Tangerine Dream – Mala Kunia 2LP

Tangerine Dream – Mala Kunia

'Mala Kunia, the mini-album & roughly Tangerine Dream's 140th release was originally released in tangent with the bands' 2014 Australian concerts. The album features seven new compositions including two of which were co-composed by new band member Ulrich Schnauss together with Edgar Froese. With this release, a new Tangerine Dream era began, The Quantum Years, which focused on a more back to basics approach to composition influenced by quantum physics. The album itself is named after two Aboriginal tribes, which, according to Aboriginal mythology, living a long time ago around Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock. The Mala tribe lived on the sunny side & the Kunia on the shady side of the rock. Tangerine Dream have been a fundamental influence on electronic music since Edgar Froese founded the band in West Berlin, 1967. Providing the groundwork for multiple electronic music genres including ambient & electronica, inspiring musicians & other art forms. The group have also received seven Grammy nominations, written over 100 studio albums & were led by Froese, who developed an instantly recognisable synth-based instrumental music based on a meditative musical experience that came to prominence in the 70's & 80's. Although Edgar Froese passed away in 2015 with a new phase in the bands history only just beginning, he left direct orders to remaining members: "Carry on & make my vision for the Quantum Years phase of the band happen!"

Tracklist:
A1 Shadow And Sun 7:54
A2 Madagaskunia 6:51
B1 Madagasmala 7:04
B2 Beyond Uluru 7:49
C1 Vision Of The Blue Birds 8:39
C2 Snake Men's Dance At Dawn 5:51
D Power Of The Rainbow Serpent 8:03

Label: Kscope
Released: 2014/2022