Exit

Tangerine Dream | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Elektra / Wea
• ASIN: B000002GXA
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #162,211 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars To Associate With the Friends..., March 1, 2006

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Sergey Lenkov "Serge" (Mother Russia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Exit (Audio CD)

Hello, fans of Tangerine Dream!
I will reveal the mystery of Russian words in "Kiev Mission"! Of course, I like the album because of this track.
The humour of TD is the following: for English or German speaking listener these words sounds as spoken by Russian girl, while for Russian listeners (girl speaks-whispers-sings with the strong foriegn acsent) it sounds as Russian words spoken by friendly foreigner.
The words are the following:

Continents
Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, America
It`s - the Earth
Past tense
Present tense
Future tense

World is we are

To understand
To ask
To answer
To talk
To start thinking
Transmission...

To associate (to communicate) with the friends...
To exchange opinions...
Infinity
An intelligent being
Talking, dialog
Continents:
Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, America
It`s all - the Earth.

As you see there were nothing poltical in these words. Only idea of global unity which is close to people of different countries.
I think that Russian words were choosen because they sounded exotic for the Western ear and beacuase of their rhythm.

By the way, electronic music by TD and Jarre was popular in the USSR in time of cold war... And still is popular in Russia.
As to cold war itself -
We lived the same normal usual every-day life as you but with our own problems. For the people in the state which lost more than 20 million lives in the 2WW - nearly every family lost its relatives - every talk and wish of possibility of new world war was a kind of sacrilege. And Chrustchev didn`t told: "We will bury you". He spoke vulgar Russian-Ukrainian slang, so English translation was complete fake (the meaning was lost in translation). He meant that (in his humble opinion:) USSR will win competition with America and would show much better results of development. So don`t think of political stupidity of the cold war - simply enjoy the music!

Also I recommend you best albums by TD:
Le Parc (1985)
Underwater Sunlight (1986)
Goblin`s Club (1996)
Try also "Jeanne D`Arc" (2005) and interesting solo albums by former TD members (though music differs from TD sound still it`s dynamic and interesting):
Christopher Franke "The London Consert" (1992) and "Celestine Prophesy" (1996), Paul Haslinger "World Without Rules" (1996).

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TD enters the 80s with a pulsating BANG, July 7, 2005

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M. B. Link "wildfirelink" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Exit (Audio CD)

Exit(1981). Tangerine Dream's 14th(?) studio album.

All throughout the 70s, Tangerine Dream had been experimenting the limits of various keyboard, pedal synthesizer, and sequence effects in order to create very atmospheric musical soundscapes. They weren't meant for everyone, but each album proved to be an interesting listen for those who could get into them. Every release would have very few, yet lengthy tracks, and that aspect didn't really change much over the years. Phaedra(1974) and Rubycon(1975) were the peak output of those type of TD albums, and served as the first real means of gaining a cult fanbase. Then Force Majeure(1979) saw the group beginning to incorporate rhythms into the music, making it more accessible to new listeners. This culminated in 1980's Tangram, which was the last album to feature one giant album-length song. Shortly thereafter, the band created the soundtrack to the movie Thief(1981), shortening the lengths of each instrumental and making them more numerous, and this would carry over onto Exit.

This album is the first one of theirs to have more than four tracks, and most of them rarely go beyond 5-6 minutes. Unlike most of the TD output to be released throughout the 80s, Exit carries a dark, futuristic feel to it, and it can be felt all over the album. White Eagle(1982) continued to explore in the same vein, and Hyperborea(1983) went for a dark ambient sound with cultural references, but Exit probably pulled the theme off the best during this period. Much of the style is brought over from their Thief soundtrack score and given its own breathing space on Exit. High-reverb keyboards had begun to be incorporated heavily into the melodies, and although sounding VERY 80s and maybe coming off as cold to some people, it works for its warish 1984-type atmosphere.

