Zack: Tangerine Dream has released over 100 albums,
so one was bound to make this list just by sheer chance. The one that did,
Phaedra, is among the group’s first albums. I didn’t particularly like the
album, but reading the Wikipedia page has given me some sort of appreciation
for it. After I finished listening, I happened to note that the year on the
album was maybe a decade or so earlier than I thought it would have been. And
it turns out that this was not a typo in my iTunes but rather a symbol of how
ahead of their time Tangerine Dream were. They were among the first to start
playing around with synthetic instruments, and really seemed to be trying to
push them as far as they can go. None of the cosmic nature of the sounds that
are described on Wikipedia came through for me. But I can see how absolutely
seminal this album is for so many electronic genres that have come since.
Favorite Tracks: Mysterious Semblance At The
Strand Of Nightmares; Phaedra; Movements Of A Visionary
Emily: This album didn't really inspire anything in me. Granted, I was studying family law for the bar while I listened to it, but I think even if I had 100% laser focus on the music I still wouldn't have gotten much out of it. I tend to feel that way about a lot of electronic albums we listen to. When they're pleasant and ambient, the music tends to fade into the background, like waves crashing at the beach or the buzz of the city outside my window. It's nice to hear, but doesn't elicit much else from me. Phaedra fit right into that scheme of electronic music. I'll take it any day over something that's loud and screeching, but 400 albums definitely went out with a whimper.
Favorite Tracks: Phaedra; Mysterious Semblance At The Strand Of Nightmares; Movements Of A Visionary
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