Retrofuturism | 1970s A Berlin School | Vintage Synths and Electronic Vibes

[@robstammers7149]

Phaedra (TD) was my first exposure to electronic music. I'm now approaching 70 years old and I'm still listening to synth music from the early days of Tangerine Dream, Schulze and many others to now. State Azure is one of the new electronic artists who has captured me once again. The Berlin School and it's associated sounds and rhythms, remains the epitome of that genre we all love and continue to be entranced by. Regards Rob (UK)

[@swifty1969]

I'm 55 and feel the same. As for myself, TD's absolute best work was in the 80's. State Azure is truly awesome. His TD's covers are excellent.

[@roxylosbots]

And now you can hear this beautiful electronic music at kzbin.info/www/bejne/rV6YlmlpbqeFf7csi=eLm85ePHpX1YXCZv

[@timlangley8926]

59 ditto

[@zest3922]

You should check out nala sinephro. One of my favorites. If you havnt already that is.

[@dicranum182]

Pareil pour moi 63 ans

[@rudolfvink3187]

I am 74 and still going strong on that stuff. I can play the records over my ESL57s or Magnepans so I am already in Paradise. I recently found four cassettetapes of Martin Kornberger.

[@p_a873]

I'm six thousand years old, thank you for uploading this! 💓

[@anthonyyoung286]

Even at a thousand you would need a Cain to walk & time travel. How are you Abel to live that long?

[@michaelbauers8800]

I am 6001 years old, I enjoy this music as well. But I didn't plan to live this long, and retirement funds are running out. And too old to work :)

[@tunnsie]

The great library of URUK is upset with you as you have some VERY overdue books!!!

[@rosumparat]

If I would to have a Starship to travel across the stars and witness the wonders of the Universe this is the kind of music I'd be playing continuously.

[@pmlbeirao]

A common misconception about the "Berlin school" sound it that it was all analog electronics. There were many kinds of instruments involved in the sound, including pianos, electric guitars, flutes, and of course the Mellotron, which added a very organic feel to the music. Edgar Froese played his electric guitar in almost all TD songs in the mid-70s. Manuel Gottsching of course created his own guitar-based sound. Klaus Schulze used to be a drummer, and his late 70s albums included drums played by his friend Harald Grosskopf. These are the obvious examples.

[@TonyShephard-w4m]

obviously not strictly a Berlin School band, but not without parallels; even Kraftwerk had many 'organic' instruments as well as electronics, maybe most notably Florian Schneider's flute.

[@teutorider]

Synthesizer waren sehr teuer und es wurde sehr viel mit klassischen Instrumenten experimentiert.

[@drmseq]

Although synthesizers are the first thing that comes to mind when you see music labeled "Berlin School". At least for me.

[@Revan1One]

Looks like communist tech to me. Slow and infeasible. But the music is good.

[@josephlynch3746]

Often felt that way, well explained, appreciate it~:)*

[@icollided]

The past was actually more futuristic than the actual future.

[@dlandguth]

"This morning, yesterday or thirty years; it’s all just a million firing neurons given meaning by the human mind." Jones, 12 Monkeys SiFi spinoff

[@DS-Akin]

Contrary to what alt-right -stans born or not yet legal adults during those years want us to believe

[@armandogavilan1815]

now our picture of the future is too negative, the future doesn´t sound so cool now, so we go to the past to get a nice view of the future.

[@scrrification]

I don't know. Everyday life looks more and more like a cyberpunk novel every year

[@armandogavilan1815]

@scrrification yeah but no cool gadgets just the tyranny :(

[@devisbamhakl6335]

I'm 52 years old, simply beautiful!!! Thanks

[@matthieujoly]

An insane amount of my lifetime was/is to listen to music, so... the 70's electronik music is a huge part of it. Tangerine Dream/Klaus Schulze/Ashra Tempel - Manuel Goettsching and... many more, i just can't stop listening to this.

