Kiew Mission

There are several official versions of this composition:

the original vocal studio recording from 1981
an instrumental live recording from 1981
a short instrumental remix from 1994
a remix from 2003
an instrumental studio re-recording from 2009
three instrumental live recordings from 2010 and 2011 (based on the 2009 remix)
a vocal live recording from 2016

Details


Recording year	1981
Composer(s)	Edgar Froese, Chris Franke, Johannes Schmoelling
Alternate Title(s)	From Kiev With Love

Records


Tangerine Dream: Official Releases
1981	Exit [a]	9:18
1985	Dream Sequence [a]	9:18
1994	Tangents [a] [1994 remix]	4:57
2003	Astoria Theatre London [a] [Titled From Kiev With Love][2003 remix]	5:52
	DM 4 [a] [Titled From Kiev With Love][2003 remix]	6:51
	DM 4 [b] [Titled From Kiev With Love][2003 remix]	6:52
2004	The Bootleg Box Set Vol. 2 [a] [1981 instrumental live version]	7:17
2009	A Cage In Search Of A Bird [a] [Titled Kiev Mission (Remake 2009)][2009 re-recording]	8:00
	Rocking Out The Bats [a] [Titled Kiev Mission (Remake 2009)][2009 live version]	7:59
	Rocking Out The Bats [b] [Titled Kiev Mission (Remake 2009)][2009 live version]	7:59
	Booster III [a] [Titled Kiev Mission (Remake 2009)][2009 re-recording]	7:58
2010	Zeitgeist Concert [a] [Titled Kiev Mission 2009][2010 live version]	4:38
	Live In Lisbon [a] [Titled Kiev Mission 2009][2010 live version]	4:25
2011	The Gate Of Saturn Live At The Lowry Manchester 2011 [a] [Titled Kiev Mission][2011 live version]	9:49
2012	The Virgin Years 1977-1983 [a]	9:20
2016	Live At The Philharmony Szczecin - Poland 2016 [a] [Titled Kiev Mission][2016 live version]	5:30
2019	Live At Augusta Raurica - Switzerland 2016 [a] [2016 live version]	6:08
	Live At Augusta Raurica - Switzerland 2016 [b] [2016 live version]	5:39
2020	Pilots Of Purple Twilight [a]	9:18
Tangerine Dream: Fan Releases
2002	Tangerine Tree Volume 10: Newcastle 1981 [a] [1981 instrumental live version]	7:17
	Tangerine Tree Volume 10: Newcastle 1981 [b] [1981 instrumental live version]	7:16
2003	Tangerine Leaves Volume 9: Berlin 1981 [a] [1981 live version]	8:24
	Tangerine Tree Volume 32: London 2003 [a] [Titled From Kiev With Love][2003 live version]	5:45
	Tangerine Leaves Volume 14: Brighton 1981 [a] [1981 instrumental live version]	4:18
2004	Tangerine Tree Volume 53: Berlin 1981 [a] [1981 live version]	8:12
	Tangerine Tree Volume 56: Germany 1981 [a] [1981 live version]	7:25
2005	Tangerine Leaves Volume 37: Barcelona 2004 [a] [Titled From Kiev With Love][2004 live version]	6:44
	Tangerine Tree Volume 71: Adventures In LoFi 1971-1981 [a] [1981 live version]	8:40
	Tangerine Leaves Volume 9: Edinburgh 1981 [a] [1981 instrumental live version]	7:33
2006	Tangerine Tree Volume 87: Budapest 1982 [a] [1982 live version]	7:49
	Tangerine Tree Volume 89: London 1981 [a] [1981 instrumental live version]	7:23

Live Performances


1981	August 29	West Berlin Platz der Republik (Germany)
	Oct 15 - Oct 29	British Isles Tour 1981
	December 09	Munich Circus-Krone-Bau (Germany)
2003	February 15	London Astoria (UK)
2004	Apr 22 - Apr 25	Spanish Tour 2004
2009	August 29	Northeim Waldbühne (Germany)
	August 30	Berlin Citadelle Spandau (Germany)
2010	March 25	Lisbon Coliseu Dos Recreios (Portugal)
	March 27	Barcelona Sant Jordi Club (Spain)
	March 30	Zoetermeer Cultuurpodium Boerderij (Netherlands)
	April 01	London Royal Albert Hall (UK)
2011	May 28	Manchester The Lowry (UK)
2016	September 03	Windeck kabelmetal (Germany)
2017	June 23	Berlin Ballhaus Rixdorf (Germany)
2018	April 14	Dresden Kulturpalast (Philharmonie) (Germany)

Lyrics

Continent
Asia
Africa
Europe
Australia
America
(this is the)
Earth
Past
Present
Future
World
(that is)
Peace
To understand (uncompleted)
To understand (completed)
To ask
To answer
To speak
To be absorbed in thought
The thought reader knows
Message
Communicating with friends
To exchange views
Boundlessness
Man
(is a)
Rational being
Talk
Conversation
(repeat)

(English translation of Russian text supplied by Edgar Froese; words in parenthesis are not spoken but are conducive to elucidation)