Tangram is the thirteenth major release and tenth studio album by the electronic music group Tangerine Dream. It became their fifth biggest selling album, reaching #36 in the British Top 40, and spending 5 weeks on the chart.
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Overview
At a turning point between two eras, Tangram contains fond glimpses back at the "classic long-form sequencer" period and also contains foreshadows of the "melodic short track" period to come. It introduced new member Johannes Schmoelling, re-establishing the band as a keyboard trio.
Each set contains multiple movements, some rhythmic, some atmospheric. An early live set in East Berlin (recorded in January 1980 and documented in Tangerine Dream's Quichotte, later retitled Pergamon) contains passages similar to Tangram.
Personnel
Edgar Froese – keyboards, guitars
Christopher Franke – keyboards, electronic percussion
Johannes Schmoelling – keyboards (some CD editions erroneously credit Peter Baumann)
Eduard Meyer – mixing engineer, Hansa Studios, Berlin – recorded at the Polygon studio, in Spandau, Berlin
Monica Froese – cover photo (all editions), sleeve design ("Definitive Edition")