Raum (album)
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| Released | 25 February 2022 | |||
| Recorded | 2021 | |||
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| Genre | Electronic | |||
| Length | 68:35 | |||
| Label | Kscope | |||
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Raum is a studio album by Tangerine Dream, released on Kscope on 25 February 2022.[1] It is the group's second studio album since the death of founding member Edgar Froese in 2015.[1] It was created by Thorsten Quaeschning, Hoshiko Yamane, and Paul Frick, using Froese's archives from 1977 to 2013, with access to his Cubase arrangements and tape recordings.[2] It topped the UK Dance Albums Chart.[3]
Critical reception
[edit]| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [5] |
| Pitchfork | 6.7/10[6] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[7] |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Raum received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 78 out of 100 from 7 critic scores.[4]
Paul Simpson of AllMusic commented that "As Tangerine Dream's influence seemed more prominent throughout electronic music during the 2010s than it had since the group's heyday, the existing lineup produced the band's most inspired work in ages."[5] He added, "Raum feels a little bit more like a transitional work than the unexpectedly solid Quantum Gate, but that album seemed like more of an overt revisit of the band's classic sound, while Raum finds them taking more chances and exploring fresh ideas."[5] Parker Desautell of PopMatters stated that Raum is "every bit as spacey and floaty as you'd expect a Tangerine Dream album to be, but it doesn't fall into the wallpaper-music trappings that a lot of their work falls into."[7] Ben Cardew of Pitchfork wrote, "Its unashamed drift and scale pay a tribute to a world where music is huge, omnipresent, and never ending."[6]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Continuum" | 7:08 | |
| 2. | "Portico" |
| 6:44 |
| 3. | "In 256 Zeichen" |
| 19:10 |
| 4. | "You're Always On Time" |
| 8:08 |
| 5. | "Along the Canal" |
| 5:29 |
| 6. | "What You Should Know About Endings" |
| 6:55 |
| 7. | "Raum" |
| 14:54 |
| Total length: | 68:35 | ||
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from liner notes.[8]
- Edgar Froese – synthesizer (2, 6, 7), sequencer (2, 6, 7), original photography
- Thorsten Quaeschning – musical direction, synthesizer, sequencer, piano, mixing
- Hoshiko Yamane – violin, electric violin, electric viola
- Paul Frick – synthesizer, sequencer, piano
- Birgir Jón Birgisson – mastering
- Bianca Froese-Acquaye – cover artwork
- Julian Moser – studio photography
- Melanie Reinisch – layout, design
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] | 19 |
| UK Dance Albums (OCC)[3] | 1 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[10] | 6 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Eede, Christian (17 December 2021). "Tangerine Dream Detail New Album, 'Raum'". The Quietus. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ Kenneally, Cerys (15 December 2021). "Tangerine Dream announce new album with title-track "Raum"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Raum by Tangerine Dream". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ a b c Simpson, Paul. "Raum - Tangerine Dream". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ a b Cardew, Ben (7 March 2022). "Tangerine Dream: Raum". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ a b Desautell, Parker (22 March 2022). "Tangerine Dream: Raum". PopMatters. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ Tangerine Dream (2022). Raum (CD booklet). Kscope.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
Further reading
[edit]- Hinton, Patrick (24 May 2022). "How Tangerine Dream made ambient masterpiece 'Raum'". Mixmag. Retrieved 24 November 2024.