Phaedra

I'm not really a prog guy

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

Ambient electronic, not very interesting

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.

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

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.

Interesting ig but I would not come back to it

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

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.

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.

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 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 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.

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

2.0

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

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.)

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.

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.

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

Now I know what stoners listened to in 1974.

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

Vibey!!

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

felt like i was in blade runner

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)

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

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

Creepy. Gave me anxiety while I listened.

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

Erm. No. No thank you.

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

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

Soothing at times, boring at others

Didn’t listen the whole way through

Music for the dentist waiting room

Bad dream.

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

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.

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.

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.

idc

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

It was a bit of a struggle to find this on my streaming service but I eventually tracked it down as the first four tracks of the album 'The Virgin Years: 1974-1978'. Basically it is 'ambient music' with some annoying use of stereo imaging. I am sure this was 'important in terms of the development of electronic music' and all that, but Roger Eno does 'ambient' so much better if that's your want. A 2/5 from me.

I would use this album in some kind of dystopian intergalactic futuristic movie. I'm not a fan of electronic music in general, although it was mysteriously good for studying mathematical analysis.

Does not quite do it for me Will I listen to again: 0%

This is kind of nothing. It pretty quickly went right into background music for me and did nothing notable to pull me back in. That might be the point of Berlin School electronica? If it is, it's definitely not for me, but I'm bored and moving on.

I didn’t listen to it in full. I tried, but I couldn’t get into it.

Sorry wrong timing.. listened to this when I hit the gym. Feeling seasick…

40 minutes of ambient computer sounds is not really my jam

These are the sounds you hear when you're on an ayahuasca trip. Favourite Track(s): Mysterious Semblance At The Strand of Nightmares Least Favourite Track(s): Phaedra

Absolute nothing 'music'. And I hate to be one of those dickheads who puts the word 'music' in quote marks, but honestly. I quite like a bit of sci-fi synth, but much of this is so ambient as to barely register. Just a slight whisper of pretension on the air. I didn't even realise it was there half the time.

Sometimes you wonder what the point of making that was. This is one of those times.

Atmospheric, ambient synth music. Interesting movements. Album kind of flowed together and many of the songs were in the 15 - 20 minute range. Definitely need a long drive or something to listen to this album or any individual song. Had an orchestral quality - except all synths.

I’m still not sure what I was listening too tbh. Calming music for my nap on an early as flight tho so it gains a star for me.

All right.

Found it mediocre, even though I like tangerine dream. Did not see the connection the Pheadra, probably my fault. Too reductive for my taste.

I don't like ambient music. I strongly prefer when atmospheric music builds up to something big, and ambient very rarely does that. I like music to be actively engaging, but being in the background is the whole point of ambient, so I usually find it quite boring. I can’t say I hated this album. It has some good parts and interesting texture. But music this relaxed feels underwhelming to me. 5/10

?? electronica Krautrock, cool...! c

Not what I was expecting from 1974. Gives me a feeling of travelling through the milky way. I feel like this genre of music has popped its head up every decade. Wouldn’t bother listening again.

Incomplete version on spotify… what I did hear was not very good… 2/5

Kinda fancy elevator music to me. 2/5

Interesting...

This sounds great production wise. Hard to believe it’s 1974. It’s ambient music, so I need to be in the mood for it. These songs are good for a sound track. Each one is long and would enhance a visual. On their own they get monotonous.

This probably blew a ton of minds in 1974, and I had to keep that context in mind the whole time I listened to it. In 2025, it just sounds like someone playing an organ while their phone alarm goes off for 37 minutes. I'd compliment this for being good background music, but the phone alarm sound does trigger a little bit of anxiety.

Its a weird one, kind of just let it wash over me.

It's something alright

This would be a good soundtrack for a late-night, drug-fueled pseudo-intellectual conversation in a dorm room, not so much for anything else.

