''Aqua'' is the debut solo album by

Tangerine Dream Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music band founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. The group has seen many personnel changes over the years, with Froese having been the only constant member until his death in January 2015. The best-known lineup ...

frontman

Edgar Froese Edgar Willmar Froese (; 6 June 1944 – 20 January 2015) was a German musical artist and electronic music pioneer, best known for founding the electronic music group Tangerine Dream in 1967. Froese was the only continuous member of the group ...

, released in 1974. It was originally released in two different mixes, one by Brain Records in Germany, and the other by Virgin Records in the rest of the world. There is also a re-recorded version from 2005 on Eastgate. One notable feature of the album is that some of the sound effects on the track "NGC 891" were recorded using what is described as a "revolutionary artificial head system",From album sleeve notes: "To appreciate fully the revolutionary artificial head system developed by Gunther Brunschen listen to side 2 on stereo headphones" microphones in the ear canals of a dummy head. This was thought to produce a "surround sound" effect when played back through headphones.

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1974 debut albums Edgar Froese albums {{electronic-album-stub