And speaking of future wars, the first track 'Kiev Mission' delivers 10 minutes of melodic rhythm mayhem. The story here is that this track was written as a protest statement against the Cold War in Russia, and many copies of this album were sold throughout the country to get the message across. It starts out with a few bangs, then slowly the synthetic drum beat pulses in and carries a powerful theme around, shortly before an unnamed Russian girl vocalist whispers her plea against a world war. This is where the whole "protest" theme came from. It doesn't end as strong as it starts, but the final part of Kiev Mission shouldn't be skipped. 'Pilots Of The Purple Twighlight' is run without any drumming, but carries an awesome melody that repeats for several minutes. 'Chorozon' is a bit more upbeat and positive sounding, and could easily fit on White Eagle. I love the title track's slow, dark, and powerful bass synth that plods along, complete with a memorable keyboard line and rain sound effects. Then 'Network 23' has a surprisingly non-dated techno drum sequence which sort of serves as a prototype for some 80s and 90s techno. Finishing off Exit is the outstanding 'Remote Viewing' which goes through a few different transitions in its 8-minute span. The first 3 minutes or so has sort of a dark soundscape reminding the fans that TD still held onto their 70s era to an extent, and wouldn't abandon it completely over the next couple of albums. 80s TD may be somewhat less complex than TD's earlier material, but it still was very well produced. Then the song ends with a lighter section that repeats a number of times.

Replayability: medium. Enter the Exit often (pun intended).

Although the album's length is slightly less than 40 minutes, each of Exit's tracks is of high quality, and so I'll give it 5 stars. It ended up being my fifth purchase (of many!) for TD, but I would say that it makes a good starting point if you're first getting into 80s TD. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. The sad thing is that EVERY ALBUM IS OUT OF PRINT! Even the remasters! So don't expect to find these in the stores. Unless you know of a used cd shop that happens to get TD albums from time to time, you're best off ordering them online. There are many, many albums, but thankfully most all of them can be found for very cheap. Either version of the album works. There are no bonus tracks, and the volume difference is only minimal, so buying any of them is ok.

See also:
-Tangram(1980)
-Force Majeure(1979)
-White Eagle(1982)
-Thief(1981)
-Hyperborea(1983)

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Introspective small-scale Dreaming, May 28, 2000

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Steve Benner "Stonegnome" (Lancaster, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Exit (Audio CD)

Most of the tracks on this 1981 Tangerine Dream album are fairly short and of a more lyrical nature than can be found on most of the band's earlier releases. Generally, this is gentle and introspective music that demonstrates something of a new care and purposefulness in its crafting than is exhibited in earlier works. In many ways, this album marks a turning point in the band's output, bridging the large-scale, freer-form works of their past with the more meticulously honed and technically impressive works that were to follow.

The most substantial item is probably the 9-minute `Kiew Mission', an early 80's (cold war) anthem for world peace, featuring the whispering voice of an uncredited Russian actress delivering its central message. As well as its Russian words, the track incorporates a number of jaunty tunes from a variety of sweet-voiced synthesisers, together with a simple, yet effective, sequencer pulse.

The majority of the album's other tracks are shorter numbers. `Pilots of purple twilight' is the sort of sequencer and synth ballad that was rapidly becoming a Tangerine Dream trademark and for which their music was in such demand as film soundtrack material-simple yet potently hypnotic throughout its entire 4-minute duration. Of similar length, `Choronzon' is built around a steady percussion and sequencer beat with more lyrical synthesiser and guitar layers, while the only slightly longer `Exit' is reminiscent of the relentless brooding music of their previous (soundtrack) album, "Thief". This track's stately main theme rides over a relentless beat, accompanied by some glittering running arpeggios. A nice touch too is the processed rain sound that underlies the track's closing few minutes. `Network 23' is another short and simple exploration of boppy rhythms and synthetic textures, with nothing to tax the unadventurous listener but of sustained interest for all that.

The album closes with a slightly lengthier (8:20) masterpiece, `Remote viewing', which is similar in structure to works on the band's "Stratosfear" album. This track starts out very moody and somewhat unstructured. Out of its slowly unfurling growlings, however, a sweet flute-voiced synthesiser suddenly emerges to sing a heart-rendingly lyrical tune, accompanied by a classically minimalist sequencer pulse, which steadily rises in intensity to carry the slowly developed melodic elements through to their gentle yet captivating conclusion. This track confirms the album's main message: one of hope for peace, harmony and tranquillity throughout the world.

The sound on the disc is excellent but it is woefully short at less than 37 minutes total playing time. It is this poor value that drops this release one star overall in my ranking.