Ambient Monkeys [Original recording remastered, Import]

Tangerine Dream | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 30, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered, Import
• Label: Tangerine Dream Intl
• ASIN: B00000G6A2
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #618,317 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Token From Birdland

2. Symphony In A-Minor

3. The Seventh Propeller Of Silence

4. Calyx Commander

5. Riddle Of The Monkey Tribe

6. Moon Marble

7. Concerto In A-Major/Adagio

8. Lemon Vendor Khaly

9. Campera De Mon Glyan

10. Virtue Is Its Own Reward

11. Pantha Rhei

12. Myopia World

Editorial Reviews

Digitally remastered reissue of 1997 fanclub releasefeaturing the pre-concert studio tracks that generated themood just before the shows on their 1997 European tour. Sixtracks. 1998 TDI Music release.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars As if we had too much money in our wallets, January 19, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Ambient Monkeys (Audio CD)

The year 1997 brought us an enormous flood of releases from Edgar Froese's new label, TDI. He wanted to have his own company for a long time. Finally, when he started doing business on his own, we were treated to a dubious selection of releases, barely a half of which should ever see the light of day. The band's followers have always demanded more releases from the past, since there is no real obstacle to produce CDs with concerts, soundtracks, whatever. TO some extent, TDI met our expectations, and to date, three albums from the Classic Era and Hyperborean Era were released, either as compilations of rarities like "Ancient Dreams", or full-fledged albums like "Soundmill Navigator" or "Sohoman". Still, as I said, some new releases are hard to justify, and the album I am reviewing is among them.

"Ambient Monkeys" is indeed a bizarre release. In spring of 1997, the Froeses visited England and Poland, touring to promote their newest studio album, "Goblins Club". Every gig was preceded by a prerecorded tape with ambient "environmental" sound wallpaper, into which a tune or two was interlaced. Sure, when you await a concert, standing in a crowd, often in a cold air, you might just as well listen to some muzak than to nothing at all. Such is "Ambient Monkeys" - a mere mixed collection of these tapes. The quality of sound is abysmal, and I think on purpose, since everything is muted away, giving priority to screams of monkeys, synthesized trains, and other voices of nature. Well, sampling is interesting if there's an actual message the composer wants to convey. Here, this is a background music. At least the band had the minimum minimorum of decency to admit that on the album cover, so that you know what you're buying. Yes, I was tempted, since I saw a few classical numbers in the tracklist. What I got was 20 seconds of Bach, 15 seconds of Mozart, and so on - all to the accompaniment of samples of screaming monkeys. I wonder, have I woken up in an asylum, or what? Hello?????????? Is there anybody out there?????????

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars For Diehards Only, September 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Ambient Monkeys (Audio CD)

The artwork is as usual excellent, but that's hardly a reason to buy this c.d., released due to "demand". The music is actually ambient sounds and sequences written by TD, and played before concerts. Any song you latch onto is over before you know it. Tangerine Dream is worth a listen, but start somewhere else.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Last TD album I buy!!!, August 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Ambient Monkeys (Audio CD)

The disclaimer inside the CD explains that this is the ambient music used for pre-show atmosphere. It's nothing but animal samples and non-structured random sounds. Supposedly they produced this album in response to fan request. Seems TD is packaging every snip of music (good or bad) and getting it out to market. My major complaint with the album is that they should have put the information about the source of the music on the outside of the album.