Tangerine Dream: Phaedra: On one hand, this is some cool experimental electronic music for the time. On the other, its boring as shit and doesn't really go anywhere interesting. Its kinda just a lot of sounds put together. It is not cohesive, interesting, or enjoyable. It is not absolutely awful, I guess, but it is not for me. Pretentious comes to mind. 4/10

Well I enjoyed this more than I did Prince's album. I accidentally listened to the 2hr 30 min extended version but it proved useful in quieting some noise in my head and letting me get some work done.

This whole album felt like being edged by the Tardis and not in a good way. I suppose it walked so the Mass Effect soundtrack could run.

it felt like I was listening to one continuous song

early 90s first person fantasy game music

Aye fine

Blegh! Gross, I hate seventies European electronic. Shed your ancestral guilt some other way. 2/5

This is barely music. More a collection of ambient sounds. It's not actively unpleasant, but it only really works for me as a soundtrack to something more interesting. Not my cup of tea

I've always seen their albums in CD/record stores, but never knew what kind of music it was. "Dream" in the group name is quite fitting. It's quite spacey, but didn't really make me go places.

Sorry - too much

Okay!! So this is NOT my jam but it’s cool!

Impressive for its time, but not something essential for all but the most dedicated electronic music fans.

This one wasn’t for me. I didn’t hate it or anything but there was nothing memorable about it. It very quickly became just background music.

Most of this album seems to be missing from the Spotify link. Had to open up a different album version. I had never heard of Tangerine Dream so went in with no expectations. I would have to be in a certain mood to enjoy ambient music like this. Maybe for a meditation. But in general it bores me, call me unsophisticated.

Why do we have to hear this? What’s the point?

Wake up and smell the coffee Tangerine Dream you'll never make a better soundtrack to The Social Network

2.5

I don't know about this one. On one hand, I can see how it's groundbreaking, but on the other hand, it doesn't do much for me aside from provide some nice background music. I don't know that it's something I'd ever return to. 2.5 stars.

2.5

No interest in this. It may have beauty, or some tonal genius, but it's not what I look for in music, and I did not enjoy ut.

Not the worst beeps and boops i've listened to, but it's still beeps and boops. I have nothing to quantify this with, but these beeps and boops sound of quality. Strong 2

Rather watch a documentary on how they made these sounds than listen to this. 2/5

Stranger Things Core

I get it. This album was likely monumental at the time. I also loved the soundtrack for thief and the one with the car on the bridge. But these are way too long.

Inte spännande nog att hålla mig engagerad. Tvåa

In a nutshell: komische musik to soundtrack an alien kidnapping. Overall: 4/10

I guess it’s like a slow motion video of a flower opening, painstakingly slow but with promise of beauty by the end. The songs do unfold, painstakingly slow, but I can’t find the beauty. The problem might be my ignorance about this type of music. Perhaps it is very influential and that’s commendable but is it enjoyable? My ratings are based on my enjoyment of the album and little about its influence. I didn’t enjoy this.

It's good for what it is, but it's not for me

Once again, I feel like I'm writing the same review I do for virtually every ambient, early electronic album on this list. I know it's a pioneer. I respect the artistry that went into making it...but boy howdy is it just boring as hell to listen to.

The story behind this record is quite interesting. But I did feel uneasy while listening

I don't want to anger the Germans, but I did not care for this.

Pleasant. Not offensive. Not likely to ever listen to it again. 2/5

When I checked the release date of this album it said 2011 and I thought "nothing special about this ambient stuff, loads more of that exists". Then I realised it was actually made in 1975, which surprised me. I wouldn't listen to it again but it was definitely ahead of its time.

2.5 I know this is really influential and important but honestly I didn’t get a lot out of it. Oh well!

2.5 - Meh

4 dreamscape songs that would be good if you like that kinda stuff I guess.

This sort of thing really needs sights to go along with the sounds, or maybe listen with eyes closed to imagine the sights, but I listen to these albums on my commute to and from work, so I can't do that. The sounds alone have to do, and they don't do much for me in that context. It's just spacey background music that doesn't change much at all.

**An ok album IF you enjoy listening to rhythmic sounds/noises

Boooooooooorrrrrrrrimg!

