Tangerine Dream

Phaedra

First released1974

Phaedra was recorded at Decca Studios and Trident Studios in London in 1973 by the electronic music group Tangerine Dream. The album was produced by the band members themselves—Johannes Müller, Edgar Froese, Christopher Franke, and Peter Baumann—working with engineer John Frazier who played a crucial role in capturing their synthesizer-driven compositions. The recording marked a significant shift in the band's sound toward sequencer-based, rhythmically complex electronic music, featuring extensive use of VCS 3 synthesizers and the newly available ARP 2500. Phaedra became a landmark release in electronic music, reaching number 15 on the UK Albums Chart and establishing Tangerine Dream as major innovators in synthesizer-based composition during the early 1970s.