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Edgar Froese Born Edgar Wilmar Froese On 6 June 1944 Died 20 January 2015 Was A German Musical Artist And Electronic Music Pioneer Best Known For Founding The Electronic Music Group Tangerine Dream In 1967. Froese Was The Only Continuous Member Of The Group Until His Death. While His Solo And Group Recordings Prior To 2003 Name Him As "Edgar Froese" His Later Solo Albums Bear The Name "Edgar W. Froese". Froese Was Born In Tilsit East Prussia Now Sovetsk Russia During World War II. After Showing An Early Aptitude For Art Froese Enrolled At The Academy Of The Arts In West Berlin To Study Painting And Sculpture. In 1965 He Formed A Band Called The Ones Which Played Rock And R&B Standards At Popular Bohemian Nightclubs. While Playing In Spain The Ones Were Invited To Perform At Salvador Dali's Villa In Cadaques. Froese's Encounter With Salvador Dali Was Highly Influential Inspiring Him To Pursue More Experimental Directions With His Music. The Ones Disbanded In 1967 Having Only Released One Single "Lady Greengrass"/"Love Of Mine" . After Returning To Berlin Froese Began Recruiting Musicians For The Free-Rock Band That Would Become Tangerine Dream. Solo Discography * Aqua 1974 * Epsilon In Malaysian Pale 1975 * Macula Transfer 1976 * Ages 1978 * Stuntman 1979 * Kamikaze 1989 Soundtrack Of The German Movie With Rainer Werner Fassbinder 1982 * Pinnacles 1983 * Beyond The Storm 2 Disc Set 1995 * Introduction To The Ambient Highway 2003 * Ambient Highway Vol.1 2003 * Ambient Highway Vol.2 2003 * Ambient Highway Vol.3 2003 * Ambient Highway Vol.4 2003 * Dalinetopia 2005 * Orange Light Years 2005 The Tangerine Dream Album "Views From A Red Train" 2008 Was Originally Announced As A Froese Solo Album. It Was Eventually Expanded With Other Band Members Performing The Album Remains Composed Entirely By Froese. Source Wikipedia read less