Tangram (album)

Tangram
Studio album by Tangerine Dream
Released	30 May 1980
Recorded	1980, Polygon Studios, Berlin
Genre	Electronic music, kosmische, new age [1]
Length	40:15
Label	Virgin
Producer	Chris Franke, Edgar Froese
Tangerine Dream chronology
Force Majeure (1979) Tangram (1980) Quichotte (Pergamon) (1981)

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AllMusic	[1]

Tangram is the thirteenth major release and tenth studio album by the electronic music group Tangerine Dream. It became their fifth biggest selling album, reaching #36 in the British Top 40, and spending 5 weeks on the chart. ^[2]

Overview

At a turning point between two eras, Tangram contains fond glimpses back at the "classic long-form sequencer" period and also contains foreshadows of the "melodic short track" period to come. It introduced new member Johannes Schmoelling, re-establishing the band as a keyboard trio.

Each set contains multiple movements, some rhythmic, some atmospheric. An early live set in East Berlin (recorded in January 1980 and documented in Tangerine Dream's Quichotte , later retitled Pergamon) contains passages similar to Tangram.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tangram Set 1"	19:47

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tangram Set 2"	20:28

Personnel

• Edgar Froese – keyboards, guitars
• Christopher Franke – keyboards, electronic percussion
• Johannes Schmoelling – keyboards (some CD editions erroneously credit Peter Baumann)
• Eduard Meyer – mixing engineer, Hansa Studios, Berlin – recorded at the Polygon studio, in Spandau, Berlin
• Monica Froese – cover photo (all editions), sleeve design ("Definitive Edition")

References

1. Farley, Keith. Tangram – Tangerine Dream at AllMusic
2. Berling, Michael (29 September 2016). "Tangram". Voices in the Net.