album the link goes to is messed up with only 2 tracks showing (in the uk at least) but the deluxe version does have the 4 tracks in the right order plus 2 hours of other bits had a nice time listening to this, it’s quite a euphoric/relaxed ambient vibe which is lovely. 63/100

Ok??

Very ambient and atmospheric. A great chill listen. This could easily be the soundtrack for a dramatic sci-fi movie. Favorite Track: Phaedra

Atmospheric, but in the grand scheme of all these albums, just mid

intimate kraut

#877. I think this is more interesting as an art concept than it is as music. As music, it just gets kind of boring after a while. 3/5: acceptable

Shit

Fuck off

Music for a museum

Grei bakgrunnsmusikk, mye kul synthing som på mange måter var før sin tid.

Bør helst høres på i verdensrommet, eller på en Weltron.

Joda, TD funka fett i filmen Thief, men det her er ikke noe jeg kommer til å lytte til igjen. Sikkert veldig kult å lage morsomme lydlandskap med synthene sine på 70-tallet, men tidens tann…

Hørt hjemme. Slitsomme greier.

Blir bare trøtt av det her.

Ethereal and groundbreaking. Good for a one time listen for most, and it feels like a new listening experience.

Good enough, not like a lot of excitement happens…

Not a lot of fucking good if its not available on apple music. Wankers

Soundscapey and haunting. Just gorgeous.

It was fine as background music Standout song: Movements of a visionary

Heard of the band through the song in risky business and that song is awesome. This predates that. It's not a easy listen, well it is If it's background it is, but it really deserves more than that. Find a quiet place, relax and listen in headphones. It awesome! Not as robotic and cold as kraftwork. Not so sure I'll listen to this again, but glad I did.

malardo

*1973. German electronic... *It's just very long tracks of ambient music/sounds... *This sounded like the background soundtrack music for movie set in Mars... *Maybe this album is more complex and deep than I realize, but I'll not be doing any research or giving it any more listens to find out. RATING - 3.5/10

This sounds to me like a more substantive version of the ambient albums Brian Eno did—there's more to this than some of those. I think this predates Eno's stuff anyway. I like this fine, but suspect it needs multiple listens. "Movements of a Visionary" stood out for me. 3.5, rounding up.

I gave this 5 stars when I listened to it last May, listening to it again I'm not totally sure why I was so pumped, but I trust that version of me to have given this the proper rating. Feels like a good soundtrack to some deep work.

Who listens to this shit? Pretentious robots?

8/10… ambient / cosmos trance / *1974

𝘗𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘥𝘳𝘢 is easily the most natural entry point into Tangerine Dream’s labyrinthine discography. Despite being more than half a century old, the album sounds almost outside of time — the analog sequences breathe, drift, and evolve in a way that still feels modern, even inevitable. What impresses me most is how 𝘗𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘥𝘳𝘢 holds tension between structure and atmosphere: it’s experimental without feeling remote, immersive without becoming aimless. The music unfolds slowly but with purpose, as if discovering itself in real time. If there’s one album that shows why Tangerine Dream became a cornerstone of electronic and ambient music, it’s this one.

Jam bandy

Just incredible

83/100. Quite a lovely ambient record. It pulses and slowly oozes with dreamy, atmospheric sounds that feel both distant and immersive at the same time. The sequencing and repetition create a hypnotic effect that really pulls you in.

Unusually, I both really like this, and think it could be a lot better. Indeed, the remixes on the deluxe version are better, but it's the original I'm reviewing, and that is a three.

Ethereal! I bet Weyes Blood listened to this record, and I bet Tangerine Dream listened to Enya. It wasn't my thing, but I appreciated it. Creepy, haunting, calm. Good record, but a middling review from me! 5/10

Trash.

I'm not really a prog guy

Oops all noise (sorry to the Germans)

overall this album was actually good. was skeptical at first, but liked it more and more as the album went on. definitely will listen to this again while doing yoga or homework 6/10

This was lovely. Some of it was a little jarring, a lot of it was relaxing and densely layered with lovely texture and atmosphere. If Jean Michelle Jarre hadn't released his first album a year before I might have thought he was influenced by them. Probably both ways. Like a cross between JMJ and Kraftwerk.

i had to turn this off because it made me anxious. i refuse to be anxious on a friday.

This isn't really for me. As nice as some of the synths sounds were they just kind of existed and then went away. It was a bit like when you go to a science museum and they put you in a big white room and tell you it's relaxing then just play random sounds at you until you relax or, in my case, your brain gets more and more worked up about the lack of cohesion behind the sounds and I have to leave. I didn't leave this, but there is no way I'm listening to the 1995 remixes extra tracks. My wife loves ambient music, I'll tell her about it.

