Epic

Christopher Franke | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 20, 1999)
• Original Release Date: April 20, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Earthtone
• ASIN: B00000ILY1
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #324,881 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Radiant Band of Light

2. Morphing Space

3. Mental Images

4. Malibu Avenue

5. Love Scene

6. Dance Lesson

7. Woodland Watercolors

8. Flower Hill Trail [#]

9. Viciente

10. Morning Ride

11. Sensual Persuasion [#]

12. Silent Waves

13. Haleakala

14. Illumination

15. Sunset Destination

16. Mind Space

17. Stream Garden

18. Finale

Editorial Reviews

Epic / Best Of Collection (CD Album) by Christopher Franke - 18 Tracks : 1. A Radiant Band Of Light (4:32), 2. Morphing Space (6:15), 3. Mental Images (3:39), 4. Malibu Avenue (4:19), 5. Love Scene (1:46), 6. Dance Lesson (1:17), 7. Woodland Watercolours (4:28), 8. Flower Hill Trail (3:29), 9. Viciente (5:24), 10. Morning Ride (2:21), 11. Sensual Persuasion (2:32), 12. Slient Waves (3:44), 13. Haleakala (2:47), 14. Illumination (4:29), 15. Sunset Destination (1:30), 16. Mind Space (3:54), 17. Stream Garden (3:37), 18. Finale (3:28)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Relaxing with staying power, May 28, 2002

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Mike Martin (Riverside, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Epic (Audio CD)

I have been a Tangerine Dream fan for over 20 years, and when I found this CD a couple of years ago I was very interested, since Franke was with TD for a while. I was not disappointed.

It is rather obvious that these tracks are a greatest hits compilation. There really isn't a "theme" to the album, it's just the hits. And boy, are they.

I made a video tape for my parents 40th anniversary made up of a collection of old home movies interspersed with modern video and interviews. I used a couple of the tracks as background music with the old stuff. After a little while some family members finally asked, "Mike, what is this beautiful music you have in the background?" Why, its Chris Franke!

Tracks 6 (Dancing Lesson) and 9 (Viciente) are two of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. They're the kind that you push the back button when they're done so you can hear them again.

It's also a very romantic album. I've had some pretty nice interludes with this album. Sorry to be ungentlemanly, but its true. Guys, this album works. Trust me.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Epic" is an epic and superb collection!, March 24, 2006

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Distant Voyageur "Nicholas Computer" (Io) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Epic (Audio CD)

Christopher Franke is known as a former member of New Age/Electronica supergroup Tangerine from 1970 until 1988 as well as composing music for several movies and TV shows most notably Star Trek and Babylon 5 in the 1990s. Yet, it is his solo works that are far removed from the movie soundtracks that I think really shine the most yet are few and far between these days. "Epic" is an excellent introduction to Franke's solo compositions spanning eight years from 1991's solo debut "Pacific Coast Highway" to a couple of new(at the time) tracks exclusively for this album.

The collection opens with an enigmatic song entitled "A Radiant Band of Light" which begins with a haunting ambient drone and a didgeridoo-like instrumental before blossoming into a heavily spiritually moving piece with exotic percussion and haunting vocals.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One is almost as good without the other, December 9, 2004

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C. D Smith "dogstar49" (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Epic (Audio CD)

I've been a fan of Tangerine Dream since the 70's and wish they'd (Franke and Edger Froese, anyway) collaborate again. I find myself wishing for that TD guitar work in this. And when I'm listening to the Froese only TD, I find myself wishing for the lush keyboard and synthesiser work that Franke brings to the team. Butohwell, this is good stuff anyway. Guess I'll just play along on my strat.