http://oregonmusicnews.com/2015/01/23/edgar-froese-tangerine-dream-founder-dead-70/
 
 

Wow, that's a quite a shock. What a shame.

RIP -

“Edgar once said: ‘There is no death, there is just a change of our cosmic address.’

 
It must be nearly 40 years since I saw Tangerene Dream in concert

I am so glad I went to the two shows here in Melbourne last November.  Both gigs were excellent.  One in a huge room but it was still amazing and the other in a small theatre which was also amazing.  His presence was massive in that small theatre.
 
The music is so different to anything previous.  He was changing all the time and the latest music was incredible.  He did not sit still in terms of writing.  The CD that was released in Australia was one of his last.  (Mala Kunia)  There is another album or two that came after the 2014 concerts last year.
 
He wanted to do 50 years and from 1967 that would have been 2017.  But even so at almost 48 years and over 140 albums isn't bad either.
 
He influenced me big time in terms of electronic music composition.  Some of his earlier line ups were also amazing.  ('Logos' for me being one of my faves) The current band was something else too.

Nooooooooooooooo! 
 
I've got over 160 TD discs (some are obviously 2CD albums).  Then there's his solo stuff.
 
Damn...

Mosh will be gutted.

RIP Edgar Froese an inspirational player and composer.

Sad sad

Love his solo stuff... I was bummed to hear this news as well...

jamesg1213
Mosh will be gutted.

Now that I am able to log back into this forum! but they took away my 5k+ previous posts! 
 
Yeah ...
 
I have long ago, when Rich Wright died, known that I may live to see a lot of my "friends" pass away, and many of these I did not see in concert. 
 
I did see TD 4 times, and I never felt cheated, though a girlfriend of mine here in the Portland area in the late 80's even asked, if that was music ... I did not answer. I never thought that an answer was necessary for that kind of comment.
 
I have lived for the last 45 years, by the shoes and socks of many of these folks, and they have all added a lot to my life and living, most of which was inspiration to continue the next day and not quit work here and there and all that. However, it never felt like "resignation", and in some cases, there was ever more defiance and attitude to contend with ... but I did not quit, and you could say I forgot how to do so, and sometimes ... a bit too much and too long there, but ... still in one piece.
 
All in all, I'm sad that no more music will come along, or even his long awaited autobiography, that promised to have many juicy stories, just like all the music ever was!
 
Do I have any favorites? Nope ... I can easily list 10 albums that I love to listen to, and in my car right now ... wouldn't you know it ... "Stratosfear" and "Cyclone" was playing this morning.
 
I guess I have a few things to purchase in the next couple of months ... and please ... I do not wish to read about  Vangelis, Peter Hammill, Klaus Schulze or a Mike Oldfield ... they are in the same pantheon of mine. No rock stars, unfortunately for any of you ... and/or Fenders or Gibsons!
 
Just pure music ... I doubt that you can ask for more, and gain any more than that from anyone in your life ... maybe a loved one though I have never been lucky enough to experience that.
 
With care, Edgar ... would you care to send me your cosmic address, so I can continue writing poetry to your music?