Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I admittedly slept on this one as a high schooler, but TD's most prog-rock-y album yet is also one of their most exciting and well-loved for good reason.
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Favorite Tracks: Force Majeure, Thru Metamorphic Rocks
Least Favorite Track: Cloudburst Flight
Overall Rating: 8.0/10
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I admittedly slept on this one as a high schooler, but TD's most prog-rock-y album yet is also one of their most exciting and well-loved for good reason.
Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/TheWonkyAngle
Listen: open.spotify.com/album/3Fwvk0okeHHvxT5s90mK8T
More Tangerine Dream reviews: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9VloxGOomL62wkZ7KWDK54GVsEKGHhGN
Favorite Tracks: Force Majeure, Thru Metamorphic Rocks
Least Favorite Track: Cloudburst Flight
Overall Rating: 8.0/10
All ratings based purely off of personal enjoyment at the time of this video's upload and either end in .0, .3, .5, or .7. Take nothing I say too seriously.
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The second I saw this LA duos music described as heaven-trap and I saw their affiliations with artists like Illenium, I immediately had the lowest expectations for this debut album of theirs from 2022. And I ended up finding it... pretty alright, actually.
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My new album Real Life and Postcard Use out now: https://256pi.bandcamp.com/album/real-life-and-postcard-use
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Favorite Tracks: Kill Me With Silence, Nothing Hurts Like Goodbye, Replay, Before Dawn, Second Life
Least Favorite Track: Monster
Overall Rating: 6.0/10
All ratings based purely off of personal enjoyment at the time of this videos upload and either end in .0, .3, .5, or .7. Take nothing I say too seriously.")
