Tangram (album)

Tangram
Studio album by Tangerine Dream
Released	1 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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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[edit]

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 "new age 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[edit]

Personnel[edit]

• Edgar Froese — keyboards, guitars
• Christopher Franke — keyboards, electronic percussion
• Johannes Schmoelling — keyboards
• Eduard Meyer — mixing engineer, Hansa Studios, Berlin
• Monica Froese — cover photo (all editions), sleeve design ("Definitive Edition")

Some CD editions erroneously credit Peter Baumann instead of Schmoelling.

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