Tangerine DreamHyperborea

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Ambient, Berlin-School

Year:

Tracklist

No Man's Land9:03
Hyperborea8:31
Cinnamon Road3:54
Sphinx Lightning20:01

Credits (8)

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    Cover of Hyperborea, 1983-10-00, VinylHyperborea
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    Virgin – 205 801, Virgin – V 2292France1983France1983
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    Cover of Hyperborea, 1983, VinylHyperborea
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    Virgin – V2292, Virgin – V 2292, Virgin – 205 801Europe1983Europe1983
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    Cover of Hyperborea, 1983, VinylHyperborea
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    Virgin – V2292, Virgin – 205 801Europe1983Europe1983
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    Cover of Hyperborea, 1983, VinylHyperborea
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    Virgin – V2292, Virgin – 205 801Europe1983Europe1983
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    Cover of Hyperborea, 1983, VinylHyperborea
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    Virgin – VG 50032Greece1983Greece1983
    Cover of Hyperborea, 1983, VinylHyperborea
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    Virgin – V 2292Germany1983Germany1983
    Cover of Hyperborea, 1983, CassetteHyperborea
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    Virgin – TCV 2292Europe1983Europe1983
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    Cover of Hyperborea, 1983, VinylHyperborea
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    Virgin – 617205Portugal1983Portugal1983
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    Cover of Hyperborea, 1983, VinylHyperborea
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    Virgin – V 2292New Zealand1983New Zealand1983
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    Cover of Hyperborea, 1983-10-00, VinylHyperborea
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    Virgin – V 2292Italy1983Italy1983
    Cover of Hyperborea, 1983, CassetteHyperborea
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    Virgin – TC-VG 50032, Virgin – 262 VG 50032Greece1983Greece1983
    Cover of Hyperborea, 1983, VinylHyperborea
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    Virgin – V 2292Australia1983Australia1983
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    Cover of Hyperborea, 1983, CassetteHyperborea
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    Virgin – 405 801-352Germany1983Germany1983
    Cover of Hyperborea, 1983, CassetteHyperborea
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    Virgin – VK 72292Italy1983Italy1983
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    Cover of Hyperborea, 1983, CassetteHyperborea
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    Virgin – TCV 2292Europe1983Europe1983
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    Cover of Hyperborea, 1983, CassetteHyperborea
    Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release
    Billboard – BB 9403, King's – BB 9403Indonesia1983Indonesia1983
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    Cover of Hyperborea, 1983, CassetteHyperborea
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    Virgin – TCV 2292Europe1983Europe1983
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    Cover of Hyperborea, 1983, CassetteHyperborea
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    Virgin – 50132France1983France1983
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    Hyperborea
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    Virgin – V2292UK & Germany1983UK & Germany1983
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    Cover of Hyperborea, 1983, CassetteHyperborea
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    Virgin – 405801, Virgin – 405.801France1983France1983
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    Cover of Hyperborea, 1983, VinylHyperborea
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    Virgin – V 2292Australia1983Australia1983
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    Cover of Hyperborea, 1984, VinylHyperborea
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    Virgin – 70132France1984France1984
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    Cover of Hyperborea, 1984, VinylHyperborea
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    Virgin – VIL-6091Japan1984Japan1984
    Cover of Hyperborea, 1984, VinylHyperborea
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    Virgin – VIL-6091Japan1984Japan1984
    Cover of Hyperborea, 1984, CassetteHyperborea
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    Virgin – 50132France1984France1984
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    Cover of Hyperborea, 1985, CDHyperborea
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    Virgin – CDV 2292UK1985UK1985
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    Cover of Hyperborea, 1988-08-00, VinylHyperborea
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    Virgin – OVED 175Europe1988Europe1988
    Cover of Hyperborea, 1988-03-16, CDHyperborea
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    Virgin – VJD-127, Virgin Japan – VJD-127Japan1988Japan1988
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    Cover of Hyperborea, 1988, VinylHyperborea
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    Virgin – VJL-127Japan1988Japan1988
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    Cover of Hyperborea, 1990, CDHyperborea
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    Virgin – VJCP-2524Japan1990Japan1990
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    Cover of Hyperborea, 1990, CDHyperborea
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    Virgin – VJCP-2524Japan1990Japan1990
    Cover of Hyperborea, 1994, CDHyperborea
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    Virgin – TAND 4, Virgin – 7243 8 39446 20Italy1994Italy1994
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    Cover of Hyperborea, 1994, CDHyperborea
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    Virgin – 7243 8 39446 2 0US1994US1994
    Cover of Hyperborea, 1994, CDHyperborea
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    Virgin – 7243 8 39446 2 0Canada1994Canada1994
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    Cover of Hyperborea, 1995-08-07, CDHyperborea
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    Virgin – TAND 4, Virgin – 7243 8 39446 2 0, Virgin – TAND4, Virgin – 7243 8 39446 20Europe1995Europe1995
    Cover of Hyperborea, 1995-08-07, CDHyperborea
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    Virgin – TAND 4, Virgin – 7243 8 39446 2 0, Virgin – TAND4, Virgin – 7243 8 39446 20Europe1995Europe1995
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    Cover of Hyperborea, 1995-08-07, CDHyperborea
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    Virgin – TAND 4, Virgin – 7243 8 39446 2 0, Virgin – TAND4, Virgin – 7243 8 39446 20Europe1995Europe1995
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    Cover of Hyperborea, 1995-08-07, CDHyperborea
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    Virgin – TAND 4, Virgin – 7243 8 39446 2 0, Virgin – TAND4Europe1995Europe1995
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    Cover of Hyperborea, 1995, CDHyperborea
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    Virgin – TAND 4, Virgin – 7243 8 39446 2 0Europe1995Europe1995
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    Cover of Hyperborea, 1997, CDHyperborea
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    Спюрк – none, CD Media Records – 427797Russia1997Russia1997
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    Reviews

    • Cherryblossomcereal's avatar
      Hello! Does anybody know if this is the CD release that has the extra tracks, like "the dream is always the same," included?
      • LOPESME-BR's avatar
        LOPESME-BR
        This version is amazing. Much better dynamics and bigger soundstage than both UK and European pressings.
        • joeldf's avatar
          joeldf
          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.
          • Numanoid's avatar
            Numanoid
            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).
            • valley-signals-shop's avatar
              Edited 2 years ago
              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.
              • BLACKY131313's avatar
                BLACKY131313
                It may not be the best, but a good and favorite to listen to. Very good sound, not contaminated with remastering and compression.
                • DarkAgeOfReason's avatar
                  Why this release has been blocked from sale in the marketplace?
                  • Mark5W8C's avatar
                    Mark5W8C
                    There is no edge “coining” on my disc. Is this the same for everyone’s copy?
                    • phaks's avatar
                      phaks
                      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...
                      • bullfinchart's avatar
                        bullfinchart
                        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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