For the life of me, I can't make sense of this. If you find this soothing and relaxing or introspecting and mind expanding, good on you. I was fighting a creeping agitation as this played and finally just stopped. I remember thinking Tangerine Dream was such a wild and subversive band name when I was in high school, but now, I don't think I like it. Addendum: There are certainly mitigating factors at play, and when I was listening to this over coffee this morning with Marianne, it was pleasant enough as it wafted in the background. My first listen took place here at my desk, while working on a graphic design project. So, I won't go as far as to say I liked it this morning, I'm sticking with the 2-star review because I just don't get it. I don't hear compositions. I don't hear structure. I just hear billows of synth. It all seems so random. But they've been at this for 58 years, so they're doing something right, I guess.

Like being in a space horror but not in a fun way.

Nothing to write home about. It's fine for background listening, but not particularly engaging or interesting.

ett plus för att det är gammalt

I know people who would love this, but I don't. I don't have the patience.

odd

This kind of reminds me of when Ross Gellar played his “sound”. Quick, interesting listen, worth the 10 minutes. Wouldn’t buy the record, though.

Meh...

This album is really fucking triggering my anxiety, though i don't know if that's unrelated. I don't know why, oxygene is really calming, but this just isn't. i want to like it, but it's just not for me i guess.

Not my thing. Only instrumental ambient music does need a bit of guidance in my honest opinion.

Very nice stuff that knows when not to overstay its welcome. It has run out of tricks by the second half though

p323. 1974. 2 stars. I can see why it was influential, but electronic hippy noodling with 17+ minute tracks tend to leave me cold.

Its good for an ambient background music, but hard to listen with full attention to the music. I imagine that it was quite innovative at the time - a space-rock trip - however I feel that Phaedra has not aged very well

Sounded like when you press your finger down on the forward button to skip to a different part of a song. Or like someone was trying to record the sound of a bong but there was feedback from the microphone.

I liked Movements Of A Visionary a lot

More like Strange Dream- Where I was stuck orbiting the earth in a holding pattern for a long time waiting for something to happen. Some of this is similar to some of the experimentation Pink Floyd was doing at the time. The fact that they are credited with movie scores makes complete sense.

Listening to this I was the protagonist in an indie Euro film only to realize it was just a dream. And just like a dream, it was soothing yet utterly forgettable.

Thought the first track was alright even though it clocked in at 16 mins. Rest of the album was kinda meh. I’m rounding up my rating cuz apparently it is an influential album in the world of electronic music. Cool. 2.5/5

This is music for exploring outer space. I am not exploring space. I have no desire to do so. This music isn't really for me. But if I was exploring space this music would be perfect.

Too much with the drugs

Not for me

I’ve heard of Tangerine Dream but only through a Tenacious D bonus track. This mention in City Hall of the D had me expecting a rock band, but it’s actually very far from this. It felt like the most ambient album I’ve ever heard, despite previously hearing an album specifically intended to be listened to while waiting around in airports. For my taste, this was just a little too off the wall for me. It’d be stretching it to say I enjoyed this, so I shan’t.

It’s.. interesting. I dunno if I like it but it’s certainly different from the albums I’ve been getting on here. Synthy. Almost new age-y.

Atmospheric & extraterrestrial vibes. Made for an interesting commute. Not much in the way of interesting melodies or rhythms. Ultimately unmemorable.

IMAX movie at science museum/Miami Vice from the 80s

Tangerine fart

Electronic sound effects. Not for me

Strange and kind of trippy. Not really sure how to describe it - I had no idea there was electronic music in the 70s? Certainly more interesting than modern EDM. An experience, though I'm not quite sure what kind

Honestly, a 1 wouldn't be an inappropriate rating either. It's just ambient music, which I think should exist, for times when you're floating through the cosmos (although personally I would still prefer Bowie or something). However, it shouldn't exist within a list of "must listen albums". However, I'm refraining from the 1 bc that is a rating reserved for the albums that are literally suffering to finish. This one finished and restarted without me realizing any songs had actually switched.

I dont like this type of music.

This music is perfect for astronauts who have come untethered on a space walk and are endlessly adrift in space. Luckily, I am not an astronaut so 2 stars or D for me.