NK

This is almost exactly what I think a band called “Tangerine Dream” would/should sound like. I listened to this one while I was working out, which is not optimal. I would also think Tangerine Dream would be a band from 1968 who play acoustic hippie rock with at least one song about the woods and/or mythical creatures. Alas, it is electronica art-rock with an album named after a Greek mythological creature. This album has great importance in the area of Berlin rock and electronica, so I can recognize that. This is one of those albums that I am happy to have heard it, but as long as I do not get into yoga, I am not sure when I would sit down and listen to it. Some of the songs sound like they were the inspiration for the theme music to Stranger Things and I am not sure if that is intentional or I'm reading too much into it. Enjoyable listen overall, even if it is not optimal to listen to it while working out.

Ambient electronic, not very interesting

Coolio

sure why not, some you guys are liars. its an more of an ambient album, not really my style

Only one track was available in my music app. Not my particular jam.

Space ambience and early synths into a truly wonderful pre-eno sense of ambience, strings, size and grandeur and something driving behind it. This is more like a suite rather than an album that pioneers the first use of that now classic synth sound. This slaps.

4.6 That was fantastic. It's extremely rare I save down every track from an album, but being a four-track very early synth/prog album it stood a decent chance. Can hear so much here in what was to bloom and blossom over the following decades, fair bit of Tim Hecker, Boards of Canada and everyone in between. Only weak point was the last few minutes of the titular track, but other than I was loving every second. Great find.

You should really read the up on this one before writing it off as beep boop beep music. This is out there even by todays standards. Imagine listening to Phaedra in 1974. 3/5.

I hated this. Just boring noise

Not my taste. Although it was more useful for focusing during work.

Track 1: Phaedra wavers between Dune and I Who Have Never Known Men Track 2: Mysterious Semblance at the Strand of Nightmares is like I'm being pulled through a worm hole Track 3: Movements of a Visionary feels like I'm trapped in a computer doing a disk defragmentation Track 4: Sequence C feels more ecclesiastical like I'm in a space cathedral I can understand why people hate it. I don't hate it. But I'm not fussed if I never hear it again

Interesting, and I can definitely see the influences this album had!

Liked this much more than I thought I would based on the description. Very good vibey background music.

You can tell this is influential electronica, they must have known bloops would never be the same again when these dropped. Doesn't make it particularly listenable though, theres definitely a sense that in the days when it took huge analogue synthesisers to make this stuff just the act of making music like this was interesting in itself. Think it took a few years for anyone to ask whether it was any good. I do like electronic repetition but without a beat or any buildup it just sounds like a proof of concept really. Can see why it's in the list but not one I'll return to.

Lovely beeps, exquisite bloops. Some of the best bings ever committed to sound. Didn't much care for the wibbles, nor the brrps.

Very atmospheric, lots of beeps and boops. Quite enjoyed it in the background, but shouldn't think it will ever be anything more than background music to me

Interesting ig but I would not come back to it

Electronic music huh, not offensive, but not exactly my cup of tea either.

Dreamy and synthetic

Exactly what im looking for, for studying and lessening stress

wilddddddddddddddddddddd, feels like tripping

For an album made in 1974, I can appreciate how ahead of it's time it is, and the musicianship that's gone into this. But personally, I find this sort of music boring. It's never really been my thing.

I respect Steve Wilson more than most musicians. If he says this is so important that I need to remaster it, then god damn it I gotta give it a fair shake. Despite it not being 100% in my wheelhouse of electronic music. It satiates a love of ambient, analog sound. Wayyyyyy ahead of its time. Cohesive sci-fi futuristic themes lend beautifully to the imagination. I invision myself meandering the halls of a space station on a foreign planet late at night, after stumbling on a huge secret thats gonna upset central control. Taking into consideration my bias towards other electronic subgenres I will put this at 3. Worth a listen. Respect Steve Wilson, he's a professional tastemaker and rarely wrong.

I find this one difficult for me to rate. On the one hand, I can see the clear lasting impression they made in music, be it dance music, experimental, or motion picture soundtrack. This album feels like it should be backing a suspense/thriller/horror film. However, on the other hand, as an album in and of it's own, I had a very hard time listening to it. I found it too long, too boring, and too repetitive. My rating reflects my own enjoyment of the album for the most part, bumped a little for their impact on soundscapes and music. That being said, I am also not typically an electronic music lover. So, my rating is flawed.

Cool ambient music.

Starwars ass dune ass halo ass type beat

It’s kind of unbelievable this came out in 1974. The sound is modern, polished, and atmospheric. Whirling whooshes of sound, driving but ephemeral synth arpeggios, sounds like a sci-fi movie soundtrack but in a good way. While I don't often find myself in a situation where listening to something like this fits the vibe, it's still a good experience and I appreciate the artistry in ambient music like this.

