Tangerine Dream – Jeanne d’Arc

2 reviews for Tangerine Dream – Jeanne d’Arc

1. 

   Geoffrey Keogh / Ireland – 2022-11-22

   A very fine piece of work from Tangerine Dream. I purchased the cd @ the Paradiso” concert last weekend. Its an epic piece also exciting composition. On the album we have input from all band members. Edgar

2. 

   Jacob Pertou / Denmark – 2022-11-22

   Admittedly, I waited a long time for this album.I went to see the premieres of the work in Berlin, on the 8th and 9th of July 2005. Initially, these concerts did not cause my unmixed enthusiasm, as I found the music rather long-drawn-out, unfocused and undangerous.But on the second night, I found out that the music had some potential, although I wasn’t familiar with it yet.Shortly after, this show was to be found as volume 79 in the Tangerine Tree series. Although TDI were quick to prohibit all distribution of the recording, I was even faster to get a copy.
   I listened so much to this recording, I gradually got more and more seduced by the music, and learned to appreciate the 80 minutes of unbroken music.Finally, 2 month later, it was a big pleasure to hear the official studio recording, which did not deviate the slightest from what was performed at the concert. But my opinion has turned more positive.Jeanne d’Arc is delightfully well-produced, with a crisp and warm sound for the cold and dark winter nights, as it is a beautiful work, different than the usual TD standards.
   It’s not just your ordinary Froese/Froese album. The Froeses on keyboards are joined by Iris Camaa on percussion, Linda Spa on saxophone and flute, and finally, new-kid Thorsten Quaeschning on keyboards and drums.Quaeschning added new vitality with his compositorical skills, where Iris and Linda provided the feminine and sensual character to the music.

   La Vision is an invitation to enter the epic universe of sound. The dramatics are great, without being massive, and spiced up with Iris’ delicate percussion, I see inner pictures from the concerts again, this relatively monotonous tracks get’s me in a nice trance.
   The atmospheric bridge to La Joie has the classic TD sound, and La Joie itself is a sad, subtle piece of electronica, that get’s grander with the entrance of Linda Spa on sax.
   La Force du Courage, a bit suggestive saxsong, is nevertheless very catchy, because of the all dominant melody line.
   Like I remember from the concerts, Jerme opens La Solitude dans l’Espoir on piano in a slow, drawling tempo, and the calm Satie figure, is later accompanied by sonorous synths. The best thing being how the tempo increases along with a modern, yet softened rhythm track. Then the track returns to its beginning.
   La Marche is darker and not remotely different form the opening track, with its rhythms, and after six minutes, quite quirky tones.
   La Sagesse du Destin is perhaps the most rum track. With Linda’s transverse flute, and the subtle electronic backing, I think of the so-called lounge music – a modern type of easy listening. It’s not at all ill-timed, and the next, very uplifting part, suits in perfectly. The third part is a return to Jermes slow piano, where we also hear moderate synths and an electronically generated bonfire.
   Le Combat du Sang is varied, and up-tempo in particular, rhythmically related to Mars Polaris, as it is ruled by atmosphere.After a long construction of grandiosity, there is a long drum break and a hypnotic sequence, done by Thorsten SeQuaeschning”!
   La Liberation ends an utterly wonderful concept album in a proper and grand way.

   Tangerine Dream still got it. They haven’t forgot how to play on each key on your gamut of emotions!

   2006. Jacob Pertou / Denmark“