"Imagine one instant of a song expanded to be the size of the universe" - Gabe Lewis Absolut nicht meine Musik - 2 Sterne

not sure I get this one. A little too cinematic without the cinema.

Absolutely fine in the background, though some parts were a little irritating

It's 2000 and I'm sitting in the planetarium at my high school trying to not to fall asleep. This is blasting over the speakers while my teacher is talking about some galaxy.

Very interesting! SW remixed album so it surely must be good Ok it turns out to be quite dull... I can't sit through 17 minutes of electronic. It's not ambient per se but it's not interesting enough. Not much direction. I think I 'd get it if I sat through it a few times in a row but not enough time to do that so this is my first impression!

As someone who enjoys burbly synths, dark ambience, and even the bits of Tangerine Dream I'd previously heard, I was really expecting to enjoy this a lot, but it just left me a bit cold? Like, the last two tracks were good, but there was a whole lot of thinking "is this still going, and do I care" getting to that point.

I respect it, but man these songs just didn't really engage me at all.

This album is a mood but I don’t see myself going back to it.

I have no idea. I did not find it comfortable or pleasant, it’s obviously inventive but I don’t think I want to ever hear it again, not what I want from music in any shape or form. 2 star. For the inventiveness.

Atmosfericna trip elektronika. Zanimljivo na prvu, no postane zamorno kasnije, ponavljaju se slicni obrasci. Fav tracks: Phaedra 4/10 = 2+

Nothing happens. All build-up and no payoff. I'm sure it was revolutionary when it came out, but even back then there were better examples of electronic music (namely Kraftwerk).

Album 662 of 1001 Tangerine Dream - Phaedra (1974) Rating : 1.5 / 5\ Early Electronica. Maybe as a tool to help you go to sleep. It works as that.

More spaced out than a journey to the next galaxy. Three discs was probably too much for me though

Well okay. This was odd. Am I like being abducted my aliens? Am I in alien? Like I just don’t really get why such a specific thing is on the list amongst so many more influential things. I think +1 because it’s SO weird and SO different, but just eh.

not really my thing- i do like electronic music sometimes but this was never fully catchy or active enough to be good dance/rave music, nor was it ever fully ambient enough to be relaxing or meditative. i can appreciate the effort and the artistry that went into it though, and i can see why it's considered important in the history and development of electronic music

I typically like this ambient, background music. Coming from 1974, this is pioneering.. However, I had to chase songs (not everything was on Spotify), which severely limits accessibility for me, and usually comes with a dock in stars. That said, once I was able to listen to the whole thing, the sound is spacious but empty. There’s atmosphere, but not much else. It’s hard to stay interested when so little seems to happen. Just drifts too far off.

I get the historical importance of this work but I don’t think I’d ever want to listen to it again.

I respect what this record meant to the electronic genre, but it just was not my cup of tea. There are some interesting synth lines here, but the songs are far too long and unchanging.

Not good.

This isn’t hurting anyone, but it’s not adding much for me either. Kind of seems like Pink Floyd without the fun parts. I appreciate the word of mouth nature of the success of the album, but I’m all set after that.

2 star cavalcade continues

All of the tracks were so mellow, I can appreciate the vibe, but generally didn't enjoy engaged listening.

It's nice, very mid. I guess I just don't understand the use case for this type of music other than overly dramatic movie soundtracks.

ugh why did people do this??

um álbum de músicas instrumentais bacanas, parecem músicas de jogos de cenário aberto.

It’s a very long Stranger Things intro. I enjoy hearing the pioneers of the electronica genre, but I can’t see myself revisiting something like this. Unless maybe I’m under the influence of something…

I don't like space. Always get this uneasy feeling whenever I see a universe zoom out video. Devoids me of any sense of meaning. "I'm so insignificant, yet I'm all I have" kind of feeling This is (bad) good music, it makes me feel (bad), makes me imagine (bad) things. If only I liked space What do you even do in space, get hit by an asteroid?

long

Should relisten. More than ambient, but not much, with lots of delayed arpeggios and reverb

Good electronic band. Good music, enjoyable to listen to.