Not sure what I remembered this band to sound like ...

i actually really liked this

Like it 3/5

meh

Tangerine Dream oli tuttu monien elokuvien ääniraidoilta (eritoten Thief). Tältä levy tarjoaa mielenkiintoista äänimaisemaa mutta ainakaan meluisassa tehtaassa kuunneltuna se ei ihan päässyt oikeuksiinsa. Varmaankin tämä tulee joskus kuunneltua uusiksi.

Not much to say about this album, I enjoyed it but was a bit underwhelming (boring is too strong a word, but ??). Middle of the road 3/5 for me, could see myself going anywhere from 2-4 depending on the day

love ambient music !! 3.5

Very creepy and cinematic. I like it!!

(90/100)

Yeah, ambiance as an album is neat, but not something I really want personally. Acid trip type noise is all right but not for me.

I actually really like that this album is only 2 songs long and the first one is really cool. Another album I would love to see in a physical setting like an art exhibit or aquarium or something.

Didn't enjoy this one sadly, as much as I tried to. I'm sure that this is a pretty foundational accomplishment in the field of Electronica, but good lord was it perhaps the most boring thing I've ever heard in my entire life. I love Electronica in general and I almost want to give this 1 star. I just could not for the life of me get in to this. I went into it with high hopes seeing the very unique blend of genres, but for once I agree with the common consensus here. This is just background noise, and not even particularly good background noise at that. I guess my favorite song is the opener, the titular "Phaedra", but I didn't last the day listening to this one before having to turn it off. I don't enjoy that I had to play the Deluxe Version either. Couldn't be bothered giving the various bonus songs a shot, it was just outtakes and more of the same boring noise as the regular songs on the album. I wish that I had the option of just listening to the original album only, but that's a dig at Spotify itself and not the album. I don't know, it's tough for me to compliment or find anything I enjoyed about this. It wasn't offensively bad so I'll still give it a 2, but man I am going to forget about this one almost immediately upon clicking the Vote button. Not a great album here, but that's fine and to be expected, it just opens up more room for another certified banger. Oh well, they can't all be winners. Moving on now. Again, I'm sure this is a very important album for the evolution of this genre, especially for when it came out in the 70's. Unfortunately, I kind of wish it would stay there.

I respect the forefathers. It’s also pretty awesome that this is my album 808.

Jesus I wasn’t in the mood for this. Not offensive but didn’t do much for me. Ahead of it’s time for sure and I’m sure had significant influence but not on me (other than probably not listening to much more tangerine dream)

I’ll be totally honest, I hated this. It’s not garbage, it’s not so bad that I didn’t understand why it was on the list like other albums I’ve given a one to before, I can see the obvious talent and work that went into this album. This is sort of embarrassing to admit but this album legitimately gave me uncomfortable anxiety that just kept digging in deeper. It was incredibly unpleasant and I really hated getting through this album. I tried to give it a few extra chances but each time I hated equally as much as the last. Kinda confused about this one cause I’m usually naturally into crazy electronic music.

OK

Amazing how music can be simultaneously blissfully ethereal and darkly foreboding. Perhaps the most beautiful and delicately composed electronic music I’ve ever heard.

I’ve don’t know much about Tangerine Dream, other than the fact that they were pioneers in electronic music, but that’s enough to make me look forward to reviewing this album. And after 1076 other albums, I finally get to review Phaedra at album number 1077. Here’s hoping that good things truly do come to those who wait! Phaedra was enjoyable to listen to, but I felt like this album was much more style than it was substance. I appreciate Tangerine Dream’s artistry on this record, but generally speaking, this album was so amorphous, that I found the actual music to be pretty forgettable. However, I enjoyed listening to this album, because Tangerine Dream pushed the boundaries of what could be music. These guys did a great job of showing how sequencers could be used to create some really beautiful and vivid sounds. While I do enjoy synthesizers and electronic music, I prefer a bit more melodic structure to what I’m listening to, and that’s why this album fell a bit flat with me.

Nije ništa spec, bukv muzika iz light art muzeja, ima nekoliko kompozicija koje su bile kul, prijale su mi dok sam pešačio po snegu 3,5/4

I thought this might be interesting, but unfortunately I was mistaken. Sets up some sort of recurring loop in the first part of the track, then nothing much happens for a long time........ and repeat. I'm normally a fan of instrumental, ambient type stuff, but just not enough happening in this to keep me interested, very much background music or some sort of soundtrack to a non-existent film.

