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Inspired by the launch of NASA's Mars Polar Lander in January 1999, Tangerine Dream has peeled off yet another sensuous electronic soundscape. This time out, the cutting-edge gadget-meisters use a pulsating beat to evoke a journey through the vast darkness of deep space. Luminous melodic trajectories orbit over the trance-inducing rhythmic textures, propelling the music towards its destination. If this mission does not venture into any musical terra incognita -- Dream leader Edgar Froese has been weaving such plush sonic carpeting for more than three decades now -- MARS POLARIS's lush lyricism proves yet again that getting there is half the fun. Andrew Farach-Colton, Barnes & Noble