Force Majeure (Tangerine Dream album)

Force Majeure
Studio album by Tangerine Dream
Released	February 1979
Recorded	August–September 1978 at Hansa Studios in Berlin
Genre	Space rock, progressive rock, electronic
Length	40:14
Label	Virgin
Producer	Chris Franke, Edgar Froese
Tangerine Dream chronology
Cyclone (1978) Force Majeure (1979) Tangram (1980)

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Force Majeure is the twelfth album by the German group Tangerine Dream, originally issued on transparent vinyl.^[2][3] Following Stratosfear, the album developed Tangerine Dream's further evolution toward the more melodic sound they would adopt in the 1980s, with a heavier presence of guitars, drums and distinct musical suites in the tradition of progressive rock, rather than the band's 1970s output of Berlin School.

The distortion of the bass sequence on "Thru Metamorphic Rocks" was the result of a burnt-out transistor in the mixing desk. When the band heard the result, they decided to keep it.

Remixed excerpts of "Force Majeure" titled "Lana" and "Cloudburst Flight" titled "Guido The Killer Pimp" were used on the film soundtrack of Risky Business while a remixed excerpt of "Thru Metamorphic Rocks" titled "Igneous" was used on the film Thief. A heavily remixed version was played live in 2003, and later released as "Meta Morph Magic" on the DM 4 album. In 1991, Chris Franke played "Cloudburst Flight" as part of his solo London Concert.

Force Majeure is Tangerine Dream's fourth-biggest-selling album in the UK, reaching No. 26 and spending 7 weeks on the chart.

Track listing

Personnel

• Edgar Froese – keyboards, electric & acoustic guitars, effects
• Christopher Franke – keyboards, sequencers
• Klaus Krüger – drums & percussion
• Eduard Meyer – cello

Production

• Produced and mixed – Christopher Franke, Edgar Froese
• Engineered – Eduard Meyer
• Painting and cover design – Monica Froese.

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