Peter Baumann came to prominence as a key member of Tangerine Dream, joining Edgar Froese and Chris Franke in the group in 1971 and making his debut on the album Zeit. In 1976 he embarked on a solo career with his classic work Romance ’76, a remarkable album that is now held in huge esteem by aficionados of German electronic music.
His next work as a solo artist was the equally remarkable and ground-breaking album Trans Harmonic Nights, recorded in Berlin between July 1978 and January ’79, a release which pre-empted and influenced the protagonists of synthesiser based music that would burst forth in the ’80s.
…Here Baumann has gone for a decidedly straight up synth album that is filled with small moments that probably served as the skeletal template for…
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…bands from Depeche Mode to Blanc Mange. “White Bench Black Beach” recall elements of both Harmonia and yet even with such a compelling start falls somewhat flat by the end. Meanwhile, “Chasing the Dream” is pure Tangerine dream as it glides and evolves into a rotating cluster of pulsating nebula.“Meridian Moorland,” a track that seems to share the only thematic link to the album Romance ’76, is quickly served up with its dark-psychedelic, deeply unsettling sound that is perfectly pitched on the edge of sanity and would be a striking piece used to score an early morning stakeout.