Froese

Real Name:
Edgar Wilmar Froese
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Edgar Froese, Born on June 6th, 1944 in Tilsit, Eastern Prussia, began his musical career in 1965 with a short-lived rock group known as The Ones. After the group's disbandment in 1967, Froese then co-founded Tangerine Dream within the same year. After decades, and a myriad of compositions, Froese remains the only original member of the band.
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Discography

Production:
Exit (Album) (4 versions)   Virgin Schallplatten GmbH ... 1981
Flashpoint (LP, Album)   Heavy Metal Records 1984
Phaedra (Album) (3 versions)   Virgin 1985
Tangram (Album) (4 versions)   Virgin 1985
Pergamon (Album) (5 versions)   Caroline Records ... 1986
Tyger (Album) (4 versions)   Relativity ... 1987
The Best Of Tangerine Dream (CD, Comp, Gol)   Jive 1989
Poland (CD, Album, RM)   Essential, Essential, Castle Communications, Castle Communications 1996
Electronic Dreams (CD) Kiev Mission Virgin, Virgin 1997
X-Rated: The Electronic Files (2xCD, Comp) Phaedra (Excerpt) Boudisque Records 2002
Booster (2xCD, Comp)   Purple Pyramid 2008
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Phaedra (Album) (7 versions) Phaedra, Mysterious Se... Virgin ... 1974
Ricochet (Album) (9 versions)   Virgin ... 1975
V (2xLP, Smplr, Gat) Overture Virgin 1975
Stratosfear (Album) (9 versions)   Virgin Schallplatten GmbH ... 1976
Encore (2xLP, Album)   Virgin 1977
Cyclone (Album) (4 versions)   Virgin ... 1978
Tangram (Album) (6 versions)   Virgin ... 1980
Exit (Album) (4 versions)   Virgin Schallplatten GmbH ... 1981
Das Mädchen Auf Der Treppe (7", Single)   Virgin, Virgin 1982
White Eagle (Album) (2 versions)   Virgin 1982
Wolkenreise - Zwischen Traum Und Phantasie (LP, Comp) Daydream, Das Mädchen... Ariola, Ariola Eurodisc GmbH 1983
Flashpoint (LP, Album)   Heavy Metal Records 1984
Risky Business - Soundtrack (LP, Album, Comp, RE)   Virgin 1984
Le Parc (Album) (4 versions)   Jive Electro ... 1985
Green Desert (CD, Album)   Jive Electro 1986
Pergamon (Album) (5 versions)   Caroline Records ... 1986
Tyger (Album) (4 versions)   Relativity ... 1987
The Best Of Tangerine Dream (CD, Comp, Gol)   Jive 1989
Synthesizer Greatest Volume 5 - The Final Episode (Comp, Album) (5 versions) One For The Books Arcade ... 1990
Synthesizer Superhits (Comp, Album) (2 versions) Das Mädchen Auf Der T... Dino Music (2) 1990
The Synthesizer Album (CD, Comp) Das Mädchen Auf Der T... Music Club 1992
A Brief History Of Ambient - Volume 1 (2xCD, Comp) Thru Metamorphic Rock ... Virgin Records America, Inc. 1993
Turn Up The Bass Presents: The Ultimate Dream Mix - Volume 2 (CD, Mixed, Comp) Theme From "Body Double" Arcade 1994
Poland (CD, Album, RM)   Essential, Essential, Castle Communications, Castle Communications 1996
Tangerine Ambience: A Tribute To Tangerine Dream (CD, Comp) Bent Cold Sidewalk Hypnotic 1996
The Dream Roots Collection (5xCD, Mixed + Box, Mixed)   Essential, Essential 1996
Electronic Dreams (CD) Kiev Mission, Specific... Virgin, Virgin 1997
Atem (Album) (2 versions)   Castle Music 1999
Pop 2000 - 50 Jahre Popmusik Und Jugendkultur In Deutschland (8xCD, Comp, Car + Box) Phaedra Grönland Records 1999
Tangerine Dream (CD)   Disky 1999
The Keep: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD, Ltd)   TDI Music 1999
Tyranny Of Beauty (CD, Album, RE) Catwalk, Birdwatcher's... TDI Music 1999
Alpha Centauri (Album) (2 versions)   Castle Music 2002
Electronic Meditation (Album) (2 versions)   Castle Music ... 2002
X-Rated: The Electronic Files (2xCD, Comp) Phaedra (Excerpt) Boudisque Records 2002
Zeit (CD, Album, RM, RE)   Castle Music 2002
The Essential Collection (2xCD)   Metro Doubles 2006
One Times One (CD, Album, Cup) Loved By The Sun (Inst... Eastgate 2007
Booster (2xCD, Comp) One Night In Space, Hy... Purple Pyramid 2008
Early Beginnings (CD, Album)   Viktoriapark, Viktoriapark 2008
Berlin 61 / 89 - Wall Of Sound (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) A Dali-Esque Sleep Fuse Le Maquis 2009
Logos Live (CD, Album)   Virgin, Virgin  
Tracks Appear On:
A Brief History Of Ambient - Volume 1 (2xCD, Comp) Panorphelia Virgin Records America, Inc. 1993
House Party Presents Trance Dream (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Theme From "Body Doubl... Arcade Deutschland GmbH 1994
Electronic Dreams (CD) Specific Gravity Of Smile Virgin, Virgin 1997
Berlin 61 / 89 - Wall Of Sound (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) A Dali-Esque Sleep Fuse Le Maquis 2009
Unofficial Releases:
3 Tier Dream (3xCD, Ltd)   Connoisseur Collection 1993
Incantations & Elucubrations (12") Choronzon Cosmic Communications  
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Reviews & Discussion

Review by daveindetroit Jan 11, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)
Edgar's solo works and his work with Tangerine Dream has done more to shape the sound of New Age Music than any other artist. The quality of those works has had it's up ands downs but his influence on New Age Music is unmistakable.
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