Tracklist
No Man's Land | 9:03 | ||
Hyperborea | 8:31 | ||
Cinnamon Road | 3:54 | ||
Sphinx Lightning | 20:01 |
Credits (8)
- Franke*Composed By
- Froese*Composed By
- Schmoelling*Composed By
- Monique FroeseDesign [Cover Design]
- Tadream ProductionManagement
- Chris Franke*Producer [Produced By], Performer [Played By], Engineer [Engineered By], Composed By
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Image | , | – | In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory | Version Details | Data Quality | ||||
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![]() | Hyperborea LP, Album | Virgin – 205 801, Virgin – V 2292 | France | 1983 | France — 1983 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Hyperborea LP, Album | Virgin – V2292, Virgin – V 2292, Virgin – 205 801 | Europe | 1983 | Europe — 1983 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Hyperborea LP, Album | Virgin – V2292, Virgin – 205 801 | Europe | 1983 | Europe — 1983 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Hyperborea LP, Album, Stereo | Virgin – V2292, Virgin – 205 801 | Europe | 1983 | Europe — 1983 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Hyperborea LP, Album | Virgin – VG 50032 | Greece | 1983 | Greece — 1983 | ||||
![]() | Hyperborea LP, Album | Virgin – V 2292 | Germany | 1983 | Germany — 1983 | ||||
![]() | Hyperborea Cassette, Album | Virgin – TCV 2292 | Europe | 1983 | Europe — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Hyperborea LP, Album | Virgin – 617205 | Portugal | 1983 | Portugal — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Hyperborea LP, Album | Virgin – V 2292 | New Zealand | 1983 | New Zealand — 1983 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Hyperborea LP, Album | Virgin – V 2292 | Italy | 1983 | Italy — 1983 | ||||
![]() | Hyperborea Cassette, Album | Virgin – TC-VG 50032, Virgin – 262 VG 50032 | Greece | 1983 | Greece — 1983 | ||||
![]() | Hyperborea LP, Album | Virgin – V 2292 | Australia | 1983 | Australia — 1983 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Hyperborea Cassette, Album | Virgin – 405 801-352 | Germany | 1983 | Germany — 1983 | ||||
![]() | Hyperborea Cassette, Album | Virgin – VK 72292 | Italy | 1983 | Italy — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Hyperborea Cassette, Album | Virgin – TCV 2292 | Europe | 1983 | Europe — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Hyperborea Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release | Billboard – BB 9403, King's – BB 9403 | Indonesia | 1983 | Indonesia — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Hyperborea Cassette, Album, Red Text | Virgin – TCV 2292 | Europe | 1983 | Europe — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Hyperborea Cassette, Album | Virgin – 50132 | France | 1983 | France — 1983 | New Submission | |||
Hyperborea LP, Album, Stereo | Virgin – V2292 | UK & Germany | 1983 | UK & Germany — 1983 | New Submission | ||||
![]() | Hyperborea Cassette, Album, Dolby | Virgin – 405801, Virgin – 405.801 | France | 1983 | France — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Hyperborea LP, Album, Promo | Virgin – V 2292 | Australia | 1983 | Australia — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Hyperborea LP, Album, Repress | Virgin – 70132 | France | 1984 | France — 1984 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Hyperborea LP, Album | Virgin – VIL-6091 | Japan | 1984 | Japan — 1984 | ||||
![]() | Hyperborea LP, Album, Promo | Virgin – VIL-6091 | Japan | 1984 | Japan — 1984 | ||||
![]() | Hyperborea Cassette, Album | Virgin – 50132 | France | 1984 | France — 1984 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Hyperborea CD, Album, Stereo | Virgin – CDV 2292 | UK | 1985 | UK — 1985 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Hyperborea LP, Reissue, Album | Virgin – OVED 175 | Europe | 1988 | Europe — 1988 | ||||
![]() | Hyperborea CD, Album, Reissue | Virgin – VJD-127, Virgin Japan – VJD-127 | Japan | 1988 | Japan — 1988 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Hyperborea LP, Album, Promo, Reissue | Virgin – VJL-127 | Japan | 1988 | Japan — 1988 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Hyperborea CD, Album, Promo, Reissue | Virgin – VJCP-2524 | Japan | 1990 | Japan — 1990 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Hyperborea CD, Album, Reissue | Virgin – VJCP-2524 | Japan | 1990 | Japan — 1990 | ||||
![]() | Hyperborea CD, Album, Remastered, Reissue | Virgin – TAND 4, Virgin – 7243 8 39446 20 | Italy | 1994 | Italy — 1994 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Hyperborea CD, Album, Remastered, Reissue | Virgin – 7243 8 39446 2 0 | US | 1994 | US — 1994 | ||||
![]() | Hyperborea CD, Album, Remastered, Reissue | Virgin – 7243 8 39446 2 0 | Canada | 1994 | Canada — 1994 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Hyperborea CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered | Virgin – TAND 4, Virgin – 7243 8 39446 2 0, Virgin – TAND4, Virgin – 7243 8 39446 20 | Europe | 1995 | Europe — 1995 | ||||
![]() | Hyperborea CD, Album, Remastered, Reissue | Virgin – TAND 4, Virgin – 7243 8 39446 2 0, Virgin – TAND4, Virgin – 7243 8 39446 20 | Europe | 1995 | Europe — 1995 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Hyperborea CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered | Virgin – TAND 4, Virgin – 7243 8 39446 2 0, Virgin – TAND4, Virgin – 7243 8 39446 20 | Europe | 1995 | Europe — 1995 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Hyperborea CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered | Virgin – TAND 4, Virgin – 7243 8 39446 2 0, Virgin – TAND4 | Europe | 1995 | Europe — 1995 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Hyperborea CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered | Virgin – TAND 4, Virgin – 7243 8 39446 2 0 | Europe | 1995 | Europe — 1995 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Hyperborea CD, Album, Unofficial Release | Спюрк – none, CD Media Records – 427797 | Russia | 1997 | Russia — 1997 | New Submission |
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Reviews
- Hello! Does anybody know if this is the CD release that has the extra tracks, like "the dream is always the same," included?
