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Date: Tue, 14-May-85 04:02:27 EDT
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Posted: Tue May 14 04:02:27 1985
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 I like the earlier stuff most, for the most part.
Electronic Meditation--hard to find lp from 1970-- a journey through a burning
brain. serene and mindblowing psych-rock with violent mood changes.Excellent!
Alpha Centauri, Zeit, Atem-- early 70's lps with lotsa synthesized symphonic or
chamber sounds. meditative and classical sounding, mostly. cosmic moments for
inner or outer space.  Excellent
Phaedra- another excellent lp, even though it has some easy listening sections
Rubycon- excellent, Mike Olfieldish, more accessible than previous lps 1976
Stratosfear-1977-title track was a disco single in Europe side one is commercia
but not enough for most radio stations. still a good lp
Cyclone 1978-- good lp, but side one sounds like TD trying to sound like main-
stream progressive rock. recommende for Genesis fans. even has lyrics
Encore--great American tour lp, four live sides of TD
Sorcerer-- 1977 good lp but the cuts are too short sometimes. music went well
with the movie "Sorcerer"
Force Majeur--1979?- good mix of earlier and more commercial styles, good lp to
start a collection of electronic music
Tangram-- 1980?- good music even if schmaltzy
Thief--1981 stk- went well with movie "Thief" but their days as forefront explo
rers appear to be over, if you didn't already worry about that with Stratosfear

I love the majestic soundscapes TD has produced. I love their abstract and medi
tative space explorations, and would have prefered they stick with that. Recent
lps as White Eagle and Poland show them successfully experimenting again, but I
am not familiar with them.
Some favorite tracks--"Movements of a Visionary" and the title track of Phaedra
, title tracks from Alpha Centauri and Atem, Cold Water Canyon from Encore

    actually TD is one of my favorite bands for over a decade now.
                                         cosmic Ray