I really wanted to like this but the cacophony just made me feel anxious. 2.0

Would’ve liked it better as a video game soundtrack or something…kinda boring to listen to by itself, but would have been cool as background music

Just put it on and don’t pay attention

i could see myself enjoying this in limited bursts, but ambient/electronic will never be my cup of tea

This a scifi horror movie soundtrack tf? not bad tho just will never listen to it ever

I was hopeful but it just didn’t quite do it for me. 2

I only got to listen to the last 2 songs but I’m glad I didn’t hear the rest, I don’t care for instrumentals.

ALIENS😩

When I think of Tangerine Dream I think of Tom Cruise. That is because they did some of the music for Risky Business. Listening to this I only imagine it playing during a movie……in the background. It’s cool music but not something I would seek out or jam to. I like Vangelis better than this, but I appreciate the ground they broke.

Perfectly fine background music and is perfect for the Brighton ambient scene. Not something I can easily vibe off

Overall found this boring. Really not my kind of thing. Occassionally I thought 'oh something interesting happened then' but that was rare.

Is this why Germans like Hasslehoff so much? Because their music sounds like the Night Rider theme? This album is good I guess if you listen to it as an demo showcasing that you can do scores.

Bored me to tears

Is it music? I don't know? Do I like it? I don't know? Where am I anyway?

Yes... I mean... No... Though I can agree with the viewpoints of many; stating this is the birth of EDM, that for the period when this was conceived it was groundbreaking, or that the group has created such a massive catalogue of music that it is impossible to overlook them. And yet, after listening... nay, after subjecting myself to this modern version of water-torture, I can but say that I am not a fan. 2** stars, as I'd rather listen to this for the rest of my life than several of the abject crap that I have labelled 1*

something like explosions in the sky, but not something I would actively return to.

Nothing special, maybe I need to relisten

I can see why this album is considered important and I was surprised by the release date as it does sound ahead of its time. However, as I listened I found it slipping into the background often. The title track was my favourite - you could almost draw a direct line from it to 80s synth pop. I think I need time to let this album grow on me but for now I will not be revisiting- although I can imagine other dimensions being unlocked in the barn while under the influence…

I personally believe that I could have died without listening to this one

This sounded like some video game music. Some of it was cool, but it was very long and got a bit boring.

Meh

I couldn't finish this. Clever arrangements but wouldn't come back to it

This might be groundbreaking. I just got bored.

Not today, and probably not tomorrow either.

dark and ethereal ambient instrumental music. it would be interesting if incorporated into a movie score, but by itself, it’s pretty boring, honestly.

electronic, 1974 -> 2

2/3

Hard listen this. Not my cup of tea.

Maybe music to fall asleep to? Boring.

I didn't care for it

Haunting in a scary way

Of its time

This sounded like horror movie ambience. Not much to say. 1.5

Recognize the influence and innovation, but just not my kind of thing for casual listening.

For the early 70's this electronic music was doing something alright, not really my vibe though

Don't like that much. It's better Vangelis or Jean Michel Jarre.

Was aware of band but thought they were a jazz/new age category. So the electronic music surprised me and not a good one.

First song has a lot of annoying ASMR. Might be better on headphones? Ok. I did not realize that this was just two songs in ten minutes. I was really enjoying song three, only to find it was an entirely different band.

"Phaedra" by Tangerine Dream is a pioneering electronic music album that helped shape the genre. Released in 1974, it features a mesmerizing blend of ambient textures, hypnotic rhythms, and innovative soundscapes. While "Phaedra" is undoubtedly influential, its repetitive nature and lack of dynamic variation may not appeal to all listeners. The album's long, meandering tracks can feel directionless at times, making it a challenging listen for those seeking more conventional song structures. Despite its shortcomings, "Phaedra" remains a significant album in the history of electronic music, showcasing Tangerine Dream's innovative approach to sound. It receives a 2 out of 5 rating for its historical importance and experimental nature, but its limited accessibility may limit its appeal to a broader audience.

