Cyclone (Tangerine Dream album)

Cyclone
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1978
RecordedJanuary 1978 at the Audio Studios, Berlin, Germany
GenreElectronic, progressive rock
Length38:33
LabelVirgin
ProducerTangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream chronology
Encore
(1977)
Cyclone
(1978)
Force Majeure
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Sputnikmusic3/5[2]

Cyclone is the eighth studio album by Tangerine Dream and the first in their canon to feature proper vocals and lyrics.[3] The cover is a painting by band leader Edgar Froese.

Other Tangerine Dream albums to later include vocals are Tyger (1987), Madcap's Flaming Duty (2007) and Under Cover – Chapter One (2010).

Cyclone reached number 37 on the UK album charts.[4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Chris Franke, Edgar Froese, Steve Jolliffe

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Bent Cold Sidewalk"13:05
2."Rising Runner Missed by Endless Sender"5:00
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Madrigal Meridian"20:28

Personnel

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Equipment

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Oberheim Electronics 8 Voice polyphonic synth, twin keyboard Mellotron Mark V, Birotron B90, ARP Instruments Digital Soloist synth, Moog synthesizer & Projekt Electronic Time Control System, Gibson Les Paul custom guitars, Korg PS 3100 polyphonic synth, Roland Corporation GS 500 guitar & GR 500 controller, ARP Solina string Ensemble, Ovation Acoustic guitar, Project Electronic sequencer, Computerstudio digital sequencer, loop Mellotron, ARP Soloist synth, Generalmusic Elka string synth, Oberheim music synthesizer OB-1 one, Hohner clavinet, Grand piano, Fender Rhodes, Roland System-100 synth, bass clarinet, cor anglais, tenor & soprano horns, C-flute, Lyricon by Computone, Polyester custom-built drums with multi-trigger unit, electronic drum, Paiste cymbals, bubims, Burma gong set.[citation needed]

Charts

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Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 95
UK Albums Chart 17

References

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  1. ^ McDonald, Steven. Cyclone - Tangerine Dream at AllMusic
  2. ^ Fatali, Liberi. "Tangerine Dream: Cyclone". Sputnikmusic.
  3. ^ Berling, Michael (29 September 2016). "Cyclone". Voices in the Net.
  4. ^ Cyclone UK Album Chart History. Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 24 February 2020
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 304. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.