vintage electronic music album
When I was a kid in the late 70's, I remember going to see "Star Wars" and "2001, A Space Odyssey" at the cinema. Soon after that, I recall watching Carl Sagan's Cosmos on TV with my family, By this time, I was already reading with passion brilliant novels...
On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 landed in the Sea of Tranquility. The whole world was watching on small black & white TV sets. Only eight years earlier, John F. Kennedy was giving his famous speech before the United States Congress, about space conquest and...
Tycho is a famous impact crater, located to the southern mountains of the Moon, named after danish astronomer Tycho Brahe. Some scientists think it could have been created quite "recently", by the same asteroïd rain that caused the extinction of the dinosaures......
In the early 70's, artists such as Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze developped a whole new field of musical creation, based on long and evolutive pieces on analog synthesizers. it was such a revolution, it defined electronic music and influenced generations...
Due to my shameful pop-rock background, I felt compelled to include some shorter tracks in this album, with recognizable verse and chorus parts, and maybe a cheesy melody to whistle to under the shower. Plus, there is this trend of silly, funny electronic...
During the 1940's, Arthur C.Clark wrote some articles about his theory on artificial satellites, launched by rockets, to a fixed point around the globe, so they could be used for telecommunication and scientific purposes. Nowadays, the "Clark's Belt"...
A space adventure needs a powerful conclusion. So, after a first and bumpy action theme, I felt I had to finally pay tribute to the electronic pop of the 80's, such as Howard Jones or Propaganda , with a bright and powerful ending theme. Optimistic pop...