It was ok. Kinda sounded like a demo of synthesizer sounds

I mean, I like the 80s. And I like movies from the 80s. But that doesnt mean I want to hear an album of music from 80s movies. Why in the world would anyone say to anyone else, "oh man youve got to hear this album" about THIS album? Like, not the worst thing Ive heard on this list, but still highly questionable. 2/5

I don’t think this was produced by humans. It’s well produced but how far can you go with space and laser sound effects really. Favorite: Least favorite: all of them 2.8/5

Just not my thing. Pretty forgettable

Eh, the only times this album struck me was when it was very discordant and anxiety-inducing. Probably won't listen to this one again.

I thought I was finally going to get another good electronic album. But no. This wasn’t offensively awful like some others I’ve heard, but it was just so boring to listen to. Very atmospheric, which is nice I guess, but it’s too much. And not enough at the same time. No electronic album I’ve heard here has yet surpassed Cross. I wonder if any ever will. 5/10 Top 1: 1. Phaedra

I mean, it was kinda cool. I still think most of this type of electronic instrumental music just sounds like a PS2 selection screen for a sports game. The first one did feel like flying through space rather than floating. Kinda neat

Ok - but there are better stuff from Tangerine Dream

Interesting kind of ethereal/outer space/time travel music. Maybe there's something there? Maybe a different album?

Only two songs on Spotify so didn’t hear much but liked what I heard

This one is interesting. Didnt listen to the whole thing, but seems entirely instrumental, no vocals, almost the early innings of electronic music. Certain parts made me think of Tool and some of their elongated, instrument-only sections. I appreciate what this is, especially given the release year, but overall not interested in hearing more.

Day80 - sounds like the background music at a wellness store

Nearly 18 minute title/opening track, and the enhanced edition of the album is nearly 3 hours. While that track was busy ruminating I was surprised to see it's 50 years old with that kind of spacey sound. Then I heard almost a Pac-Man like noise and realized they had some electronics back then too. I can't imagine the amount of people that probably freaked out during a trip while listening to this as it does build up some anxiety. The rest of the album kind of has this same feel so it wouldn't work as a background noise album to fall asleep to. I checked on the mythology of Phaedra to see if that gave any clues to why it has this feel, and that's more of a Jerry Springer story than anything else. At any rate, my favorite thing about it he album was that it came out 50+ years ago, so I'll give it an extra star for that. No real favorite track as they all are super long and similar. 2/5

I try to listen in relationship to when albums originally came out sometimes. When this came out in 1975 synthesizers were relatively new to rock music. So maybe this was groundbreaking then, but now it just sounds uninspiring or original. Maybe it just hasn’t aged well.

This album wasn’t horrible, but it wasn’t good either. They produced a variety of interesting ambient sounds mixed together well, but they didn’t take the mixes anywhere. I was bored after about five minutes. This would probably work well as the sound track for an astronomy documentary. I don’t see myself ever seeking this out to listen again…not unless I’m smoking a joint and looking at the stars.

I can understand and see why this album was so influential for electronic music. I can imagine this album and albums like this were a huge influence for works like Daft Punk's Tron Legacy soundtrack. But again, this particular album is a prototypal sound that is relevant to music history, but isn't all that enjoyable to actually listen to.

You wait months for an experminental German album to come along, then boom 3 in four days. This one was a bit of a bore-fest, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Background noise. Literally. How do you score that?

Couldn’t make it all the way through. Darn it. Maybe another day

Pioneering music

2.5

Giving this a 2 only because it came out in 1974, so historical relevance and all that.

* When I saw the album was only four songs, I was pretty surprised and very relieved as well not having a whole lot of songs to rank. Then I saw how much time it would take to finish the album and how long the songs were... had a wtf moment. Still should be a good bit easier not having a dozen songs to figure out their placement amongst each other. * Only about 2 minutes into the first track but it's a very sci-fi-esque number. Quite ear piercing at times to say the least. * I'll give it this, it's a very atmospheric album. * I didn't hate it... the fact an instrumental only album isn't a one star is miraculous. Leaning towards two stars but part of me wants to place it in the three star category because it was decently calming background music. But I don't think it's something I'd intentionally look for were it not my daily album. Hmm... -- Album Rankings -- 1. Movements of a Visionary 2. Sequent C 3. Phaedra 4. Mysterious Semblance at the Strand of Nightmares

Super weird atmospheric music. I'd heard about this group on the Prog subreddit but it didn't really feel like prog, more like ambient or electronic - no rock instrumentation. Like Marconi Union.

