Tangerine Dream formed in Berlin in 1967. The initial line up (on their first release Electronic Meditation) included Edgar Froese, Conrad Schnitzler (cello) & Klaus Schulze (drums). This release was a prime example of the Berlin School (free rock/krautrock).
Both Schnitzler & Schulze would depart after this first album, For TD's econd album, long-standing member Christopher Franke replaced Schulze. By their third album they had added Peter Baumann. This core of Froese, Franke, & Baumann signed to Virgin Records in 1973. Their subsequent release Phaedra would define their style for years to come. Understated, droning keyboard, guitar melodies intertwined with ambient washes of reverberating electronic textures, utilizing synthesizers, & sequencers.
After Baumann's departure in 1978, TD experimented with their tried & true formula on Cyclone with the addition of Steve Jolliffe, adding vocals & woodwinds with Klaus Krüger on drums. Johannes Schmölling then joined for Tangram.
This line-up remained stable until the mid-1980s, as the group shifted toward more rhythmic textures. Paul Haslinger replaced Schmölling in 1985. This is the line-up featured here, as Chris Franke left in 1987 over creative differences with Froese.
Although Canyon Dreams wasn't released on CD until 1991, it originally dates to 1987 as the band's first video-album. It is the brainchild of Chris Franke & Paul Haslinger. Canyon Dreams is basically the sequel to Underwater Sunlight, sharing the ambitious scale of that album with a more pared-back, restrained sound palette. It's a return to TD's ambient roots.
The track "Colorado Dawn" was added to the 1991 release by Jerome Froese & the 1999 reissue included a further track "Rocky Mountain Hawk". This album soundtracked a film of beautiful shots of the Grand Canyon.
Shadow Flyer
Canyon Carver
Water's Gift
Canyon Voices
Sudden Revelation
Matter of Time
Purple Nightfall
Colorado Dawn
Rocky Mountain Hawk
At one with my surroundings,
NØ
Canyon Dreams
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