''Quantum Key'' is a 2015

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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 ...

. It is roughly the group's 145th release. It is a precursor and companion album to the 2017 major studio album ''

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''.

Track listing

All tracks composed by

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 ...

Thorsten Quaeschning Thorsten Quaeschning (born 23 February 1977) is a German musician. He is the bandleader of the electronic music group Tangerine Dream which he joined in 2005. He performs synthesizers, vocals, guitar and drums. Early life Quaeschning was born ...

and

Ulrich Schnauss Ulrich Schnauss (born 1977) is a German electronic musician and producer based in London, England. He is best known for being a member of Tangerine Dream from 2014 to 2020. Biography Ulrich Schnauss was born in the northern German seaport of ...

except where noted # "Genesis of Precious Thoughts" – 9:13 # "Electron Bonfire" – 5:05 # "Drowning in Universes" – 11:07 # "Mirage of Reality" – 6:44 (Quaeschning, Schnauss)

Personnel

Tangerine Dream *

synthesizers, guitar *

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, synthesizers, guitar,

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, bass guitar *

synthesizers, sequencer *

Hoshiko Yamane __NOTOC__ Hoshiko Yamane (山根星子, Yamane Hoshiko; born 4 April 1981) is a Japanese violinist, composer and performer based in Berlin. She has been a member of Tangerine Dream since 2011. Biography Born in Osaka, Yamane attended the Unive ...

violin Credits *

Bianca Froese-Acquaye Bianca Froese-Acquaye is an artist, author and painter. She is the manager of the band Tangerine Dream. In 2002 she married Tangerine Dream founder Edgar Froese, they remained married until his death in 2015. She performed vocals on the 2002 T ...

producer *Birgir Jón Birgisson mastering *Katja Zerullprinting supervisor *Ian Laidlawband photography

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2015 albums Tangerine Dream albums