Not my style.

Appreciate the work but it’s not for me.

This wasn’t my style but I also listened to the revisited version so maybe that is why

Definitely ahead of its time... but not particularly good as a listen now. 2 stars

Not completely terrible but don't understand the appeal. Ethereal. Good yoga music probably.

Only reason I'm not giving this a 1 is because it would sound alright if you slapped a 140bpm beat over the top of it and called it euphoric trance. Without that, it's just Ross Geller playing the keyboard to everyone in Central Perk.

I actually rather liked this this morning (I think it's good for a sleep-deprived brain!). Not loads going on, but a really nice, dreamy soundscape with pretty strong dollops of sci-fi synths. Would not have said this was from the early seventies without checking. That said, once you've listened to it for about 5 minutes then you don't get much more out of it really. If we combine that with it not being properly on Spotify, then it probably relegates it to a high 2.

I swear I tried. Tried to appreciate the significance of it, the groundbreaking nature, but I was switching between being bored and anxious. It’s probably good background music for some documentaries about space, but other than that it’s just bloopadedoop for me.

A bit dull…

Generic sound space soundscaping, probably revolutionary at the time.

Not much interest here.

Too much ethereal bleeping and wavy phasing for this listener. Perhaps if I was on the moon.

2.0 per track.

Ugh. This is so pointless. I mean, the PRODUCTION is neat but the final PRODUCT is... just pointless. I want to fail it for wasting my time but I just can't, in good conscience, do so because the production is unique. Not good, mind you. Just unique.

This sounded like background music at a science center documentary. It was a little too abstract to be interesting.

Maybe if I was writing a sci-fi novel, this might make some interesting inspirational background music. But, on it's own it plays more like an interesting experiment than actual music.

I think it's possible for music to be groundbreaking AND fun (see 'Blue Monday' by New Order). This was just self-indulgent space noise better suited to a Kubrick soundtrack.

I’m sure this is good for fans of the genre but not for me.

Two of the songs were unavailable on Spotify and I didn’t really like the two that were available

This seems more apt for a yoga class than sit down listening. Made it all the way through so it will get a 2.

Enough: wtf was this? It was some weird depressive soundscape. Legit could hear the same level of music on any music youtube 24/7 livestream with 20 viewers. So incredibly mid and unremarkable. No thanks.

like a strange German waiting room

I don’t get it

This album sounded to me like a synthesizer in store demo mode. I realize that's likely ignoring the historical significance, and that in 1974 these sounds and style may have been groundbreaking, but it just came off as very vanilla electronic music.

Ugh! Spacey shit but boring.

an album with only four songs? i am intrigued third one sounds like a submarine i had no particular feelings it was just noise - good for study

For what it is, it's fine, but this sure felt longer than 38 minutes. Kinda liked the first track, kinda bored by the rest.

unfortunately i was not able to listen to the full album on apple music but i did listen to the first song. i can appreciate this for being groundbreaking and ahead of its time but.... i did not like it lol

Nope

Weird and atmospheric but ultimately a bit much for me

This band was obviously very prominent and influential in the electronic and ambient music scene. Those types of music aren't something I'd generally listen to on a regular basis. I thought this record was a bit boring and minimal, but I guess that's the point. I am glad I listened to it though, definitely worth including on this list.

cool origins of edm but too weird

Well, only part of the album was available on Spotify, but what I could listen to sounded like what would be playing when you’re walking through one of those airport tunnels with the trippy lights.

Nice work, generator. Contemporary reviews on the wiki for yesterday’s Jean-Michel Jarre album compared it (unfavourably) to Tangerine Dream, so now’s a good time for me to decide for myself. I found Phaedra to be more symphonic (less poppy), perhaps more sophisticated, certainly more eerie, and undeniably earlier to the party than Oxygène. But as good? Not for me. Feels like something that’d work well as a soundtrack but it's not very enjoyable to listen to on its own. It gets a 2nd star for pushing/smashing through some of the musical boundaries of its time.

