Best of Barclay James Harvest, Vol. 1
Artist: Barclay James Harvest
The Grammy Nominated Albums
Artist: Tangerine Dream

Electronic music is often the red-headed stepson when it comes to awards and recognition such as the Grammys. The rare exceptions include Vangelis' body of work, the avant-garde soundtrack for The Forbidden Planet by Louis & Bebe Barron, and some of the Canadian electronic artists. Tangerine Dream changed all that in the mid-'90s when the group... Read More

Force Majeure
Artist: Tangerine Dream
Community Score: 9.00

Although Tangerine Dream is usually associated with synthesizers and the ambient movement that followed over a decade after such albums as Phaedra, Stratosfear, and Rubycon were recorded, Force Majeure shows the band displaying its roots in space rock. This time around, guitar and drums (played by Klaus Krieger) are as prominent as the... Read More

Stratosfear
Artist: Tangerine Dream
Community Score: 8.67

Stratosfear, the last Tangerine Dream album by the great Baumann/Franke/Froese threesome, shows the group's desire to advance past their stellar recent material and stake out a new musical direction while others were still attempting to come to grips with Phaedra and Rubycon. The album accomplishes its mission with the addition of guitar (six-... Read More

Ricochet
Artist: Tangerine Dream
Community Score: 10.00

Electronic trio Tangerine Dream embrace their equipment and take their audience on an actual journey through this especially good, two-part showcase recorded live in France and Britain. Featuring the early and memorable lineup of Chris Franke, Edgar Froese, and Peter Baumann, Ricochet continuously evolves to the next plateau of pulsing... Read More

Canyon Dreams
Artist: Tangerine Dream
Community Score: 7.00

TD received its first Grammy nomination with this album. The music was originally composed for a scenic video on the Grand Canyon, released under the same title. The style is a rather ingenious combination of the group's progressive style and current commercial leanings, and, as such, is Tangerine Dream's finest album of recent years. ~ Linda... Read More

Rubycon
Artist: Tangerine Dream
Community Score: 8.57

The members of Tangerine Dream continued to hone their craft as pioneers of the early days of electronica, and the mid-'70s proved to be a time of prosperity and musical growth for the trio of Chris Franke, early member Peter Baumann, and permanent frontman Edgar Froese. The three of them had been delivering mysterious space records on a regular... Read More

Best of Barclay James Harvest, Vol. 2
Artist: Barclay James Harvest
Gone to Earth
Artist: Barclay James Harvest

Barclay James Harvest had streamlined their sound considerably after leaving the Harvest label, culminating (so many felt) in the mellifluous music of Gone to Earth. Their pretensions to progressive rock all but abandoned, BJH here invites comparison to contemporaries like Supertramp, REO Speedwagon, and Fleetwood Mac (some of whom were... Read More

Mars Polaris
Artist: Tangerine Dream
Community Score: 9.33

Tangerine Dream had debuted on record the same year of the original Moon launch, and 30 years down the road, Edgar Froese and co. decided to dedicate a recording to the next step, the eventual landing of a man on Mars. The result, Mars Polaris, is what sounds like a surprisingly accurate rendering of the unmanned Mars Polar Lander's visit to the... Read More