Electronic Meditation
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1970 LP album cover
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| Studio album by Tangerine Dream | ||||
| Released | June 1970 | |||
| Recorded | October 1969 | |||
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| Length | 36:37 | |||
| Label | Ohr | |||
| Producer | Tangerine Dream | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Pitchfork | 7.6/10 |
Electronic Meditation is the debut album by German electronic music group Tangerine Dream, released in June 1970 by record label Ohr.
The album was recorded in a rented factory in Berlin in October 1969, using just a two-track Revox tape recorder.
Electronic Meditation is the only Tangerine Dream album to feature the line-up of Edgar Froese, Klaus Schulze and Conrad Schnitzler. The 2002 CD reissue on Sanctuary Records revealed that there were two previously uncredited musicians: organist Jimmy Jackson and flautist Thomas Keyserling.
Its style is a unique form of free jazz, electronic art music, and instrumental rock; or as Sound on Sound magazine described it, "free electronic rock". Its instrumentation ranges from conventional instruments such as the guitar, organ, drums, and cello to various custom-made electronic devices implemented by Edgar Froese and found sounds such as broken glass, burning parchment, and dried peas being shaken in a sieve. The backwards vocals at the end of side B are of Edgar Froese reading from the back of a ferry ticket from Dover to Calais. The original LP had a balloon inserted in the cover; the 2004 Japan CD release is a copy of the original LP cover and includes the balloon.
In its retrospective review, AllMusic wrote: "The album is not without its flaws, but it's strong in many ways and shows abundant promise".
All tracks written by Edgar Froese, Klaus Schulze and Conrad Schnitzler..
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