Tangerine Dreams and Prog Rock Nightmares

I recently acquired three albums by Tangerine Dream. Prior to these three albums I had already owned four other albums by these German prog/ambient/film score dudes. What does this mean about me as a human being? As a man? In my head it means I’m a well-rounded lover of music. It seems, though, that when […]

Miracle :: Mecury

Miracle’s Mercury is a loving homage to early 80s synth pop, much like Quentin Tarantino’s loving film homages to 70s exploitation films and the entire career of Sam Peckinpah. Like Tarantino, Steve Moore and singer Daniel O’Sullivan have created a debut album that’s steeped in inspiration, all the while never blatantly aping that inspiration. Unlike […]

In The Stratosfear

The last couple days have seen some major Tangerine Dream action. No, that’s not some crazy sex act that’s illegal in 20 states(21 I think). It’s also not a foreign film starring…someone foreign. No, Tangerine Dream is a electronic prog band from Germany that’s been taking us on cosmic journeys since the late 60s. In […]