Tangerine Dream - Blue Years Studio Albums 1985-1987

‘Le Parc’ was the first studio album by Tangerine Dream following their departure from Virgin Records. Edgar Froese, Chris Franke and Johannes Schmoelling recorded in Vienna, Berlin and London, utilising the services of guest vocalists Clare Torry on ‘Yellowstone Park’ and Katja Brauneis on ‘Zen Garden’. The album’s title track, subtitled ‘L.A. Streethawk’, was a reworking of Tangerine Dream’s theme to the US TV series Streethawk. ‘Green Desert’ took over two decades from its initial recording sessions to completion. Locked away in Edgar Froese’s personal archive for many years, in 1984 the recordings were revisited with additional recordings by Edgar being added, finally appearing in 1986. ‘Underwater Sunlight’ was released in 1986. Rightly heralded as an ambient classic, the album was the first to feature Paul Haslinger and was arguably the finest of the band’s so called “blue years”, influencing a new generation of ambient musicians. ‘Tyger’ was recorded in Berlin and Vienna and was the final studio release by the band for the Jive Electro label, taking its inspiration from the poems of William Blake. Edgar Froese, Chris Franke and Paul Haslinger utilised the services of guest vocalist Joceylyn Bernadette Smith resulting in one of the most inspiring Tangerine Dream albums of the so called “blue years”.