RIP Edgar Froese

Ah, Sudden Revelation is beautiful, one of my favourite '80s TD tracks.

Last one.

BBC News:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30965708

Isn't it time this was on Blu-Ray by now?

"I am... from You".

http://youtu.be/KAVjEURN0JU

Really, the last one.

My lasting memory of them will be when I saw them live at the Colston Hall, Bristol in November 1990. It was a toss-up between them or the Cocteau Twins who were playing the following week. I couldn't afford tickets for both. TD were promoting 'Melrose'.

I was living in the UK then and was a student at university. No money except for food and rent.

A bunch of us waited for the band to leave via the rear exit and there was this guy who had taped the whole show on a portable Sony DAT machine. When I think about it now, it seemed so amazing at the time. The machines were so expensive. Everyone was just shaking their heads in disbelief. A DAT Player. The quality was amazing.

I remembering shaking hands with Edgar Froese just as the mini-bus doors closed.

Ah, a long time ago now.

my uncle is a huge TD fan and once met edgar and said something like "you are the reason i decided to make electronic music" and apparently edgar gave him a quizzical look and said "no! only make music for yourself," shook his hand, and walked away.

legend

some nice memories/stories here.... rip

A true visionary indeed, and a real loss for the music world. RIP.

Does not get any more gorgeous than this:

  On 1/24/2015 at 5:27 PM, Alcofribas said:

my uncle is a huge TD fan and once met edgar and said something like "you are the reason i decided to make electronic music" and apparently edgar gave him a quizzical look and said "no! only make music for yourself," shook his hand, and walked away.

 

legend

That's amazing.

Heh, Germans.

  On 1/24/2015 at 6:11 PM, PlatrixECV said:

Does not get any more gorgeous than this:

 

Oh my goodness! I need to get this album right away!

There are probably multiple versions of all TD albums now. Any fans wanna expound upon the best versions to acquire, whether the remasters are good or botched, etc?

  On 1/25/2015 at 2:05 AM, Goiter Sanchez said:

 

  On 1/24/2015 at 6:11 PM, PlatrixECV said:

Does not get any more gorgeous than this:

 

Oh my goodness! I need to get this album right away!

 

There are probably multiple versions of all TD albums now. Any fans wanna expound upon the best versions to acquire, whether the remasters are good or botched, etc?

 

I can't believe you didnt't have Phaedra.

In any event I can vouch the current repress on vinyl is pretty glorious.

I would go:

1. Phaedra

2. Rubycon

3. Froese's - Aqua

4. Froese's - Stuntman (You might "It would Be like Samoa" as its been sampled by BoC)

Just listened to this for the first time the other day. I can see it becoming one of my favorite ambient albums of all-time. Must delve deeper into their discography as well. RIP

Edit: Weird double post glitch

I wish I could discover Phaedra and Rubycon for the first time again!

Edgar was buried on 7th February at Wiener Zentralfriedhof (alongside Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, György Ligeti, Arnold Schoenberg, Franz Schubert amongst myriad others). According to Jerome, there was no music played at his funeral and he lies in an anonymous grave with no stone, in line with his wishes. A sad but fitting to a man who didn't believe death was the end. Rest in peace, Edgar.

  On 1/26/2015 at 9:37 PM, purlieu said:

I wish I could discover Phaedra and Rubycon for the first time again!