I was surprised with how much i liked Phaedra. This was a pretty early player in the electronic music so i thought it was just gonna be your typical bleepy-bloopy electronic album that was so prevalent around this time. But what i ended up getting was something that was hauntingly beautiful. Each of the four songs on offer had an absolutely beautiful sound to them which made them nearly dream-like if they weren't so haunting. This is some absolutely perfect music to put in the background especially while you are reading because music like this really can add to whatever story is being read. This may just be simple background music but it is really good background music. Best Song: Phaedra Worst Song: Sequent "C"

A good album. You can the innovation in this album even if it might go on a bit long. 3/5

I love ambient music, so it wasn't surprising for me that I liked this so much. What surprised me was the fact that the album is from 1974. I've been attributing the creation of this style to Brian Eno with 'Ambient 1', but this came 5 years earlier, so that was cool to learn that I was wrong. Anyway, this album is fantastic. It starts with the behemoth that is the song "Phaedra'", a 17:39 super immersive epic that feels like exploring some massive scenes inside a spaceship full of little and noisy machines. The synths in the background create these absolutely huge and sinister atmospheres. They also play little noises and some melodies that helps the track not feel too monotonous and even give a sense of intensity and urgency from time to time. Once reached the second half, it gets way more pacific, but without giving up the atmosphere or all of the tension. The following track, "Mysterious Semblance at the Strand of Nightmares" is a very beautiful piece that made me feel like dancing in space, thanks to how atmospheric and wonderful the synths sounded. Next is "Movement of a Visionary", a song that feels like a way less immersive version of the first track. It has a similar tense feeling, but that doesn't hit as hard as the other one. Finally, the album ends with "Sequent C'", a very brief, minimalist and pretty piece with a touch of melancholia that ends the album in a very nice note. Overall, I think this album was impressive, specially for its time, and it is something that I will be coming back to get inspiration.

It reminds me of Pink Floyd without David Gilmour’s guitar. I usually need that. But it’s actually pretty great anyway

I'm kind of surprised this album has such low ratings on this site. It's a monumental album in its genre and is very listenable while achieving a weird, spacy, vibe. 4.5/5.0: Excellent

this is what ambient should be. while i dont particularly enjoy this type of music, this album at least manages to stay interesting. it almost sounds like a video game soundtrack

Absolute madness - a cross between Vangelis and a cut-scene from a 1980s space-based computer game. Glad I've heard it but unlikely that I will go back to it!

I really like some of the all-synth music from this era when it's consciously about the alienating new instruments that had no genuine connection between the fingers inputting and the sound outputting, the way Kraftwerk played with. 70's Tangerine Dream always sounded to me more like plastic flowers in a glass vase. Didn't know they were still making new albums for the next 50 years though, very curious to check how that sound evolved.

I guess this is the week for electronic German music. Das ist cool. This was vibey and ambient and I absolutely was not in the right headspace for it today but I still liked it. I think Sequent 'C' was my favourite song, and not just because it was only 2 mins and 22 seconds (though that was a factor in my enjoyment). This album really reminded me of some of the contemporary classical music I played and heard performed in music school.

Neat but I wouldn’t have missed it f u never heard this album.

Suggested scenarios/environments to listen to this album in: - being abducted by aliens - traveling through space on a spaceship - in a submarine - solving a mystery - in a planetarium - staring at a lava lamp while really high - staring at the stars while really high - being really high - deep in the jungle - doing work on a moody day - Searching for ghosts I was a bit annoyed at first with the song lengths and repetitiveness, but this grew on me by the end. Sometimes its nice for the song to be long and a bit repetitive. Ahead of its time, and the history behind the making of this adds to it for me. 7.5/10 but hitting it with a 4

Very peaceful and relaxing!

As much as I like ambient music, I don’t understand why it’s on this list

Wasn't sure what to expect but really enjoyed this album. It's very relaxing with a bit of sci-fi thrown in.

Absolutely not what I wanted for my cycle to work

from what i could listen to, this was weird n cool

okay miss ambient noise… 10 min long first song

2.0

Creepy, weird, retro futuristic electronic ambient. Sounds organic despite being electronic, which I love.

Love the 80s Edgerunner drums.

I must be weird but I like it.

Didn't do much for me unfortunately, though I love their soundtrack for Sorcerer (and I think GTA5?), and appreciate their massive contribution to early electronic

Just not for me, I can kinda get why it’s hear but just not my music End of the first track sounds like a lore accurate cover of what does the fox say 1.5

The consensus of opinion would seem to be that Phaedra is the best and most popular TD album. I would disagree and say that the live album Ricochet is better. Ricochet is the only TD album I possess. The reason being that in my view you really only need one TD album and Ricochet encompasses everything you want from TD. I must admit that given the fact that TD have released a shed load of albums I haven’t had the time or inclination to seriously give other albums a listen. But the evidence to my ears is that if you have heard one TD album you have heard them all. I do detect a slight difference between Ricochet and Phaedra. Ricochet displays more energy (probably due to it being a live recording) and rises itself above the hum and sleepiness of this album. But I do sometimes like that effect on an album. Usually when I reading in bed late at night as background noise and this album does that job admirably. 3/5 24/1/26

Pretty trippy

Not my thing

appreciate the electronic, but only so much i'm ever going to like this. but cool for Ram crowd.

