Thorsten Quaeschning, Tangerine Dream / Bioscope / Picture Palace Music

Thorsten Quaeschning is a German composer, multi-instrumentalist, and musical director. We talk to him about his new album in collaboration with Steve Rothery, his role as the leader of the legendary electronic group Tangerine Dream, and his career more broadly.  To listen / watch: Audio-only: click on the play button in the audio player above, or: Video: watch the embedded video below or check it and previous episodes out on our YouTube Channel Discussion topics covered during the show (links will open in new tab):   Check out Bioscope – Gento Genesis of the collaboration with Steve Rothery Recording of the Gento album and the benefits of working side by side rather than remotely Alex Reeves A walk through Gento track by track The importance of Thorsten’s modular rig in his work Using three Minimoog Voyagers and their idiosyncracies Avoiding the 80s and 90s keyboard staples with the Bioscope project A detailed chat on the huge range of keyboards, plugins and effects used on Gento Potential for a second Bioscope album Thorsten’s musical upbringing Getting the call to join Tangerine Dream (and Edgar Froese’s ‘to-do’ list) Learning electronic music with Edgar Froese at your side Tangerine Dream – Jeanne D’Arc (2005) The secret to the success of Thorsten and Edgar’s working relationship Evolving Tangerine Dream’s sound whilst honouring the legacy to date The brilliant Sigur Rós and the iconic Sundlaugin Studio Tangerine Dream – Zeit vs Tangerine Dream – Phaedra Defining Tangerine Dream’s ‘Quantum Era’ Tangerine Dream live in Melbourne 2014 Edgar Froese’s firm view on Tangerine Dream’s continuation Paul Frick Fascinating chat on approach to playing Tangerine Dream songs live Desert Island Discs: Five Leaves Left – Nick Drake, In The Wee Small Hours – Frank Sinatra, Disintegration – The Cure, August and Everything After – Counting Crows, ( ) – Sigur Rós Key links: Buy some keyboard related merchandise Drop us a line via the website, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, Threads, BlueSky, TikTok or LinkedIn Complete our listener survey to help us improve the show, it only takes 90 seconds. Support us on Patreon and receive bonus content Check out our podcast guest playlist on Spotify to get a taste of each guest’s creations.The post Thorsten Quaeschning, Tangerine Dream / Bioscope / Picture Palace Music appeared first on The Keyboard Chronicles.