Alpha Centauri (1971) is an album by the German electronic music group Tangerine Dream. The music on this album is quite different from Tangerine Dream’s first album Electronic Meditation, due to a heavier reliance on keyboards and electronic technology, although they still mostly remain in the background: the dominant instruments on the album are organ and flute. The shift in instrumentation still resulted in a new, exciting atmosphere, dubbed by Edgar Froese himself as Kosmische musik. Image File history File links Alpha_Centauri_1971. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Kosmische Musik is a style of mostly electronic music that was born in Germany in late 1960s-early 1970s; the term often refers to the whole German electronic and prog rock scene, including the so called Krautrock. ... For other uses, see Electronic music (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 2. ... Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a United States-based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. ... Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. ... Electronic Meditation (1970) is the debut album by the German electronic music group Tangerine Dream. ... 1996 reissue Zeit (meaning time in German) is a 1972 album by the German electronic music group Tangerine Dream. ... Image File history File links Alpha_Centauri_1996. ... For other uses, see Electronic music (disambiguation). ... Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. ... Electronic Meditation (1970) is the debut album by the German electronic music group Tangerine Dream. ... Kosmische Musik is a style of mostly electronic music that was born in Germany in late 1960s-early 1970s; the term often refers to the whole German electronic and prog rock scene, including the so called Krautrock. ...

This album sold 20,000 copies in their native Germany, nearly four times as many as their later classic Phaedra. Phaedra (1974) is an album by the German electronic music group Tangerine Dream. ...

A nowadays extremely rare single "Ultima Thule" was released in the same year. Side 1 employs the same guitar riff as "Fly ...", but the single was at the time otherwise an unconnected release. Re-releases of Alpha Centauri in the 2000s have however included either or both parts of Ultima Thule as bonus tracks.

Track listing

1. "Sunrise in the Third System" – 4:21
2. "Fly and Collision of Comas Sola" – 13:23
3. "Alpha Centauri" – 22:04
4. "Ultima Thule, Part One" – 3:24 (2002 Sanctuary release, 2004 Arcàngelo release)
5. "Ultima Thule, Part Two" – 4:09 (2004 Arcàngelo release)

Personnel

• Edgar Froese – guitar, organ, bass, coffee machine, composer
• Steve Schroyder – organ, voice, echo machines, iron stick.
• Christopher Franke – drums, percussion, flute, zither, piano, VCS3
• Udo Dennebourg – flute, voice
• Roland Paulyck – synthesizer

Edgar W. Froese (born June 6, 1944) is an artist and electronic music pioneer, best known for co-founding the electronic music act Tangerine Dream. ... Christopher Franke (born Berlin, 6 April 1953) was a member of the German New Age electronic group Tangerine Dream with Edgar Froese and Peter Baumann from 1970. ...

References

• Berling, Michael. Alpha Centauri. Voices in the Net. Retrieved on 5 August, 2006.

See also

• Tangerine Dream discography