This is not my genre. Is this anyone's genre? The songs are too long, and they're all pretty boring. Overall, the album is not that bad, but I see no reason for it to be on the list. Two stars. (Favorite track: Mysterious Semblance at the Strand of Nightmares.)

Beautiful zen-like music, too bad half of the album is not available on Spotify. I listened to the entire album on YouTube instead of Spotify. It's funny to read the comments there. The music would be perfect for scaring people away. For once, I can appreciate it.

This sounds like electro music from the 90's. I am absolutely baffled this came out in the 70's. It was a vibe. More like background music when you're playing a TTRPG than anything, but still something I could definitely see myself enjoying again.

It's cool.

Moody

Goes hard in the morning

This was a struggle. I wanted to like it but every song felt unbearably long, and aside from some moments in the first 17 minute track, nothing stood out. Even for background music this was forgettable.

I feel like I am flying, I usually don’t listen to this type of music but there is something about this album It’s kinda calming and scary just so artsy, I really had to take in the sound Also a German band let’s gooo Sadly I couldn’t listen to this on my music streaming service but of YouTube it’s fine as well :(( pheadra from the greek mythology lusted for her stepson?! What? I definitely wanna listen to this again when I am high lol

Early ambient work like Phaedra will always be an interesting topic for me. It's really cool to hear the soundscapes that people were making with very primordial equipment, though that limitation often leads to very similar-sounding releases. Phaedra is often considered the very beginning of the Berlin School of Experimental Electronica, and it certainly was foundational in developing ambient electronic genres during the mid-70s. It's simultaneously ignorable and intriguing, and definitely has a way of making you feel like you're floating while listening to it. I listened to this sober (this time around), but Tangerine Dream has a funny way of complimenting certain substances. The title track Phaedra is definitely the most interesting of these pieces, though the other tracks are compelling in their own regards. The atmospheres here are cold yet futuristic, like an alien civilization that gets snow year-round. There isn't a whole lot to unpack here, given the simplicity of the album, but for what it is and when it's from Phaedra is quite an experience. Its quality still holds up, though about anybody could make this album in about 2 hours nowadays.

No melody, no hooks - more moods and tones. Is it harder to write this and get people to listen or harder to write a song with a hook. I liken this to art that is just splatters or paint. A record to get high to. Reminds me of what we listened to in high school. Pretty sure it was called Kitaro. Time to go look that one up.

So chill

No private session used for Spotify. This music played in the background and I forgot it was on. This is not why I listen to music.

Ikke tilgængelig på Spotify - Ambient spild af tid. Lyt til alt andet istedet.

Ligegyldig elektro uden melodi eller rytme

this was not what I was expecting. Is this the original electronica band?

v ambient. could imagine this playing at a space themed aquarium for bioluminescent marine life

Slišala sm že za Tangerine Dream, ampak poslušala pa nikol. 4 komadi, ene 35 minut - gremo! So far (prvi, 17 minutni komad, "Phaedra") - kul, atmosferično. Spet, elektronika done in a good way. Zj k to poslušam (in zadnjič Kraftwerk), totalno vidim vpliv na Bowieja, predvsem album Low (in wiki ne razočara, Bowie je bil prijatelj z Froesejem in še živel pri njemu, skupaj z Iggy Popom). Kosmische Musik, indeed. Ful ambientalno, zunajzemeljsko (a je boljši izraz?), čudovito.

YES! I've been meaning to listen to this one for a while! Yes, I know, it's one of their most acclaimed effort, but somehow I haven't gotten to it. I grew up with Stratosfear and Force Majeure and heard some of their other stuff, so I'm looking foward to this. This was great! It's his own little world really this record, weny by super quick! Most people on here are not gonna vibe with this I would think haha Best: Phaedra Mysterious Semblance At the Strand of Nightmares (haha quite a title this is)

Spotify said four tracks, but only gave me two. That was sufficient, though. There’s plenty enough of these electronic ambient noise albums to know basically what you’re going to get, and I certainly didn’t need to listen to another to see if I’d like it. It’s fine for what it is, but I don’t really want to listen to any more.

Lacklustre and uninteresting. Not sure why this has a spot in the list. Listenable but that’s about it.

tiene literalmente 2 (dos) temas brother. que vergas estoy escuchando

Awful. Hated it. Just noises.

I'm sure it was relevant when it was released, but this album was pretty boring. A lot of ambient noise, mixed with fairly rudimentary electronic music. Just not my cup of tea. 2/5 Won't listen again

Overall: 5/10 Before I look it up, I'm gonna guess that Tangerine Dream did some film scores at some point during their career. This totally fits in with the scores of Blade Runner or Dune. I'm pretty conflicted on how I feel about it if I'm being honest, I really love those film scores and the mood that they (and this) convey, but I don't enjoy them as much without the visuals. While listening to this, I just kept wishing there was a movie to watch to put all of this behind. In any case, there were moments I ended up really enjoying despite all of that, and this kind of electronic sound seems ahead of it's time. Fav Song: Mysterious Semblance at the Strand of Nightmares

There's clear value and vision in this album. It's just not my cup of tea to listen to.