referencing Hyperborea (LP, Album) VIL-6091
This version is amazing. Much better dynamics and bigger soundstage than both UK and European pressings.referencing Hyperborea (LP, Album) V 2292
My copy says Made In New Zealand on the label and back cover, but the label printing is different than in photos. Left side has V2292 and under it (V2292A) or (V2292B) on respective sides. Side numbers also just left of spindle hole. No mention of "STEREO" on the label at all, although it certainly is in stereo.referencing Hyperborea (LP, Album) V2292
The title "Hyperborea" makes sense in that they breached the borders of the cold war at the time, and played live behind the iron curtain in Warsaw (Poland).- Edited 2 years ago
referencing Hyperborea (LP, Album) V2292
Prior to recording Hyperborea, Edgar Froese and Johannes Schmoelling acquired two of the first waveform-sampling computers on the market. At the time, floppy disks were the cutting edge and they were able to create rhythms and structures to be stored. In terms of music, the review below says it all - it's one of the most striking TD albums and definitely a departure from their typical sound. It's also an interesting listen in in the context of what music they created using this new digital technology. referencing Hyperborea (LP, Album) V2292
It may not be the best, but a good and favorite to listen to. Very good sound, not contaminated with remastering and compression.referencing Hyperborea (LP, Album) V 2292
There is no edge “coining” on my disc. Is this the same for everyone’s copy?referencing Hyperborea (LP, Album) 205 801
bullfinchart - you are right!!!!!!
I'd like to add that in 2016 you hear hundreds of sounds that were sampled/reprogrammed for techno + trance +tribal in the last 30 years...- For me, Hyperborea is Tangerine Dream's underrated masterpiece. Oft-ignored (certainly least mentioned) among the Virgin albums, Hyperborea is probably the group's most daring work of the 1980s. Whilst the gradual change towards melodic instrumental pop music is evident in the progression found through Exit, White Eagle and Le Parc, via the two live albums Logos and Poland, Hyperborea exists on its own, appearing out of leftfield and sounding entirely unlike anything the band have recorded before or since.
Opener No Man's Land is an electronic raga of sorts, based around a single droning chord, and tabla and sitar samples. The typical Schmoelling-era tropes are there - twinkly sequences, drum machine beats - but are employed in such a way that makes the piece sound entirely unique. The intertwining melodies are both enchanting and catchy, and the piece is one of the most uplifting, joyous compositions I've ever heard. In stark contrast, the title track is slow and atmospheric, with reverbed drums and mysterious synth pads. One of the rare Tangerine Dream tracks to not be based around a sequencer line, the piece instead builds on stately melodies and an enigmatic mood. Cinnamon Road marks the return of the sitar, utilised in a poppier piece somewhat akin to White Eagle's Midnight in Tula.
The album closes on Sphinx Lightning, which is occasionally criticised for being 'boring' - however, this seems to be largely due to its absence of driving solos. Instead, the improvisation atop the layers of sequences is much more textural, giving the piece a certain allegiance with the band's '70s works like Rubycon. After a moody first half, the piece picks up in mood, leading to a jubilant and celebratory outro, which mirrors the uplifting mood of the opening piece.
Hyperborea is very much an anomaly in this era of Tangerine Dream, being more based around suggestive mood pieces than simple pop pieces or extensive synth solos; it is perhaps this that makes it somewhat forgotten, yet it is this that makes it my favourite album of theirs. An understated work of quiet genius, and one of all-time favourites by any artist.
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