Alpha Centauri eh? Whilst going through some records to take to charity (keep your eyes peeled at St Lukes in the coming weeks - there's going to be some good stuff up there), I found my copy of this Virgin twofer. Atem to follow but this is a new version of Tangerine Dream. Out are the Ash Ra Tempel drums and In is non-specific ambiance. They've gone space.
And I find these two mid albums fairly troubling - they're just not particularly interesting and a little bit (shhh) prog rock.
So what do you get for your money? Three tracks, 4 minutes, 13 minutes and 22 minutes. Some gough on the sleeve (though it might be just for this reissue - This album is dedicated to all the people who feel obliged to feel space). The best of the bunch is the 13 minuter which after a slow start builds to some crazy drumming over some laid back fluteage and a sudden ending. The first track is liek a low rent Popol Vuh. The 22 minute continues the low rent PV theme, and is pretty much organ all the way through. It's not got the oomph of PV though and so just ends up being somewhat boring.
So, this just leaves me a little cold and it's tendency towards sub standard Popol Vuh just makes me wish I was listening to Popol Vuh. Pah.
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