Quinoa

Being the owner of 28 TD dics, I have to say this is my favorite. It compiles all that I've enjoyed about the old TD, with their spacial, eerie, made-for-headphones sounds, with some of the more melodic and rhythmic modifications made in later years. The opening track, "Voxel Ux" has surely got to be my favorite TD piece. It opens with a beautifully lyrical set, which builds into a musical tension, finally released with a carry-me-home melody driven by very good drumming, reminiscent of some of Phil Collins work with the now defunct "Brand X".The title track, "Quinoa" is a series of synthetic sounds carried along in places by a somewhat repetitive percussion backing. Yet, when listened to eyes closed, one gets the sense that a journey is in progress, with a dreamy destination arrived at and deliciously sculpted from the 20th minute onward.The final track "Lhasa" is without strong rhythym, and becomes a gentle set-down from the periodic energy of the previous two. Far from being meaningless meanderings, "Lhasa" is lovely in texture, exotic in depth, and is a place to allow ones imagination to wander carelessly.This is an incredibly good disc, and the more so because of the absence of screeching electric guitars, which I personally find to be distasteful because of their aggressive interventions in some of TD's otherwise great work throughout the 80's.

This medley of three Tangerine Dream selections is a compilation:1.Voxel Ux has originally been composed for a website competition on Tangerine Dream's first homepage in 1996,2.Quinoa was released as a limited edition of 1,000 copies for fan club in 1992,3.Lhasa is the first movement from the Tibetan Cycle still under production.What you will find from this is how relevant Tangerine Dream still is today either over twenty years for these selections or forty-three years from when they played at the Berlin Wall live.

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Tangerine Dream's original "Quinoa" album was a special limited edition pressing, produced exclusively for former members of the Tangerine Dream International Fan Club upon the demise of that organisation in 1992. This 1998 general re-release of the album is usually referred to as "Quinoa Extended" because it adds another 20-odd minutes of previously unavailable material to the original 28.The opening `Voxel Ux' was originally composed for a Tangerine Dream web-site competition in 1996. (The competition involved finding other competitors with fragments of the work and then co-operating to re-assemble it. The details of how the competition was finally won make fascinating reading on Tangerine Dream's official web-site!) The work is a lively and engaging piece of some 8 minutes duration.The closing track, `Lhasa', is a more drawn-out and contemplative affair. Consisting mostly of long, sustained organ-like chords, this work is suggestive at first of some very early Tangerine Dream works (and later of some of the quieter moments of "Miracle Mile"). It is, in fact, an early version of a track from the album "The Seven Letters from Tibet" now re-titled `The Long Distance Blue' (or possibly `The Blue Pearl' - the tracks of that album are given two sets of names on its sleeve). The version presented here is shorter but sits well on the disc, and provides material for both of the other tracks.`Quinoa' remains the principal item on this CD, though. As well as sharing ideas with both of the other two tracks here, it at times harks back to the band's earlier successes, whilst also providing some tantalising glimpses of the way the father and son team were to head later. In short, it provides an excellent summary of the status of the band in 1992. The track is full of variety and imaginative playing and it is hard to see how any Tangerine Dream fan, old or new, could find anything to dislike here.Even in its extended form, though, "Quinoa" has a far from generous total timing (and with 11 minutes-worth of the music being subsequently released elsewhere). Its contents are nevertheless entirely satisfying and should appeal to more than just the established TD addict. It is certainly well worth a listen.

Tangerine Dream's Quinoa (1999) is a highly conceptual album which delivers quite well -- it is a joint effort of the father-son team of Edgar and Jerome Froese. There are only 3 songs on the disc: Voxel Ux (11:59), Quinoa (28:25), and Lhasa (9:49). If you enjoy long, dreamy, meditative, spacey works which develop over time, but are never completely overwhelming, this is your disc. The songs herein definitely have a beat and are catchy in their own spacey way -- you can easily kick back and let your mind go as you listen, or the album makes for a great background sound as you read or visit company. This album is reminiscent of the old Tangerine Dream conceptual albums from the 70s and early 80s. This is one of my all-time favorite Tangerine Dream discs.

Tangerine Dream's "Quinoa" is among the weirdest yet most interest CDs that they have ever released. "Quinoa" was actually a rarity recorded in 1992 and was a limited edition sweepstake recording handed out to winners in some kind of contest. With only three tracks, they are VERY LONG! The title track is probably the long song I know of to date at 28 and a half minutes yet blend smany beautiful tapestries throughout never allowing it to get boring. "Vonel Ox" is an atmospheric closer.

"Quinoa" from Tangerine Dream has one of the most attractive covers I've seen, but I purchased the album simply because it WAS Tangerine Dream. Completely different in style and rhythm of earlier Franke and Froese music, this album definitely shows their progression. Containing only three tracks, they blend together to nearly form a continuous, musical piece, tranquil and upbeat. If you like any kind of ambient music, not harsh or "dark," then "Quinoa" will make an excellent addition to your CD collection. Recommended for daytime listening.

Love T Dream. Saw them way back in '78 at the then Hammersmith Odeon. Though time has moved, this is still archetypal T Dream (from '92 that is) with ethereal soundscapes and typical Froese piano work and far eastern themed melodies. Wonderful.

Excellent! Very pleased.

Interesting snap shot in the development of the group

Hier gibt es mit "Quinoa" und "Voxel ux" zwei Titel, die vorher nur schwer erhältlich waren - es lohnt sich.

Quinoa reste un album à part dans la carrière de Tangerine Dream. D'abord parce qu'il est composé de trois morceaux ayant chacun une histoire: le morceau-titre sortit à l'origine en 1992 à l'attention exclusive de leur fan-club dans une édition limitée à 1000 exemplaires; Voxel Ux fut quant à lui composé spécialement pour le gagnant d'un concours de sites web; enfin Lhasa restait un morceau inédit sorti du placard des Froese.Une oeuvre composite donc, et pourtant le miracle se produit: musicalement très cohérent, cet album est l'une des plus grandes réussistes du groupe. Sons éthérés, rythmes percutants, mélodies enjouées parfois teintées de mélancolie, orchestration superbe: tout concourt à la beauté absolue de ce chef-d'oeuvre qui ne livrera véritablement son essence qu'à partir de la troisième écoute.