Edgar Froese
Edgar Willmar Froese (6 June 1944 – 20 January 2015) was a German artist and electronic music pioneer, best known for founding the electronic music group Tangerine Dream. Although his solo and group recordings prior to 2003 name him as "Edgar Froese", his solo albums from 2003 onward bear the artist name "Edgar W. Froese".
Biography
Froese was born in Tilsit, East Prussia, on D-Day during the Second World War; members of his family, including his father, had been killed by the Nazis and his mother and surviving family settled in West Berlin after the war. He took piano lessons from the age of 12, and started playing guitar at 15. After showing an early aptitude for art, Froese enrolled at the Academy of the Arts in West Berlin to study painting and sculpture.
In 1965, he formed a band called The Ones, who played psychedelic rock, and some rock and R&B standards. While playing in Spain, The Ones were invited to perform at Salvador Dalí's villa in Cadaqués. Froese's encounter with Dalí was highly influential, inspiring him to pursue more experimental directions with his music. The Ones disbanded in 1967, having released only one single ("Lady Greengrass" / "Love of Mine"). After returning to Berlin, Froese began recruiting musicians for the free-rock band that would become Tangerine Dream.
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ALBUMS
- Solo (1974-1983) The Virgin Years released: 2012
- Macula Transfer released: 2005
- Orange Light Years released: 2005
- Pinnacles released: 2005
- Epsilon in Malaysian Pale released: 2005
- Stuntman released: 2005
- Aqua released: 2005
- Dalinetopia released: 2004
- Ambient Highway, Volume 4 released: 2003
- Ambient Highway, Volume 3 released: 2003
- Ambient Highway, Volume 2 released: 2003
- Ambient Highway, Volume 1 released: 2003
- Introduction to the Ambient Highway released: 2003
- Beyond the Storm released: 1995
- Kamikaze 1989 released: 1982
- Electronic Dreams released: 1979
- Ages released: 1978
