''Rockoon'' is the forty-fourth major release and twenty-first studio album released 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 ...

. The album was started in March 1991 and completed January 1992, making it the longest production ever in the band's history until the release of ''

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'' in 2017. The album was nominated in the US for the "Best New Age Album 1992" Grammy and reached the Top Ten in Billboard New Age charts and the Top Twenty in Billboard Jazz charts. It is the first full album of Tangerine Dream music as a father and son duo. Saxophone player

Linda Spa Linda Spa (aka Mag. Gerlinde Spazierer, born 4 September 1968, in Vienna) is an Austrian composer. Originally she learned fashion design in Vienna, but soon started with her musical training. She studied flute, clarinet, saxophone and compos ...

who joined in 1990 does not appear on this release. The album was re-released in 1999 on Tangerine Dream's own TDI label with new cover artwork by

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Track listing

Personnel

;Tangerine Dream *

- composer, musician *

Jerome Froese Jerome Froese (born 24 November 1970 in Berlin, Germany) is a German musician who, in 1990, officially joined his father Edgar Froese in the band Tangerine Dream. He remained a member until 2006. Prior to his direct involvement in Tangerine Drea ...

- composer, musician ;Future Tangerine Dream *

Zlatko Perica Zlatko Perica (born 16 February 1969 in Rijeka, Yugoslavia) is a guitarist. He has played for the German group Tangerine Dream,

- musician Additional musicians: * Enrico Fernandez - musician * Richi Wester - musician Technical: * David Marino - recording engineer * Phillip Calvert - recording engineer * Jeff Robinson - recording engineer

''Rockoon Special Edition''

''Rockoon'' was accompanied by a special limited single edition CD-5. It included an edited version of the title track, the bonus track "Oriental Haze" featuring Linda Spa and an interview with Edgar Froese.

''Big City Dwarves''

"Big City Dwarves" was used as a

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single with a release of 200 to 300 copies.

References

1992 albums Tangerine Dream albums {{1990s-electronic-album-stub