I didn't like it...

Now I know what stoners listened to in 1974.

No words for how little I enjoyed this

Nothing much happens, liked the last two tracks more than the first couple but may have just adjusted to the ambient nature of this by that point

"Phaedra" by Tangerine Dream, a German band - which I'd never heard of before, despite being German myself. Probably because this isn't the kind of music I usually listen to. Very spacey, very experimental '70s electronic, packed with synthesizers. Definitely not my taste, but I can see the appeal for fans of the genre.

I got about 15 minutes into the first song before I decide I could not take over two more hours of this. Not for me :)

Really enjoyed the music here. Very pretty and easy listening.

Har hørt litt mindre på Tangerine Dream enn eg burde, så sette pris på at da komme i generatoren

Not on Amazon Music

Vibey!!

Sounded more like sound effects than an album. Not a fan.

felt like i was in blade runner

The beginning of electronica. Ahead of its time yet still has a retro feel. Worthy addition to the list.

No. 334/1001 Phaedra 2/5 (3x) Mysterious Semblance at the Strand of Nightmares 3/5 (2x) Movements of a Visionary 3/5 (2x) Sequent C 3/5 Average: 2,63 Ambient, ethereal electronic album. Interesting, but not something I would ever listen to again.

C'est bon, on pourrait presque croire que ça veut dire quelque chose. 3.75 étoiles

This may be the best example on the list so far for albums that you need to listen to on headphones straight. Tangerine Dream is great and this album is almost hypnotic. Very cool listen and really puts you in a headspace of what Germany must've been like when this was made. Hope and searching despite despair from the past.

I liked this quite a bit from the start. Better on headphones. There isn't much to say about this. I got to a point where I was trying to find reasons not to give it 5.

I mean, the first track’s pretty cool. After that, the point becomes apparent and nothing necessarily catches me afterwards. Bleep bloop blorp (5/10, 2/5 on this scale)

Trippy, spacey, atmospheric soundscape that I wasn't expecting. I dug this but don't think I'd listen to it again.

Very spacious

Really not my thing.

Shifting, slowly evolving electronic layers built from shimmering analog synths, drifting sequencer pulses, and vast, wordless atmospheres move this electronic album like watching frost form on a windowpane. At first the quietly shifting, hypnotic, and absorbing atmosphere is interesting then rapidely boring me enough to asking myself when the end of the album puts me out of my misery.

Really influential and it's very meditative and almost transcending to listen to. A lot had of music had been 'discovered' by the early 70's, but Tangerine Dream and other German artists managed to create some entirely new soundscapes around this time. However, as an album it's a bit of a hard listen. Not because it's unpleasant, but being a long Berlin-School album requires a different form of listening than a conventional album. You don't really pay attention, you just half tune in and ascend to some other place. I don't though. One man's crack is another man's wack or something.

I respect the history, and if I ever find myself in need of atmospheric film music I know where to go.. but ultimately it's not really sit down and listen to music?

Not a style I would likely go to in a pinch, but if in the right mood it's a good one.

My only exposure to Tangerine Dream is if they were involved in some soundtrack. That is really all this album sounds like is an electronic soundtrack. I am a huge fan of Progressive Rock, and know that you cant just listen to these albums once and get the whole picture. Thing is, I am not sure I was in the mood for a soundscape album, so I dont know when I will explore the band again. (Probably when they pop up on this list again)

Spotify only has two songs of this album, but that was plenty. Interesting, but also just beeps and boops.

I’m not sure what to rate this album because I’m not a connoisseur of ambient music, so I’ll give this a three. Nice and mellow, good for playing while you are having a nap.

4 out of 5. Cliché but this album took me on a journey through space and time.

Still one of my all-time favourite albums. For me, this album marked a change in style for Tandgerine Dream, from the semi-random electronic noises of earlier albums, to the hypnotic sequencer-driven rhythmic sound that was to define their sound for several years.

Not my cup of tea I don’t mind their soundtracks like Sorcerer but I find it hard to endure listening to a whole album

I was excited for this but it turns out i didn't actually know what tangerine dream was. Bet itd be good if I was high though

I fear I don't like instrumental songs

What a load of old wank.

Creepy. Gave me anxiety while I listened.

Trippy

Fairly good one

Tentei por meia hora mas não rolou pra mim. ):

Very atmospheric. A bit spooky. I liked it. I would put it on in the background again.

