50 Years Of Phaedra: At The Barbican<\/strong> captures Tangerine Dream<\/strong> returning to one of the most important works in the history of electronic music. Fifty years after the original Phaedra<\/strong> transformed the possibilities of sequencer-driven sound, the current line-up revisited its spirit in a special performance at London\u2019s Barbican.<\/p>\n The concert features Thorsten Quaeschning<\/strong>, Hoshiko Yamane<\/strong> and Paul Frick<\/strong>, combining reinterpretations of the Phaedra material with later Tangerine Dream compositions and live improvisation. Rather than simply reproducing the 1974 album, the performance approaches its ideas with modern instruments and technology while retaining the atmosphere, movement and exploratory character that made the original recording so influential.<\/p>\n Across three LPs, the set includes Sequent C, 2024<\/strong>, Movements Of A Visionary, 2024<\/strong>, Mysterious Semblance At The Strand Of Nightmares, 2024<\/strong>, the multi-part Hippolytos Session<\/strong>, Phaedra 2024<\/strong>, Sorcerer Theme<\/strong>, Dolphin Dance<\/strong>, Rare Bird<\/strong>, Continuum<\/strong>, White Eagle<\/strong>, Raum<\/strong> and Phaedra 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n This 3LP black vinyl edition<\/strong> is presented in a gatefold sleeve<\/strong> and includes an 8-page booklet<\/strong>. Released by Kscope<\/strong> on 30 January 2026<\/strong>, it is a substantial live document for Tangerine Dream collectors and listeners interested in Berlin School electronics, ambient music, analogue sequencing and expansive instrumental soundscapes.<\/p>\n Artist: Tangerine Dream<\/strong> On a good hi-fi system, 50 Years Of Phaedra: At The Barbican<\/strong> should offer a particularly immersive experience: layered synthesizers extending deep into the soundstage, evolving sequences moving across the stereo image, electronic textures with real scale and atmosphere, and the dynamics of a live performance giving the music additional space and presence.<\/p>\n
\nLabel: Kscope<\/strong>
\nRelease date: 30 January 2026<\/strong>
\nCatalog number: KSCOPE1280<\/strong>
\nEAN: 0802644828015<\/strong><\/p>\nWatch the Official Trailer<\/h3>\n