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Narrowing the gap between psychedelia and electronica, Tangerine Dream frontman Edgar Froese looks to the future in this clean and mostly satisfying release; all in all an important turning point for the artist. If nothing else, it marks a departure from his band's tendency to make an album out of two 20-minute epics; Froese ups the structure a bit with shorter pieces, and more of them. The opening (and title) track's thematic elements and major-key harmonizing run the risk of falling flat, but at just over four minutes, it's tolerable. The majestic qualities of "Stuntman" don't match up with the rest of the album's aesthetics, so Froese's stream-of-consciousness journey really begins with track two ("It Would Be Like Samoa") and keeps up a good pace from there, soloing over his carefully balanced sequencer beds and analog ambience. He uses his electric guitar sparingly, and there's almost no percussion (without his bandmates, the album is mostly too delicate in nature to support it), but there's no mistaking that Froese is the heart, soul, and defining sound of Tangerine Dream. All the elements come together with "A Dali-Esque Sleep Fuse," a miniature masterpiece (which happens to feature guitar solos and synthesized percussion) that brings the album to a near close, before the meditative synthesizer waves cool down the listener with "Scarlet Score for Mescalero," returning to the major-key simplicity of the album's opener, sort of a hangliding-into-the-sunset finale. The approach he takes on this album would set the standard for every subsequent album he would do, both as a soloist and as a bandmember. A little history in the making. ~ Glenn Swan With STUNTMAN, Froese began to leave the lumbering electro-orchestrations of past achievements behind and instead economize his soundscapes into more digestible, yet still mesmerizing, tone-bytes. Possibly because of TD's then (late '70s/early '80s) entrTe into the world of soundtracking, Froese's compositions became somewhat more tangible and nearly immediately gratifying. Froese rediscovers the joys of sequencers on STUNTMAN, and he marries their ever-shifting patterns with a seemingly infinite palette of tonal colors, invented sounds, and surreal imagery. "It Would be Like Samoa" is ten minutes of analog envelopes, respirating, coughing synthesizers, and bubbling, organic riffs. The sequencers themselves practically evolve into the track's melodious center. "Detroit Snackbar Dreamer" and "A Dali-esque Sleep Fuse" (Froese has long used Salvador D. as inspiration) are exercises in mellotronic surrealism, pulsing with sounds wrenched from deep within their machines' programmed innards. Still cool after all these years. Edgar Froese Stuntman Songs | 1. | Stuntman | $0.99 | |
| 2. | It Would Be Like Samoa | $1.87 | |
| 3. | Detroit Snackbar Dreamer | $0.99 | |
| 4. | Drunken Mozart in the Desert | $1.87 | |
| 5. | Dali-Esque Sleep Fuse, A | $1.87 | |
| 6. | Scarlet Score For Mescalero | $0.99 | |
| Stuntman Music Review Average Rating: (4.8 out of 5 stars)   Entertaining I first heard, Stuntman, at my nephew's house a few weeks ago. I really enjoyed the electronic effects that were used in this production and I couldn't wait to get home to try and locate it at CD Universe. Even though it was produced in 1979, electronic music fans would find it to be quite
challenging today. It is definitely worth your listening time. Submitted by audreyinpa (Linwood, Pa., USA)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
hunteck old school edgar- good times travel music-depth and composition good-heathen gensis Submitted by faston (cherry hill , nj,usa)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
Catchy tunes One of the best samples of New Age music. Very profound but still accesible Submitted by Bazil (Vladivostok, Russia) Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
A MUST FOR A SOLO ROAD TRIP THIS IS A TIMELESS NON-VERBAL CLASSIC
IF YOU LIKE TD, OR ANY NEW AGE MUSIC YOU WILL LOVE THIS Submitted by a reviewer (ST. AUGUSTINE, FL) Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
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