Tyranny of Beauty
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| Tyranny of Beauty | ||||
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| Released | 1995 | |||
| Recorded | July–September 1994 | |||
| Genre | Berlin School, electronica[1] | |||
| Length | 57:25 or 61:08 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Edgar Froese | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Tyranny of Beauty (1995) is the fifty-first release and twenty-third major studio album by Tangerine Dream.[2] Guitarist Zlatko Perica does not appear on this album or its follow up Goblins' Club (1996). His absence is filled by guest musicians Gerald Gradwohl and Mark Hornby on both releases and during the groups London performance in November 1996.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Catwalk" | Jerome Froese | 7:19 |
| 2. | "Birdwatcher's Dream" | Edgar Froese | 6:52 |
| 3. | "Little Blonde in the Park of Attractions" | Jerome Froese | 6:57 |
| 4. | "Living in a Fountain Pen" | Edgar Froese | 6:59 |
| 5. | "Stratosfear 1995 (Re-recording)" | Edgar Froese, Chris Franke, Peter Baumann | 5:08 |
| 6. | "Bride in Cold Tears" | Jerome Froese | 4:53 |
| 7. | "Haze of Fame" | Edgar Froese | 8:30 |
| 8. | "Tyranny of Beauty" | Edgar Froese | 6:35 |
| 9. | "Largo" (from 'Xerxes') | George Frideric Handel | 4:12 |
| 10. | "Quasar" (included on re-releases) | Jerome Froese | 3:43 |
Personnel
- Tangerine Dream
- Edgar Froese – electric and acoustic guitar, keyboards, twelve-string guitar, drums, recording engineer, composer, producer
- Jerome Froese – electric and acoustic guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion, recording engineer, composer
- Linda Spa – alto and soprano saxophones, English horn, sax arrangement on "Largo"
- Additional musicians
- Gerald Gradwohl – electric and acoustic guitar
- Mark Hornby – electric and acoustic guitar, twelve-string guitar, EBow
- Credits
- Christian Gstettner – recording engineer
- Peter Baumann – composer "Stratosfear"
- Christopher Franke – composer "Stratosfear"
- George Frideric Handel – composer "Largo"
- Gisela Kloetzer – string arrangements on "Largo"
