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In a word............................Amazing

mitchellashley@hotmail.com | Tallahassee, Florida | 08/31/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Once again the father and son duo that now makes up Tangerine Dream has brought we the faithful another sonic departure from day to day reality. The track layouts flow perfectly from one to the next, with the first track being a full ten minutes long. (Not that this is anything new, as all long time TD fans know) The music is based around the mars lander project and is blended to evoke the feeling that man has proven that you can achieve anything if the mind is open. The style of the music is not from any specific area of their long careers, but a highlight of all styles to bring their work into the next century, even though they were always years ahead. Basically, for old fans, or even someone entirely new to Tangerine Dream, this is one hell of a way to get started. Enjoy."

A clasic for the end of the 1990ies....

Rainer Rutka | Konstanz | 06/02/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Well, this was one of the surprises for the end of 1999. This new CD by TD. It's one of the best CDs the group released so far. Just hear the first track (and play it loud) and you know what I mean. Take on the headphones (this Cd is made for headphones) and fly away...."

Puts the "space" into "space rock"...

greencalx | Seattle, WA, USA | 09/09/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This was, strangely enough, my first Tangerine Dream album, and as a result I was instantly hooked on to them, resulting in purchases of many of their albums (all of them from TD's early years, even though Mars Polaris is from 1999).Tangerine Dream beautifully orchestrates the many different moods and whims of space travel in Mars Polaris. Beginning with a great bath of synthesizers and witty but uncomplicated melodies, they do not forsake the importance of keeping music interesting.While Tangerine Dream has exhibited their classic style from their early years -- toothy saw leads, crunchy and melodic electric guitars, and most importantly a sense of eccentricity -- they definately show signs of improved craftsmanship. The theme is science fiction, and it sounds like science fiction. Their tracks stray a little too long sometimes, but they -never- seem annoying or repetitious.The best tracks, in my opinion, are especially 1) the adventurous "Comet's Figure Head", with it's ambient noodlings, dreamy synthesizers, a moody but noninvasive guitar, 2) "Deep Space Cruiser", which might as well be the theme to an exploration-theme sci-fi film -- the early-TD type guitar is especially juicy, 3) "Outland (The Colony)", a very experimental, chiptuney, fast-paced track, and 4) "Astrophobia", which begins like a slow horror film but becomes a modern-inspired opus (some parts sound like Aphex Twin's percussion or Nobuo Uematsu's beautiful videogame orchestration).Recommended for, well, Tangerine Dream fans, science fiction nuts, space enthusiasts, electronic music fanatics, NASA scientists, and--why not--ordinary people. A very brave and unique album, indeed."