This was my first full Tangerine Dream album, having known and grown up with their TV and movie soundtracks. They made electronic sounds before the medium got taken over by an association with drugs, chaos, and shitty dance music. It was the very essence of experimentation, of playing something new. The problem of course with such things is that other key components of music get lost along the way. You can make as many nifty and cool sounds as you like, but if there's no emotion behind or in front of it, no melody, no message, what's the point? It's exploration for the sake of it. It's Colonialism for its own sake. It's Musk going to Mars just so he can be remembered as the first to do it. It's meaningless. Luckily, there are enough cool and nifty sounds here that it isn't a waste. You can tell the group is excited and dedicated. They want to make... something. Production wise, it's great. It doesn't sound dated. It's just... what's the point? You'll remember none of it after a single listen. So, it's not exactly the Street Hawk theme tune, but it's worth hearing.

Erm. No. No thank you.

tyskerne kan virkelig finde ud af deres synths

Hørte den her plade for første gang for et par år siden på en lang togtur. Det er bedre togmusik end kontormusik, men under alle omstændigheder lækkert.

Sounded great! Especially for an album for 74. Big 3!

If kraftwerk had a baby with classical music. Bit boring, but good revision tunes

If I could give this negative stars I would

Like being transported to the lobby of a mid-size regional aquarium with funding needs.

One of the albums that got me into electronic music! I remember listening to it a few years back and being entranced by the mind-bending textures and heavy atmosphere. It's been a while since I listened to it, so I was curious to see how it stands over time, and it is still very good. The vibes, the textures, the progressions all come together into this lengthy, impressive monster of an album

My dog hated it

Dug it mostly but it kind of droned on in places

Probably true of most music, but this one is really like a trip in that you just have to go with it for it to work - and then it does!

This is definitely an unusual album,. Not my usual thing, but interesting for sure. Very sci-fi in a good way. I probably won't listen to it again, but it was an interesting experience.

Das ist wahrlich Zukunftsrauschklangraummusik! Spacious like Pink Floyd, very very good, takes me elsewhere 4.6

Yup this makes sense but zero Donna Summer. Checks out.

i dont like being all cynical and reductive but theres only so many "da doo doo"s i can listen to in one sitting. i like to imagine them in the studio standing around being like "oh yeah need some more bleep boops here definitely, maybe axe the whee woo?"

Instrumental and abstract but in a way that piqued curiosity and felt accesible

God what a bunch of ambient shit

Enjoyed this more than I thought, likely because I listened as I was winding down my day. I like a lot of their soundtrack work and I could see fitting in more music like this into some of my routines (and I probably wouldn't have considered this specific group for such a purpose if not for this listening project).

Okay, so on my kitchen radio or in my car, during my morning routine, this was not hitting right -- too formless and vague. Later in the afternoon on my TV with my sound bar, it was a different experience. I found more of it grabbing my attention (away from work) and making me feel at least something. It makes sense they do film and video games scores; these aren't quite sit-by-the-speaker songs.

Beautiful, ethereal, foundational stuff, and I'm happy to give Phaedra its flowers. But also, Tangerine Dream apparently created over 40 albums (it's unclear if that includes their many scores), and I struggle to tell them apart.

Lots of cool sounds but felt less like music and more like someone just kinda playing around with a DJ board?

Soothing at times, boring at others

Boring trippy ambient nonsense

Dig it. I'll listen to some other stuff of theirs. It's like a 40 min opening to a Pink Floyd song.

Very atmospheric. Has that warble I absolutely adore. The Moog bass is very noice.

With the right mood and the right moment, this album is a gem. Compared to other TD releases, though, I find it works better as background. those others pull me in to sit, concentrate, and really listen.

New age space jazz. But better than that description would lead on to think.

A bit of a dreamy sound track. Didn't mind having it on.

Soundtrack to a 70s sci fi movie. I like 70s sci fi movies.

Didn’t listen the whole way through

1.5

Music for the dentist waiting room

Bad dream.

I imagined myself as the Snowman in The Snowman throughout listening. Transcendental

It was just calming ambience. Feel asleep to it multiple times.

I appreciate this isn't for everyone. But I dont personally find it relaxing when I'm lying in bed listening to the sound of an alien abduction 1 ⭐️

Comme les interludes cheloues de Pink Floyd mais sans les vraies musique (chiant)

Blood Incantation!

Definitely worth a listen. Would be a great background music track while I’m working or studying. But now I do neither I can’t imagine I’ll seek it out again.

Cijenim što su nešto ovako napravili tako davno ali nije ništa posebno za slušati.

I really liked it.

...i'm sorry, what? not certain if this link is correct - perhaps it is meant to be the deluxe release, which has...more than the two aongs this one does?

I put an aquarium YouTube video up for our cats while this album played figuring it was the perfect soundtrack. Somehow all it did was make the cats less interested in the fish.

I don't know how to rate this one. 2.5 stars...I guess?

it's dated, but still very fresh.

0/5 did not listen

5 minutes in, getting stranger things vibes. Electronic/atmospheric. Nice BGM while doing work.

