Gig Review:
Tangerine Dream
Gate of Saturn
Live at the Lowry

May 28, 2011 at the Lowry, Manchester (Salford), UK
Words + Photos by Kelwin

Well what can you say? Tangerine Dream is undoubtedly one of the all-time-greats, a band that's been a leading light in electronic music since the earliest days. It's something of a testament to their greatness that, unlike many groups who started on the same journey back in the 60s, that TD is still going as strong as ever. And even more so that they're not simply churning out their old tracks but are instead still up there with the best, still innovating and still coming up with a fresh new sound that works for 2011.

 

The two-set concert (plus encore) comprised mainly Tangerine Dream's more recent works with a few visits to tracks from the 80s which were, as ever, exceptionally well received.

Set 1
Marmontel Riding on a Clef (Album: The Island of the Fay)
Death in the Shadow (Album: The Island of the Fay)
Logos 2011 (EP: The Gate of Saturn)
Culpa Levis 2010 (Album: Booster IV)
Living in Eternity (Album: The Angel of the West Window)
Calumet (Unreleased)
Cycle of Eternity (Album: The Island of the Fay)
Ayumi's Butterflies (Album: Summer in Nagasaki)
Sally's Garden (DVD: IZU Japan / Rocking Out The Garden)
Darkness Veiling the Night (Album: The Island of the Fay)

Set 2
Astrophel and Stella (Album: Zeitgeist)
Mombasa Tuareg Remix (Album: Booster IV)
Fire on the Mountain (Album: Views from a Red Train)
Carmel Calif (Album: Views from a Red Train)
Long Island Sunset (Album: Booster IV)
A Snail's Dream (Album: Booster IV / Zeitgeist Concert)
Dominion 2010 (Album: Booster IV)
Alchemy of the Heart (Album: Booster IV / Zeitgeist Concert)
Morphing (Album: The Endless Season)
Kiev Mission (Album: Zeitgeist / DVD Rocking Out The Bats)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guitar Solo by Edgar

An added treat saved for an encore was a guitar solo by Edgar W Froese, the founding father of Tangerine Dream. Edgar deserves to be recognised as one of the great guitarists of rock with his own unique and inimitable style. While many guitarists might push too hard, perhaps attempting to prove their prowess, Edgar's measured and controlled playing style allows his true genius to shine through.

 

Links
www.tangerinedream-music.com
www.thelowry.com

Date posted: June 1, 2011
 

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