Electronic Meditation
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1970 LP album cover
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| Studio album by Tangerine Dream | ||||
| Released | June 1970 | |||
| Recorded | October 1969 | |||
| Genre | Experimental, krautrock, ambient, psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 36:37 | |||
| Label | Ohr | |||
| Producer | Tangerine Dream | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.6/10)[2] |
Electronic Meditation is the debut album by the German electronic music group Tangerine Dream.
Recording and history
The album was recorded in a rented factory in Berlin in October 1969, using just a two-track Revox tape recorder.[3] Its style is a unique form of free jazz, electronic art music, and instrumental rock; or as Sound on Sound magazine described it, "free electronic rock".[3] Its instrumentation ranges from conventional instruments such as the guitar, organ, drums, and cello to various custom-made electronic devices implemented by Edgar Froese and found sounds such as broken glass, burning parchment, and dried peas being shaken in a sieve. The backwards vocals at the end of side two are of Edgar Froese reading from the back of a ferry ticket from Dover to Calais. The original LP had a balloon inserted in the cover; the 2004 Japan CD release is a copy of the original LP cover and includes the balloon.[4]
Electronic Meditation is the only Tangerine Dream album to feature the line-up of Edgar Froese, Klaus Schulze and Conrad Schnitzler. The 2002 CD reissue on Sanctuary Records revealed that there were two previously uncredited musicians: organist Jimmy Jackson and flautist Thomas Keyserling.[4]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Edgar Froese, Klaus Schulze, Conrad Schnitzler.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Genesis" | 5:57 |
| 2. | "Journey Through a Burning Brain" | 12:26 |
| 3. | "Cold Smoke" | 10:38 |
| 4. | "Ashes to Ashes" | 4:06 |
| 5. | "Resurrection" | 3:27 |
Personnel
- Edgar Froese – six- and twelve-string guitar, organ, piano, sound effects, tapes
- Conrad Schnitzler – cello, violin, addiator
- Klaus Schulze – drums, percussion, metal sticks
- Jimmy Jackson – organ (uncredited)
- Thomas Keyserling – flute (uncredited)