Smoke session music

Har hørt litt mindre på Tangerine Dream enn eg burde, så sette pris på at da komme i generatoren

I am loving the mysterious spacey ambience in this one. There are sounds of dread and uneasy hope, as well as mysterious space birds and intergalactic galloping horses. The title song could have fit well as a secret track to the PS2 Red Screen of Death. That screen was terrifying enough. I reason my criteria for a 5 is if the album made me want to listen to the rest of an artist's discography. I spent the last evening listening to their other works.

Good for D&D! I don’t know how exactly to score this one.

I wouldn't be surprised if Phaedra is what inspired the boss theme for Giygas in Earthbound. Very ambient and mysterious sounds from the first track that paint quite the picture/feeling of space. Parts of it feel hollow and somewhat haunting. The second track does provide more of an ethereal experience. They did kind of go crazy with the sound that resembles a metal sheet being shaken. The start of track three sounded like an alien beatboxing in my ear, which I didn't really appreciate. Personally, I didn't have much of a take away from the fourth track; it felt a little out of place being a 2min song amongst other 7-17min songs. All and all I like it pretty well! I'd bet this album and a blunt goes hard I'd give it a 'Earthbound PTSD'/10

what the fuck

This is one of those pioneer albums that you have to respect but not really love listening to. It’s very impressive to have unlocked the electronica vibes in the 60’s. It kind of reminded me of Tron, but if it was a slice of life-type movie instead of racing. Apparently this band released over 100 albums, so I could see them as the Mother Yeast of all electronic music. I usually prefer to eat the bread that is descended from it, though. 2.5-3

I fell for the old "judge a book by its cover" trap and expected something really astounding based off of the album art. Thoroughly disappointed. I would've enjoyed this much more had it been the soundtrack to a video game I was playing.

Accomplishes what it sets out to do. Not really daily listening material though.

I think I have to give this bonus points for sounding like this in 1974. Not something I'm putting on for pleasure but it's actually a really interesting vibe. I'm pretty sure that with the combination of the right drugs and the right high end headphones, this could maybe unlock some forbidden knowledge. Recently I took an edible that was significantly stronger than I realized and I was convinced I had figured out time travel and maybe I did actually figure out time travel, I have no way to prove or disprove it. This stirred similar feelings.

really good and transfixing I think I might listen to it at work today

Dubbed for a movie

Shite.

I lowkey loved this. It feels very stranger things which I love.

Fuck dit vind ik dus geweldig. Na eerdere krautrock echt top te hebben gevonden ben ik er wel achter gekomen dat lange, uitgerekte experimentele elektronische muziek ontzettend mijn ding is. Tangerine Dream klinkt voor mij nu al dus als een match made in heaven. Phaedra begint dromerig, maar word steeds een stukje duisterder en vooral ene heel stuk spacier. En dan richting het einde, ben je op een andere planeet. Hoor je dierengeluiden en een soort engelen zingen. Is dit een review van het hele album? Nope, dit was slechts het eerste nummer! Wel meteen het langste nummer ook van het album, maar het zet in elk geval de toon. Niet elk nummer of elke phrase is even sterk. Moet ik er eerlijk bij zeggen. Op zn best is Phaedra(het album) prachtig en innemend, maar er zijn ook stukken bij die een beetje zwakjes voorbij gaan. Alles bij elkaar heb ik me absoluut vermaakt bij dit album en sluit ik niet uit het vaker aan te zetten. FAVO: Phaedra, Movements of a visionary

Not available on Spotify.

Lol no thanks I like Tangerine Dreams when they're scoring Miami Vice. Not when it's an album I'm listening to on its own. Although Movements of a Visionary was perfectly good.

Bookmarked for the next time I need a break from Lofi Girl

Dad- NA Mom- 5 Mike- NA Lori- 5 Michael- NA Miles- NA Cole- NA Avg- 5

it’s insane that this was created when it was created but I probably will never listen to it again so it’s not getting a higher number than 3 from me

What was that? It was short but I was surprised when it ended as thought it was only like 15mins gone. Good study music but I will never know why this is an album I need to listen to even despite all the rave reviews on this. It may have some contextual significance but I didn’t hear any of that through the music.

Not my cup of tea but that was pretty cool.

This was really good, I had listened to some Tangerine Dream a few times before and this really complimented my focus for this afternoon. I ended up listening to the 2.5 hours 2018 Steve Wilson remastered version of this album and enjoyed it. 4 stars for me.

that was some pretty cool spacey shit. I enjoyed.

idc

2.9 When exactly would you put this on to listen to?(besides smoking hash, I guess).

Sounds like a tech demo for a load new synthesisers. Not a fan.

Works for me.

The same sound for 35 minutes. Inoffensive but ultimately pointless.

With Harness in this. Even the instrumental track wasn't enough to drag it down. Couple of songs I wasn't massively keen on, but too many hits to not be a 5.

Disquieting

There was the odd fleeting moment where it didn't annoy me