[@nasserahardane5763]

56 yrs old "Ils étaient seront les précurseurs. Un passé-futur, un futur-passé"

[@majkizbajjki5505]

Pamietam jak w 1985 mój tata przywiózł płyty Klaus Schulz. Do dzisiaj pamiętam te kosmiczne dźwięki 😊

[@AlexSanchez-h4h]

Saludos todos los cibernautas, aquí viajando a Dos mil años luz, me encuentro en el año 2024 .

[@dudnikowoleg]

Шикарное мягкое звучание. Остров текучего звука в океане долбежки ударными:)

[@maval4537]

This is my musical homeland! ❤

[@lawrencelile]

Larry Fast's project Synergy got me through engineering school in the 70's. It's still on the top of my playlist.

[@LudwigKuppers]

Professionelle sphärische Musik. Erstaunlich was damals schon möglich war. Einfach excellent !!!

[@Gileadean]

Das Album ist im September dieses Jahres erschienen...

[@roberto9719]

Escuchando mientras escribo mi tesis de filosofía

[@slavensselection]

Awesome, thank you!

[@i.m.a.niteracionmatematica895]

Me gustó mucho la música y las imágenes. También me gusta la palabra "Retrofuturismo".

[@marcusmontgomery1935]

Cold, distant, and lovely. Thank you for this.

[@Nettlebed7]

Warm, close and disturbing

[@ParlusLouch]

thanks for finding this soundtrack.

[@AlvaroVega75]

Very Schulze-esque!! great! i love it!.

[@ZackariWatt]

50 yrs old, thanks.

[@ИгорьПоцелуйко-ы3я]

Вещь очень грустная, но шикарная...

[@c.andresmendez8292]

Wonderful album, thanks for sharing.

[@pauloojeda3688]

The best years of Tangerine Dream

[@hyperborean72]

великолепно

[@palaraga]

Отличная музыка.

[@Papapotato508]

This is music I didn’t know I needed. Thanks!

[@jacekjaworski3321]

Znakomita klimatyczna muzyka. Uwielbiam. Proszę o więcej :)

[@hectortalavera6280]

God bless you! I’m 56 and I guess I’m not alone. 😮

[@oplak6881]

I'm 36, but u r not alone friend

[@superdeluxesmell]

Why do people always feel the need to write their age in KZbin music comment sections?

[@thebeardedseeker5633]

@@superdeluxesmell i know, right? btw, i'm also 56.

[@trastulo]

@@superdeluxesmellno problem for me at all

[@DerAlFonz]

I'm 55 and you are really not alone 😊

[@benireland-f3u]

So thankful for the mix and the amazing images! Thanks!!! 3:04

[@MKMousanz]

This is so incredibly niche but it is exactly what I was looking for lol

[@zoopkaPL]

great for night driving

[@AlexeyShSpb]

Божественно!

[@philippelebraud6032]

It reminds me my young years, when I was listening to my Tangerine Dream vinyls, or Klaus Schulze..

[@michaelschweitzer8410]

Komplett von der KI in Bild und Ton ?! Erstaunlich gut und deprimierend zugleich.

[@enzogalli5506]

Excellent!!!

[@drmseq]

Thank you for these charming sounds!

[@noelchrisjohnbenson8161]

Love it, even brings out the vibe I used to get as a kid when Dr. Who would come on, I can "stay in this world" for hours at a time.

[@AlmiranteWilliams]

Un sonido sicodélico maravilloso y una atmósfera increíble la que crea esta música. ¡¡Aplausos para el creador !!. Saludos desde Chile.

[@alexiscortes83]

Saludos desde Los Andes... Los sintetizadores me permiten aguantar el calor andino...

[@richardvalovic4219]

That final track is pure gold! Stunning! 🖤

[@account_null]

"The Journey II" radio for GTA. Excellent.

[@AlecFokas]

Masterpieces of aesthetics

[@athem_lae]

Amazing music, and equally amazing artwork. It's a 5 out of 5 from me!

[@danielfishman6799]

You have really captured that mid-70's TD feel that I love- amazing, thank you for sharing these great videos!

[@alanmotta82]

Caraca, eu tô dentro de um jogo de 16 Bits! Que maravilha, que maravilha, que maravilha!

