Tangerine Dream, Rubycon.

[via wikipedia]

Edgar Froese’s band is a “rara avis” an uncommon band that over the years are reinventing themselves and music. They are not electronic music (neither Techno-pop), they are not a Prog-rock or Symphonic rock. They are not a New Age band. They are much more than a mixture of all of these stiles. Tangerine Dream is one of a kind.

And Rubycon (1975) is my favourite album from Tangerine Dream catalogue. I have many LPs and CDs of Tangerine Dream, from all their transformations and from all their musical courses. And I always find incredible and imaginative music.

So, instead of offering Rubycon videos (thanks to Trichoone) I propose to you this Wednesday a selection of videos. Let’s start.

First Rubycon in several parts.

Tangerine Dream - rubycon part 1 (part 1)

A piece I have been trying to get on for a while , the best line up here in my opinion from 1975 .

Tangerine Dream rubycon part1 (PART2)

conclusion of rubycon part 1

Tangerine Dream - Rubycon - Part 2

over a year since I uploaded part1 now finally here is part 2 from 1975 in my opinion the finest era .
[via trichoone]

Another incredible version of Rubycon.

Tangerine Dream – Rubycon

from the album Rubycon this is secound of a series of edits 1975-1979
[via officerdibbles]

A TV program from those days.

Tangerine Dream-1975 Promo

A Promotional Video with comments from the band.
[via bmet47]

Tangerine Dream playing in an unconventional arena.

Tangerine Dream - Live At Coventry Cathedral 1975

In December 1974 Tangerine Dream were invited to play in the grand setting of Rheims Cathedral, a move certainly seen at the time as groundbreaking. Because of this, they were then invited to perform in the cathedrals of York, Liverpool and Coventry. The tour attracted unprecedented coverage in the media, especially at Coventry Cathedral, an iconic building rising like a Phoenix on the ruins of the old cathedral bombed to bits by the Germans in 1940 (Tangerine Dream is, after all, a German band) as a celebration of peace and reconciliation, as well as a lasting showcase for great contemporary art. The nave is dominated by a gigantic tapestry by Graham Sutherland, the main door dwarfed by a sculpture of St Michael & The Devil by Jacob Epstein, and the consecration in 1962 heard the first performance of Britten's incomparable 'War Requiem. To their lasting credit, Tangerine Dream contributed to this celebration. This film released now for the first time on DVD will be welcomed by the massive Tangerine Dream fan base, and also seen for what it is - a meeting of cultures and for a brief moment in time, a time where the past met both the present and the future.
[via SeeOfSound]

And a video I can’t embed here. It’s Tangerine Dream - Improvisation (1976)

More about Tangerine Dream.
Official Webpage.

TD Forum.

At MySpace.

Jacob’s Tangerine Dream Blog.

At Wikipedia. And Rubycon there, too.