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. June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Electronic music is a loose term for music created using electronic equipment. ... Tangerine Dream is a German group that specializes in electronic music (the band dislikes the term New Age often used for a certain type of instrumental music) founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. ...

Froese was born in Tilsit, East Prussia (now Sovetsk, Russia) during World War II. 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, which played rock and R&B standards at popular bohemian nightclubs. While playing in Spain, The Ones were invited to perform at Salvador Dalí's villa in Cadaqués. Froese's encounter with Dali was highly influential, inspiring him to pursue more experimental directions with his music. The Ones disbanded in 1967, having only released one single ("Lady Greengrass"/"Love of Mine"). East Prussia (German: Ostpreu en; Polish: Prusy Wschodnie; Russian: Восточная Пруссия — Vostochnaya Prussiya) was a province of Kingdom of Prussia, situated on the territory of former Ducal Prussia. ... A road bridge in Sovetsk Sovetsk (Russian: Советск; until 1946 German: Tilsit. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the largest and deadliest... Boroughs of West Berlin West Berlin was the name given to the western part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. ... Salvador Dalí as photographed in 1934 by Carl Van Vechten Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bumblebee around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening, 1944 Salvador Felip Jacint Dalí Domènech (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989) was an important Catalan Spanish painter, best known for his surrealist works. ... Port of Cadaqués Cadaqués is a town in the Alt Empordà comarca, in Girona province, Catalonia, Spain. ...

After returning to Berlin, Froese began recruiting musicians for the free-rock band that would become Tangerine Dream.

Solo discography

• Aqua (1974)
• Epsilon in Malaysian Pale (1975)
• Macula Transfer (1976)
• Ages (1978)
• Stuntman (1979)
• Kamikaze 1989 soundtrack of the german movie with Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1982)
• Pinnacles (1983)
• Beyond The Storm (2 Disc Set) (1995)
• Introduction to the Ambient Highway (2003)
• Ambient Highway Vol.1 (2003)
• Ambient Highway Vol.2 (2003)
• Ambient Highway Vol.3 (2003)
• Ambient Highway Vol.4 (2003)
• Dalinetopia (2005)
• Orange Light Years (2005)

Macula Transfer is the name of the third solo album released by Tangerine Dream leader Edgar Froese in 1976. ... Fassbinder 1977 Rainer Werner Fassbinder (May 31, 1945 - June 10, 1982), German movie director and actor, was one of the most important representatives of the New German Cinema. ...

External links

• Edgar Froese's Home Page
• Tangerine Dream Home Page