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Key Information
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| Artist: |
Tangerine Dream |
| Record Label: |
Sanctuary (USA) |
| Genre: |
R&B |
| Subgenre: |
Dance |
| Release Date: |
February 07, 2005 |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. Song of the Whale Part 1: From Dawn...
2. Song of the Whale Part 2: To Dusk...
3. Dolphin Dance
4. Ride on the Ray
5. Scuba Scuba
6. Underwater Twilight |
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Tangerine Dream: Edgar Froese, Chris Franke, Paul Haslinger. Recorded at The Dream Studios, Berlin, Germany. Includes liner notes by Jonathan Miller. UNDERWATER SUNLIGHT is the second Tangerine Dream record with a clearly defined central theme-in this case, the ocean. (Their first concept album was the studio predecessor, LE PARC). One may speculate that the band's concurrent and successful soundtrack work inspired their newfound interest in making cinematic records. The song cycle opens with the two-part meditation "Song of the Whale," featuring digitally-produced "acoustic" guitars. This epic captures the feeling of the sun rising over the sea, the play of waves over the sand, and the gentle rollicking and deep moan of the eponymous mammal. Each of the succeeding tracks recreates an element of the hydrosphere: dancing dolphins, manta rays, scuba diving. Perhaps the most impressive track is the closing "Underwater Twilight," wherein lulling synths create the effect of sun-dappled waters, eventually givi... |
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