[@CaseJams]

That synth at 42:32 though ... Stable Diffusion designed a winner right there! :)

[@SynthOSphere]

Right??? It even looks like it has all thepossible FM algorithms on that giant screen !!!

[@tubelectron1667]

Excellent ! Neo-Retro Berlin School style... ***** I really appreciate the 1st Chapter "Wavelength"

[@renatobressan748]

Musica para uma viagem da alma.

[@DavidBoura]

You definitively have my sub.

[@minmaxlab]

amazing sound

[@ambientoutpost]

Absolutely love this concept. Great Berlin School vibes (grew up w TD) and the visuals add a great feel (despite of all critical comments). You've found a niche, stick to it!

[@marsupialmicron]

Really amazing! Thank you

[@jamesanarch871]

Genial, saludos desde Argentina

[@importantworld3]

I just wish those synths actually existed!

[@Daman-g3z]

Отлично!

[@disheuresdis]

A touch of early Kraftwerk, lots of Tangerine Dream there, also some of Göttsching's Ashra. Great stuff. The AI imagery is also very nostalgic and fitting.

[@JoshuaFalken-cy3dv]

Oj. So viele schöne bunte Knöpfe zu drücken ❤

[@leemichaelgeller4420]

I saw the thumbnails and titles and was curious - I've been listening and all I can say is bravo! Alexander, I tip my hat to you - sitting in my workspace having these sounds caress and cascade the air around my ears I am transported to a time and space that I have sorely missed. Bravo! 🤩💗

[@Blade1310]

This is quite pleasing on the ears, mind, soul and body. Thank you!

[@sergedinatale7241]

Great stuff...just the way I like my electronic music!

[@mamvalenca]

What a vibe!

[@Curnau]

C'est même encore mieux que les originaux ! Bravo !

[@christiandisante]

Simply amazing!

[@tremoo5987]

I'm sorry honey, I need to work late in the synthesizer lab tonight.

[@Ac22768]

In my space suit? WTF 🤦‍♂️

[@jimmetesky6019]

Enjoying this very much. Thanks.

[@greenink9645]

Wow this is pure magic, thank you!!!!

[@ancientkingrecords]

Absolutely what I needed! Thank you 🎹

[@enriquemarin409]

❤ simplemente espectacular!!!

[@frankorusso]

52:40 - Lo voglio!!! 😂😂😂

[@SorryIwasntListening]

This is wonderful! Fragments of Reality is a real Berlin School banger!! Also, the images are captivating, however it does prove that AI simply does not know what a keyboard looks like!!! :-)

[@leonardzalcewicz3654]

super!!

[@TassosNWOBHM]

Awesome, congrats!

[@lionelkrasker2537]

Incrédible ......! Thank ' s .

[@tenrezende]

Great!

[@emilkoch4098]

wow!!!! Loved the first track!!! Good Album Overall!!!

[@PowerfulElectronics]

Если бы была эта музыка в 5.1 surround я был бы неимоверно счастлив и наслаждался!

[@martinfierroelche3682]

nice.

[@eyulala4893]

👏👏👏🙏🏻🧡 💫✨️ Thank you, from a distant planet 🌌

[@paulj0557tonehead]

Ah' yes, and a Fantastic Planet (1973)!

[@CosmoG.Spacely]

The images you created are outstanding! Kudos.

[@thebunter]

Sitting in the Balcony of a darkened theater as the opening credits to Risky Business came across the screen... Music by Tangerine Dream.. hmm interesting name but who's that somewhat brushing that question off but then the music starts to play and I'm hooked. I recognized the vocal music so immediately assume the electronic is Tangerine Dream. I even sit through the credits getting every bit of that music. The very next day I got to the shopping mall and look through every section in both Musicland and Great American Music and find a small section in Musicland that held mainly two artists: Tangerine Dream and Kitaro. Seeing the cover for Force Majeure I grabbed that and Tangram and I was intrigued by the cover of Silk Road II by Kitaro I made a note and bought the two Tangerine Dream vinyls. I went home and listened over and over to those two albums and thankfull I had a Sharp RP 117 turntable that allowed me to play both sides of the vinyl without flipping (still have it). This started my 40+ year passion for music and Tangerine Dream in particular. Such great music. It's been called New Age, Electronic, electronica, ambient and Belin School. I look for those genres just to find the good music I know exists within them that I will like. I've had a few disappointments over the years but overall those genres have been what I listen ot the most. This video brings that sound back from the late 70's early 80's. Thank you.

