The PlayersĬhris Franke, Edgar Froese, Klaus Krieger (drums) with Eduard Meyer (cello play). Original LP VersionĪll material composed by Edgar Froese and Chris Franke. This is a calculated and compelling work from two experienced artists who move through the electronic medium with grace and precision. If earlier Tangerine Dream albums were susceptible to charges of improvisational noodling at times, no such charge could be reasonably leveled against this album. Krieger, who served as an independently minded element on Cyclone, appears here more to lend credibility to Froese’s rock-like guitar segments than act as a third voice.įorce Majeure’s greatest achievement is the overwhelming sense of purpose that marks this music. “Thru Metamorphic Rocks” contains more heroic guitar from Froese, but is generally a return to the amorphous and eerie compositions of past albums, with percussive space echoes that occasionally suggest the work of Klaus Schulze. “Cloudburst Flight” begins with acoustic guitar and warm washes of synthesizer, but soon Froese’s grating and garbled electric guitar pushes the musical discussion into one of conflict, which is finally resolved with the coexistence of peace and turmoil. The album’s highlight is the side-long title track, which suggests nothing less than the creation of the world, with the hands of God communicated by the purposeful sequencer patterns, followed by moments of hope and heroism that approach the sublime, and closing with the lighthearted counterpoint of a futuristic J.S. With Steve Jolliffe gone and Klaus Krieger reduced to an ancillary role, Edgar Froese and Christopher Franke parlay their longstanding collaboration into a complementary musical dialogue that is at once lean and evocative. The sequencer-based arrangements of past albums find their fruition on Force Majeure. Intoxicating sequencer patterns, heroic themes and mountains of mind candy await on this wonder-full album.
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