At times unsettling and other times just fades away into the background, fades so far I forgot I was listening to anything. I can't really grasp this - undoubtedly a fascinating audio experiment and something that surely broke new ground - but an album to return to? I will pass.

Ten times better than whatever random noises aphex twin is putting together and calling music, which, unfortunately, still makes it experimental stuff not for me.

What is this? Some sort of a progressive-electronic-ambient album?

This sounds like it could have been the soundtrack to a trippy '70s sci-fi movie, or a more recent film with a retro vibe, like "Beyond the Black Rainbow." It's not something I'd generally listen to, but I imagine it'd be quite the experience after taking some psychedelics. 2.5 stars.

no words, very long songs

An impressive early influence to all sorts of modern electronic music, the German scene in the late 60's and 70's was awash with Discotheques ready to nurture this kind of music. The greater use of synthesizers and sequencers will go on to shape an entire genre. Ultimately though, it fell a bit flat to me. Though wildly influential this is not something I would put on for myself. I'm glad I checked the track listing online and only listened to the proper album and not the two hours of bonus content

Inclasificable

Pretty mild. (38%)

Un album de bruit de fond conclu par un "okayyy" de la part de Steven, répondant ainsi à mon bonjour.

Encore une tentative desespérée de la part de la culture allemande d'exister, c'est encore raté.

Svårt! Inte för att det gör ont i öronen på något sätt, snarare tvärtom, men det blir inte heller något som helst utslag på EKG-mätaren. Elektronisk, ambient music. Långa låtar, första nästan 18 minuter, där inget händer. Mer passande bakgrundsmusik i en film, men inget jag vill lyssna på bara för att lyssna. Kul kuriosa att Tangerine Dream hjälpte göra soundtracket till GTA V.

I'm sure this was revolutionary when it came out, but feels excessive and indulgent now.

This didn’t do much for me at all, can see it would be influential given the year it came out, but not one I’ll come back to

Kuulostaa ikäistään uudemmalta, vaikka toki menee vuosisadan puolivälin klassisen musiikin vanavedessä eikä siinä mielessä tuo uutta kuin ns. popiin. Lähinnä unettaa

only 2 songs on spotify

OK, Wikipedia tells me this album was historically important. I accept that, even if I've never heard of it before. Regardless of history, today I found this an album about nothing. But unlike Seinfeld, which is excellent through and through, this music is going nowhere.

A technological breakthrough in musical history, but kind of boring to listen to.

weird spacial music

I'm sure it's historically important but it didn't seem that compelling to me. I was really into 'ambient' music in the early 2000s - I can see some of the lineage. 2 stars because I didn't have to turn it off and I was able to listen to it multiple times.

its just ambient, nothing more. Still better than the albums I gave one star

Ok, I appreciate the ambient trailblazing going on here, but this is not my bag.

This would probably be a vibe if I was high. In fact, I feel like I'm getting kind of a contact high from listening alone, which is admittedly pretty cool. However, with all my wits about me, this sounds like little more than movie sound effects pieced together into songs.

2.5/5 Ok.

This could be the Oscar nominated soundtrack from Dances With Whales. It stars Kevin Costner as an irascible, old, ship captain who sails the world aimlessly while seeking meaning for his life through the song of the sea. Spoiler alert. Much like this album, that meaning is nowhere to be found.

2. I didn't enjoy this. perhaps not in the mood. It reminded me of a movie soundtrack and something bad was about to happen. Probably wouldn't listen again and wouldn't buy.

Heel erg rustig en zweverig. Moet wel oké zijn in de juiste sfeer. Maar ik voel het toch niet direct

Yes ok I can see how this is incredibly influential and all that but no matter how much I listen I can't get this - great textures but much less in the way of actual tunes.

This gives me anxiety.

Fluffy Fluid Ambient Experiment that just wants too much to teach you how great Instruments can imitate the sounds of nature. 2.4