Known For
Sound
Born
Jun 06, 1944
Died
Jan 20, 2015
Place of Birth
Tilsit, East Prussia, Germany
Credits
44 titles
Edgar Froese
Biography
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
Filmography
Tangerine Dream: Ricochet
Track Stories
Self (archive footage)
Tangerine Dream: Phaedra Farewell Tour 2014 London
Keyboards, Electric Guitar
Tangerine Dream: Electric Mandarine Tour - The Zürich Concert (Set 2)
Self - keyboards / guitar
Tangerine Dream - The London Eye Concert
Keyboards
Tangerine Dream - Live in Lisbon
Self
Tangerine Dream . The Epsilon Journey
Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany
Self
Tangerine Dream . Rocking Out The Bats
Tangerine Dream - One Night in Space - Live at the Alte Oper Frankfurt
Himself
Tangerine Dream - Loreley
Tangerine Dream Live in Los Angeles
Self
Tangerine Dream - Live in London at Shepherds Bush Empire
Tastiere Sintetizzatore
Tangerine Dream - Live at the Tempodrome Berlin
Tangerine Dream at Coventry Cathedral
Himself
Tangerine Dream: Inferno
Music
ZIBB
Self
Luminous Visions
Music
Rainbow Drive
Original Music Composer
Catch Me... If You Can
Original Music Composer
Miracle Mile
Original Music Composer
Shy People
Original Music Composer
Three O'Clock High
Original Music Composer
Near Dark
Original Music Composer
Canyon Dreams
Music
The Park Is Mine
Original Music Composer
Legend
Music
Red Heat
Original Music Composer
Vision Quest
Original Music Composer
Heartbreakers
Music
Firestarter
Original Music Composer
Flashpoint
Original Music Composer
The Keep
Original Music Composer
Wavelength
Original Music Composer
Risky Business
Original Music Composer
Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Last Works
Original Music Composer
Kamikaze '89
Original Music Composer
The Soldier
Original Music Composer
Strange Behavior
Original Music Composer
Thief
Original Music Composer
Sorcerer
Original Music Composer
Tangerine Dream - Signals from the Schwäbischen Strasse
Self
Scene of the Crime
Original Music Composer
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