Edgar Froese
Edgar Willmar Froese (6 June 1944 – 20 January 2015) was a German musical artist and electronic music pioneer, best known for founding the electronic music group Tangerine Dream in 1967. Froese was the only continuous member of the group until his death. Although his solo and group recordings before 2003 name him "Edgar Froese", his later solo albums bear the name "Edgar W. Froese".
Froese was born in Tilsit, East Prussia (now Sovetsk, Russia), on D-Day during World War II; members of his family, including his father, had been killed by the Nazis and after the war, his mother and surviving family settled in Berlin. He took piano lessons from the age of 12 and started playing guitar at 15. After showing an early aptitude for art, Froese enrolled at the Academy of the Arts in Berlin to study painting and sculpture.
One of his most lucrative jobs was to design advertising posters for the Berlin buses. He started an evening degree in psychology and philosophy and received his doctorate on Kant's categorical imperative. Since his interpretation was not by the academic way of thinking, he left the college with the remark: "The dust of the universities is like a shroud over the truth." In 1965, he formed a band called The Ones, who played psychedelic rock, and some rock and R&B standards. While playing in Spain, The Ones were invited to perform at Salvador Dalí's villa in Cadaqués. Froese's encounter with Dalí was highly influential, inspiring him to pursue more experimental directions with his music. The Ones disbanded in 1967, having released only one single "Lady Greengrass" (b/w "Love of Mine") on Star-Club Records. After returning to Berlin, Froese began recruiting musicians for the free-rock band that would become Tangerine Dream.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 0.794 |
Birthday | 1944-06-06 |
Place of Birth | Tilsit, East Prussia, Germany |
Also Known As | Tangerine Dream, |
2008
Tangerine Dream - Loreley
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On July 18th, 2008 Tangerine Dream performed an open air concert as part of the "Night Of The Prog Festival" at the Loreley Rock at the river Rhine in...
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Tangerine Dream - Loreley
2009
Tangerine Dream - One Night in Space - Live at the Alte Oper Frankfurt
7/1
From Linda Spa's music box playing at the beginning of the concert on October 7th 2007 up to the last chord you will hear and see everything happens d...
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Tangerine Dream - One Night in Space - Live at the Alte Oper Frankfurt
2011
Tangerine Dream - The London Eye Concert - Live at the Forum London
5.3/3
The London Eye Concert‘ was recorded during Tangerine Dream‘s live concert at the Forum at London-Kentishtown on 1st November 2008. London‘s and TD‘s...
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Tangerine Dream - The London Eye Concert - Live at the Forum London
2010
Tangerine Dream . The Epsilon Journey
3.8/2
The first and maybe the only time you will see and hear Edgar Froese performing his solo compositions created from the mid seventies until today.
The...
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Tangerine Dream . The Epsilon Journey
2009
Tangerine Dream . Rocking Out The Bats
4/2
A beautiful warm late summer night it was when five musicians started one of their maybe most remarkable outdoor concerts in the City of Berlin. The s...
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Tangerine Dream . Rocking Out The Bats
2019
Tangerine Dream: Ricochet
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Ricochet - from 1975 - was the first live album from Tangerine Dream. Remastered edition by Steven Wilson. In DTS-HD MA and FLAC 5.1 surround.
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Tangerine Dream: Ricochet
1969
Auf Scheisser schiesst man nicht
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A group of outlaw-style thugs lives on a house boat. They recruit a new member, a girl. Because she steals money from their boss they decide to flee,...
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Auf Scheisser schiesst man nicht
2007
Tangerine Dream - Live in London at Shepherds Bush Empire
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Tangerine Dream - Live in London at Shepherds Bush Empire
2006
Tangerine Dream at Coventry Cathedral
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A short concert film for television which blends edited footage from a 1975 Tangerine Dream concert with music from the group's "Ricochet" album relea...
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Tangerine Dream at Coventry Cathedral
1976
Tangerine Dream - Signals from the Schwäbischen Strasse
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German TV film, also shown on Spanish TV in 1976, this is a film all about TD which includes informal interviews and concert/studio footage, most of w...
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Tangerine Dream - Signals from the Schwäbischen Strasse
2009
Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany
7.2/8
Documentary which looks at how a radical generation of musicians created a new German musical identity out of the cultural ruins of war.
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Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany
2015
Tangerine Dream: Phaedra Farewell Tour 2014 London
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The London concert of the PHAEDRA FAREWELL TOUR 2014 on 23rd May at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire was the second concert in a row of a long multi-week tou...
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Tangerine Dream: Phaedra Farewell Tour 2014 London
2006
Tangerine Dream - Live at the Tempodrome Berlin
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"This concert video shot at one of the most exciting venues in Germany will bring back memories to the strange years of experimental sounds & music in...
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