Cyclone
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1978
RecordedJanuary 1978 at the Audio Studios, Berlin, Germany
GenreElectronic, progressive rock
Length38:33
LabelVirgin
ProducerTangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream chronology
Encore
(1977)
Cyclone
(1978)
Force Majeure
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Sputnikmusic3/5[2]

Cyclone is the eighth studio album by Tangerine Dream and the first in their canon to feature proper vocals and lyrics.[3] The cover is a painting by band leader Edgar Froese.

Other Tangerine Dream albums to later include vocals are Tyger (1987), Madcap's Flaming Duty (2007) and Under Cover – Chapter One (2010).

Cyclone reached number 37 on the UK album charts.[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chris Franke, Edgar Froese, Steve Jolliffe

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Bent Cold Sidewalk"13:05
2."Rising Runner Missed by Endless Sender"5:00
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Madrigal Meridian"20:28

Personnel

Equipment

Oberheim Electronics 8 Voice polyphonic synth, twin keyboard Mellotron Mark V, Birotron B90, ARP Instruments Digital Soloist synth, Moog synthesizer & Projekt Electronic Time Control System, Gibson Les Paul custom guitars, Korg PS 3100 polyphonic synth, Roland Corporation GS 500 guitar & GR 500 controller, ARP Solina string Ensemble, Ovation Acoustic guitar, Project Electronic sequencer, Computerstudio digital sequencer, loop Mellotron, ARP Soloist synth, Generalmusic Elka string synth, Oberheim music synthesizer OB-1 one, Hohner clavinet, Grand piano, Fender Rhodes, Roland System-100 synth, bass clarinet, cor anglais, tenor & soprano horns, C-flute, lyricon by Computone, Polyester custom-built drums with multi-trigger unit, electronic drum, Paiste cymbals, bubims, Burma gong set.

Charts

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 95
UK Albums Chart 17

References

  1. McDonald, Steven. Cyclone - Tangerine Dream at AllMusic
  2. Fatali, Liberi. "Tangerine Dream: Cyclone". Sputnikmusic.
  3. Berling, Michael (29 September 2016). "Cyclone". Voices in the Net.
  4. Cyclone UK Album Chart History. Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 24 February 2020
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 304. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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