Optical Race

by Tangerine Dream

Optical Race cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: August 1988
  • Label: Private Music
  • Country: Germany
  • Length: 53:12
  • Community rating: 2.46/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Edgar Froese, Paul Haslinger

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Transitioning to Peter Baumann's record label, the pioneering electronic group extensively utilized the Atari ST computer to craft highly rhythmic, completely digital soundscapes. The shift toward shorter, melodic, sequenced compositions marks a definitive move away from their sprawling cosmic rock origins into the modern new age synthesizer era.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, rhythmic, atmospheric, repetitive

Tracklist

  1. Marakesh (8:20)
  2. Atlas Eyes (4:04)
  3. Mothers Of Rain (5:14)
  4. Twin Soul Tribe (4:40)
  5. Optical Race (3:14)
  6. Cat Scan (5:38)
  7. Sun Gate (4:46)
  8. Turning Off The Wheel (6:14)
  9. The Midnight Trail (5:53)
  10. Ghazal (Love Song) (5:09)

Credits

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