SXSW Music Spotlight: Tangerine Dream

Everlasting German circuit breakers continue founder's "constant flow"

"...codification, and the rarest of groups defy classification altogether. Tangerine Dream managed all three...."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Tangerine Dream, Eastside Kings Fest, Magic Rockers of Texas, and more recommended shows

"...Tangerine Dream w/ More Eaze Mohawk, Thursday 14..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Near Dark

"...wonderful performances, a stunning visual texture, and music by Tangerine Dream. Near Dark established Bigelow as the creator of..."

June 27, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Levitation Review: Slowdive, Survive, Mien

Shoegaze, synth wave, and a supergroup debut

"...monumental sonic wash of guitar. Slowdive is no typical dream-pop outfit. The Reading quintet prefers to entice rather than..."

April 29, 2018 Music Post by Michael Toland

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Thursday

Despite storms, we caught 03 Greedo, Sobs, Tangerine Dream, and more

"...Chronicle writers stuck around for other weather-delayed events, including Tangerine Dream’s late-night immersion at Parish. 03 Greedo’s First Performance..."

March 17, 2023 SXSW Post by Julian Towers

Anora

An irresistible screwball comedy from the director of Red Rocket

"...is a dyed-in-the-wool romantic. Through the grimy vérité of Tangerine, The Florida Project, and Red Rocket, he’s constantly fought..."

Oct. 25, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...had nods from both Big K.R.I.T. and J. Cole's Dreamville label before rolling out her vision with 2019 LP..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Retro-Futurists Reshape Austin Music

Half-a-dozen rising stars of local electro

"...Tangerine Dream Extended: Survive..."

July 1, 2016 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Tangerine Dream

"...Tangerine DreamLive at Coventry Cathedral 1975 (Respect Recordings)..."

Dec. 26, 2008 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Music Adds New Order, Killer Mike, Protomartyr, and Isabella Lovestory

Along with over 300 more artists headed to the Austin festival

"...with 2018 Bad Bunny collaboration "Cual Es Tu Plan?" Tangerine Dream’s pervasive influence landed in 1984, when the German..."

Jan. 25, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Soul

Pixar's jazzy trip to the afterlife mixes kid-friendly hijinks with metaphysical angst

"...while Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross steal looks from Tangerine Dream’s synth doom vision board for the metaphysical action.)..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Anarchy in Paris

French electro anarchist Éric Débris resides in South Austin

"...in concerts by Moog-driven ensembles like German audio specialists Tangerine Dream...."

Nov. 21, 2014 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

You’re Probably Not Watching AMC’s ‘Halt and Catch Fire’

Here are five reasons why you should

"...often hard to watch. He’s the blowhard salesman whose dream of a new computer is the fuel for the..."

July 9, 2014 Screens Post by Rod Machen

To Oblivion and Beyond: A Breakdown of the Bands at Oblivion Access

Translating the scrolls at Austin’s most interesting festival of the year

"...released one of Austin's best 2021 albums with Twin Dream, a screaming, psychedelic hellscape of intimate emotions and hard-wrought..."

May 6, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

99th Floor

Austin Psych Fest boldly goes where no local music trip's gone before.

"...strong on melody as atmosphere, the Santiago, Chile, duo's dreamy acid pop goes down smooth and leaves a blurry..."

April 26, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

La Doña, Geto Gala, the Queen of Christmas, and More Crucial Concerts

Plan your week in live music

"...Recorded in Berlin with Arthur Rizk and guesting both Tangerine Dream master Thorsten Quaeschning and Swedish keyboard guru Nicklas..."

Nov. 15, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Sungod

"...dense instrumentals pioneered by psychedelic savants Sun Ra and Tangerine Dream. Like predecessors Contackt and Sungod, the band itself..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Music Review by Alejandra Ramirez

The Brain Behind Ambient Trio Dallas Acid

Exploring the oscillators, envelope generators, and filters that create the band’s pastoral, spacey sound

"...robotic tones reminiscent of German electronic pioneers Cluster and Tangerine Dream. Built over the course of a decade, it's..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

Rock en Tijuana

The border city of Tijuana gives birth to the bastard genre of Norteño and Electronica, Nortec.

"...topped with razor wire deter immigrants from the American Dream, while here in the Colonia Nido de Aguilas, junked..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Music Feature by Melissa Sattley

Squirrels, Girls, and Other Pearls in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

Acro-Cats, Earth Day, and all manner of arts and culture happenings

"...bunker near their apartment. A pulsating synth score by Tangerine Dream sets the haunting, dissociative vibe and complements the..."

April 11, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Amyl & the Sniffers, Beach Fossils, the Veldt, and More Reviews From Levitation’s Saturday and Sunday

Standout sets to wrap the Halloweekend music festival

"...repetition, when the BJM was on – particularly for dreamy “Sailor” or fan favorite single “Anemone” – they were..."

Oct. 30, 2023 Music Post by Genevieve Wood

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Filipino Fist, Horsegirl, Night Drive's EP release, and more recommended Austin shows

"...South by Southwest in March, while German synth pioneers Tangerine Dream packed this same venue four nights later. Someone..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Man-Machine: Kraftwerk Materialize at ACL Live ... Or Did They!?

German synthesizer pioneers pop in 3-D

"...Genius grows at the intersection of paradox, so when Tangerine Dream, Kraftwerk, and Cluster created synthesized dance music minus..."

June 28, 2022 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

How I Won the War Against Stress With A Little Help From Vinyl & Tequila

Giving praise before the altar of the turntable

"...bullpen: Wish You Were Here, Madonna sleeper I'm Breathless, Tangerine Dream synth possession Sorcerer, Aussie thrash demon Rebel Wizard..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Features Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Stream the Synth-Pocalypse on Pinkish Black’s Concept Unification

Texan twosome shares new LP and email Q&A

"...the JC reference above, surely “Petit Mal” will elicit Tangerine Dream comparisons. What are PB’s main synthesizer influences?..."

June 20, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Music Review: Moritz Simon Geist/Daniel Brandt

German sound scientists court and counter the rise of the bots

"...indebted to early-Nineties Detroit techno, yet also reminiscent of Tangerine Dream and spy movie soundtracks...."

March 14, 2019 SXSW Post by Christina Garcia

Grivo / Single Lash / Future Museums

"...grunge as from British guitar. Melodies float on the sweet-n-dreamy side given the wispy croon of guitarist Timothy Heck,..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Music Review by Michael Toland

Unbelievable Summers at the Paramount

The most unforgettable moments from this year’s classics of cinema

"...as scored in their Hollywood debut by Krautrock kings Tangerine Dream. Unreal. – Raoul Hernandez..."

May 18, 2018 Screens Feature by Chronicle staff

SXSW Music Review: Jazz Re:Freshed Outernational

A new generation of jazz stars is born

"...from Boyd’s recent Absolute Zero EP came off like Tangerine Dream fronted by Elvin Jones. Joined by British super-bassist..."

March 15, 2018 SXSW Post by Michael Toland

ACL Review: Tash Sultana

Aussie debuts one-woman show at her first U.S. fest

"...what seemed to be an improvised synth tribute to Tangerine Dream also earned big cheers, but it was clearly..."

Oct. 15, 2017 Music Post by Michael Toland

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