Spaceman’s Transmissions
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Wednesday May 30, 2012
...and breathe
Wednesday May 30, 2012
Wednesday May 30, 2012
I started off making a mix with more vocal stuff in mind. But when I had problems loading in a Sigur Ros song, I just thought it best to just make a good solid mix. I did manage to put in some vocal stuff, though. I'm not sure what language is sang in Low Light (a tip of my hat to Dave Michuda); I would guess that it's Gaelic. Also, the second tune is from a release that is mostly traditional folk-ish medieval music. This piece is great, I heard it the first time on Sleepbot Environmental Broadcast and decided to find and purchase the rest of the music. Glad that I did.
I managed to slip in some not so ambient stuff, like Bombay Dub Orchestra (amazing stuff!), Carbon Based Lifeforms, and Lawrence (check out the rest of Childish Music, very interesting). The last artist, Conelrad, I have to give made props to. One, for making really incredible music that I absolutely love. Two, for posting it all for FREE! And three, for corresponding with me about his music. Thanks for listening, and support the artists!!
Turn on, tune in, sleep...
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TRACK LISTING
“Low Light” by Peter Gabriel from OVO: The Millennium Show (Real World Records), Released August 8, 2000 (Start Time: 0:00)
“Alchemist” by Philip Pickett from Alchemist (London), Released July 21, 1989 (Start Time: 6:36)
“Don't Bother, They're Here” by Stars Of The Lid from And Their Refinement Of The Decline (Kranky), Released April 3, 2007 (Start Time: 9:35)
“The Great Silence” by Bombay Dub Orchestra from Bombay Dub Orchestra (Six Degrees), Released February 28, 2006 (Start Time: 19:36)
“Empress You Are” by Paul Avgerinos from Words Touch (Round Sky Music), Released November 21, 2001 (Start Time: 25:50)
“World Of Sleepers” by Carbon Based Lifeforms from World Of Sleepers (Ultimae Records), Released November 27, 2006 (Start Time: 36:20)
“The Deep And Lovely Quiet” by SubtractiveLAD from Life At The End Of The World (n5MD), Released February 9, 2010 (Start Time: 39:08)
“Falling Down A Dam Of Mashed Potatoes” by Lawrence from Childish Music (Staubgold), Released April 25, 2005 (Start Time: 44:20)
“Lead Lined” by Conelrad from Community Shelter Planning (“no label”), Released 2007 (Start Time: 47:51)
Sunday May 20, 2012
movements within time
Sunday May 20, 2012
Sunday May 20, 2012
I'm making a resolution to keep the comments on the posts a bit brief; I want the music to speak for itself. I started out making a time-based mix, and for the most part, a bit of it turned out that way. But in the end, I just picked a bunch of stuff that I really enjoyed and wanted to share. I picked some stuff I've had going around in my mind for a bit. There was a bit of a resist to put on some Brian Eno, since it's a win-win situation with ambient music, but one cannot resist. Of course, it also contains some Global Communication (which I love!), and an artist (Gopal) from the Magnatune label.
I was going to save the Max Richter song (On The Nature Of Daylight) for a classical based mix, but I decided to go ahead and use it here. No apologies over that! I actually did a mix of guitar based stuff before this, but I'm still mulling it over. Some of the moments are a bit shred-licious. I think that might be alright, it is all still VERY chill. Alright, enjoy the music, and of course support the artists!!
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TRACK LISTING
“02 14 31” by Global Communication from 76:14 (Dedicated/BMG Records/Arista/Legacy/SME), Released June 1994 (Start Time: 0:00)
“Morning Mist” by Gopal from Depth Of My Heart (Magnatune), Released December 3, 2010 (Start Time: 14:26)
“On The Nature Of Daylight” by Max Richter from The Blue Notebooks (Fat Cat), Released February 26, 2004 (Start Time: 18:14)
“Resonant Frequency” by John Foxx & Harold Budd from Drift Music (Edsel Records), Released August 25, 2003 (Start Time: 24:24)
“This Dominion” by Between Interval from Autumn Continent (Spotted Peccary), Released August 8, 2006 (Start Time: 26:58)
“Hypoborea” by Biosphere from Substrata (Touch UK), Released January 1, 2004 (Start Time: 34:40)
“An Ending (Ascent)” by Brian Eno from Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks (EG), Released 1983 (Start Time: 40:13)
“16 Second Swarm” by Bass Communion from Bass Communion II (Hidden Art), Released July 1999 (Start Time: 44:14)
Monday Apr 30, 2012
beyond our sphere
Monday Apr 30, 2012
Monday Apr 30, 2012
I started out just making a mix that used more ‘real’ instruments rather than synthesizer pads to give my respect to the more composed pieces of music. After working on it a bit, I could see that the titles lent themselves to a ‘space’ vibe. That was going to be a theme for a mix of mine at one point, so why not now? These songs represent space, weightlessness, and inspire awe just like the cosmos.
