Pilots Of Purple Twilight: The Virgin Recordings 1980-1983 CD

Tangerine Dream has always been one of electronic music's most prolific acts. Even so, it still seems crazy that this vast box set - the latest in an ongoing series profiling their work for Virgin Records - only focuses on four years of their lengthy, ongoing career. As you'd expect, it boasts freshly re-mastered versions of six albums initially released between 180 and '83 (Tangram, Thief, Exit, White Eagle, Logos and Hyperborea), plus previously unreleased soundtracks to two movies (The Soldier and The Keeper), a swathe of unreleased concert recordings and various bonus tracks. It's an absolute treat for fans of the synthesizer-driven krautrockers, with the accompanying hardback book providing plenty to read and look at while you work your way through almost half a day's worth of music.