''Navigator'' is the debut album of

Forma Tadre Forma Tadre is a German electronic music project performed solo by Andreas Meyer. Forma Tadre's music spans numerous styles, from darkwave / Neue Deutsche Welle to industrial / EBM to ambient. History Forma Tadre began as a three-piece band in 19 ...

, a

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musical project that can best be described as

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but has also been categorized as

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. The main theme of the album is connected to writer HP Lovecrafts books on the

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* The song title "FX on a Human Subject" is taken from a sample used in the song from the 1992 film ''

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''. * "Plasmasleep" starts with a sample from '' Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home'' and contains multiple samples from ''

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''. * "Looking Glass Men" contains several samples from the 1982 film ''

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''. * “Date Unknown” contains samples from the film “Stargate”

Track listing

#"Navigator" (Part 1) – 4:51 #"FX on a Human Subject" – 4:47 #"Plasmasleep" – 4:04 #"Date Unknown" – 5:21 #"Navigator" (Part 2) – 2:20 #"Serpent Charmer" – 5:57 #"Looking Glass Men" – 4:54 #"Mezoic Tree Ferns" – 6:24 #"Gates" – 4:27 #"Celebrate the Cult" – 5:03 #"Navigator" (Part 3) – 3:24

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References

Industrial Nation
– Industrial Nation Magazine, Issue # 15, Summer 1997 1997 albums Forma Tadre albums {{1990s-electronic-album-stub

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