You know, very often my son (who is 6) and very much into super heroes asks me what super power I would like to have. My answer is always the same: the power of flight. Why? Because growing up as a little boy and reading Superman comics, I was always captivated and jealous of the fact that he could fly into outer space and see the most amazing thing that the majority of the world’s population would never see. I guess you could say that I’m a bit of an astronomy fan.
I pulled a few sound samples for this mix, from a NASA site as well as a site that posted a few samples online. For the next space mix (there will be another at some point), I’ll dig a bit deeper finding better samples, but for now…..
In keeping the instrumentation as organic as possible, I opened up with a track from Harold Budd. To me, the sedating effect of this track represents weightlessness. The EP that this track is on was produced by none other than Brian Eno (with Chas Smith on steel guitar). Who would ever think that steel guitar could be so tranquil?
For the same reason I like Stars Of The Lid, I also like Windy & Carl (pssst, real guitar!). They describe their music as ‘dreamy & psychedelic’. I couldn’t agree more. And, of course, with a title like ‘The Sun’, this song fits perfectly.
Next up is again a very influential musical hero of mine, Vangelis. Creation Du Monde translates to ‘Creation of the World’ (French).
Aloof Proof is an artist that I discovered from the Asphalt Eden (defunct) site and fell very much in love with the organic sound. I purchased Piano Text, and here I decide to play an excerpt from the same release (there are only 2 tracks, but that is more than sufficient). There are more recordings of this artist that can be found online, but this Piano Text is pure magic.
JONN SERRIE seems to specialize in ‘space ambient’, if there is such a term. And for a good reason, he makes epic voyage music.
I really enjoyed making this mix. I pulled out some astronomy books, checked out some Hubble pictures, and basked in the warm flow of great music.
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TRACK LISTING
“Saturn Rocket” http://www.sounddogs.com/results.asp?CategoryID=1005&SubcategoryID=75&Type=1 (Start Time: 0:00)
“Spanish Pinewood” by Gordon Hempton from Earth’s Morning Song (Miramar), Released January 24, 1995 (Start Time: 0:25)
“Liftoff” http://www.nasa.gov/connect/sounds/ (Start Time: 0:40)
“Afar” by Harold Budd from Serpent/Abandoned Cities (All Saints UK), Released January 1, 2003 (Start Time: 1:08)
“Space Walk (Excerpt)” by Lemon Jelly from Lost Horizons (XL Recordings), Released October 7, 2002 (Start Time: 3:27)
“The Sun” by Windy & Carl from Consciousness (Kranky), Released March 18, 2001 (Start Time: 3:33)
“Rocket Taking Off and Landing” http://www.sounddogs.com/results.asp?CategoryID=1005&SubcategoryID=75&Type=1 (Start Time: 6:51)
“Creation Du Monde” by Vangelis from L’Apocalypse Des Animaux (Polydor), Released 1973 (Start Time: 7:14)
“The Ghost Ship (Excerpt)” by Aloof Proof from Piano Text (Infraction Records), Released 1994 (Start Time: 17:06)
“The Stars, Like Dust…” by Jonn Serrie from The Stargazer’s Journey (New World Music), Released August 19, 2003 (Start Time: 37:48)
“That’s One Small Step” http://www.nasa.gov/connect/sounds/ (Start Time: 52:56)
“Rocket Taking Off and Landing (In Reverse)” http://www.sounddogs.com/results.asp?CategoryID=1005&SubcategoryID=75&Type=1 (Start Time: 53:04)