Tangram (album)

Tangram
Studio album by Tangerine Dream
Released	May 1980
Recorded	1980, Polygon Studios, Berlin
Genre	Electronic music
Length	40:15
Label	Virgin
Producer	Edgar Froese, Chris Franke
Tangerine Dream chronology
Force Majeure (1979) Tangram (1980) Quichotte (Pergamon) (1980)

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Tangram is a 1980 album of electronic music by Tangerine Dream. It became their fifth biggest selling album, reaching #36 in the British Top 40, and spending 5 weeks on the chart.

Overview

At a turning point between two eras, Tangram contains fond glimpses back at the "classic long-form sequencer" period and also contains foreshadows of the "new age melodic short track" period to come. It introduced new member Johannes Schmoelling, re-establishing the band as a keyboard trio.

Each set contains multiple movements, some rhythmic, some atmospheric. The live set in Berlin documented in Tangerine Dream's Quichotte— later retitled Pergamon — contains passages similar to Tangram.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tangram Set 1"	19:47
2.	"Tangram Set 2"	20:28

Personnel

Musical

• Edgar Froese — keyboards, guitar
• Christopher Franke — keyboards, electronic percussions
• Johannes Schmoelling - keyboards

Technical

• Eduard Meyer - mixing engineer, Hansa Studios Berlin
• Monika Froese - cover photo (all editions), sleeve design ("Definitive Edition")

Some editions erroneously credit Peter Baummann [sic] instead of Schmoelling.