[@David_K_Booth]

If you like "Love on a Real Train", you should check out Steve Reich's "Music for 18 Musicians". TD asked for his permission to take samples from it, which he duly gave. Then he found they had not exactly sampled it, they had used it as a backing track.

[@ylegin]

Space 1999 Vibes!

[@paulj0557tonehead]

Thank you! This is medically necessary in these very course times we live in. ****Caution listening while driving****.

[@RadicalCaveman]

Caution listening while attempting to perceive reality

[@paulj0557tonehead]

@@RadicalCaveman Oh exactly. Man that second 30min is freakin amazing!!

[@dhyanvegan2707]

What a wonderful discovery, the music is amazing, inspired in that era but not just a repetitive copy like others, very creative indeed, great work.

[@bugbread]

It's nice, but I think calling it "very creative indeed" is going overboard, as it's just AI-generated music.

[@arickmccance3972]

​@@bugbread Where's the proof of that comment. Reads like AI generated trollery.

[@electronicbodymusic]

Die 'Berliner Schule' wurde kürzlich gerade wiederentdeckt für den Soundtrack der Hörspielserie 'Widerliche Zeiten'... ;)

[@ThunderTheBlackShadowKitty]

Too many people forget that modern science fiction as we know it was birthed near or in the 1970s. Alien, Star Wars, Star Trek, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, A Clockwork Orange, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, etc.

[@LadyMarianneTheGreat]

Listening to this while I'm programming on Java.

[@Beliar_VR]

I'm listening to this while drinking a cup of java.😊

[@pavorealstudios]

or java is programming listening

[@JoshuaFalken-cy3dv]

oh, but it's the 70ies - you should be coding Fortran, Cobol, PL/1 or some assembly instead 😀

[@maestror7598]

седьмая зашла👍

[@АлексейМоря]

😀😃😄Прикольная НейроИнстоляция!!!;)+++++Музыкаа!!!;)😄😆😄😃😀😁👏👏👏

[@Londonfogey]

Makes me think of the late Tom Baker/early Peter Davison era of 'Dr Who'.

[@gatitocafe1251]

I was listening to this in the background at work, and my coworker and I both came to the conclusion that this music reminded us of Risk of Rain 2. Anyone else?

[@AtticusColdfield]

this music remided me about generic AI music with no soul

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

love it!!

[@MartinLueders]

Very nice music! Love the vibes. And I also like the A.I. generated images. Just funny that A.I. still is not able to produce a normal keyboard.

[@tristen_grant]

AI is garbage.

[@mikescheer9819]

​@@tristen_granthumans created the aesthetic of a.i. therefore you are a member of your own self described garbage race. Good luck with your arrogance.

[@valuemastery]

It also had a hard time producing normal hands not long ago. Evolving incredibly fast.

[@tristen_grant]

@@mikescheer9819 I dislike AI created stuff, not human-made stuff. Yes, AI was made by humans but the things AI creates is generally made by scraping/stealing from online.

[@tristen_grant]

@@valuemastery I'd rather support actual creative people and not AI.

[@richardwilliams8312]

Very Kraftwerk.

[@disheuresdis]

Spectacled long haired Ralf likes this.

[@bertenqvist7324]

I post ordered Tubular bells and Robycon and Wish You Were here after been watching the documentary of The Roots of Rock, These records was not available in Finland at that time. ( Not bad for 12y old...who at 10 only listening to Gary Glitter and Rubettes)

[@ВасилийСеми-Булатов]

Мне 499 лет. Из них 99 слушаю футуризм

[@michaelwessel1258]

Geile Idee.

[@TheAnanda9new]

Time to FLY 🛸

[@helbamusic]

Uuauu goob vibe

[@monster762]

I wonder what retrofuturism will be like 10 or 20 years from now.