26 September 2014

The Popular Music of the Space Age: CD 42 (1986)

Популярная мусыка космического веча:
CD 42 (1986 г.)

The annual global celebration of "Yuri's Night," commemorating the April 1961 flight of Vostok 1, increases in popularity every year. As we enter the second half-century of human spaceflight, it is a time to reflect on the development of global space culture. It began in the 1950's as two distinct cultures--Soviet and American--reflecting the Cold War rivalry that fueled the Space Race. In the intervening decades there has been a blending of these two initial cultures, other nations have added their cultural voices, and the center of the emerging global space culture has shifted. National space cultures have displayed different emphases on science fiction and UFO themes versus devotion to national astronautic accomplishments. These and other factors may be leading cultural indicators of the vigor of national space efforts and their relevance to the global thrust into the final frontier.

The researcher seeks co-researchers with backgrounds in cultural anthropology and musicology with a strong interest in space history. Of particular interest is collaboration with researchers who are familiar with space-themed music from non-English speaking cultures.

At present, the music collection of nearly 1500 tracks is organized chronologically into 100 segments, each approximating the running time of a compact disc (CD), which include voice clips of important events to provide historical context. The play lists are being rolled out incrementally as research continues. Most of the music can be found online and downloaded free of charge. In addition, a library of song lyrics is in development.

This is music to fly to Mars by. If you listened to one hour every day, you would almost be there at the end of this collection!

CD 42
Selection TitlePerformerRelease
Year
1Галактическое путешествие [изк-ф Поезд вне расписания]
Galactic Travel [Unscheduled Train]
Диалог
Dialog
1986
2My Own PlanetFlaming Lips1986
3Сатурн
Saturn
Космическая детскотека
Cosmic Discotheque
1986
4OrionMetallica1986
5Red ShiftSex Clark Five1986
6Rock It to the MoonStranglers1986
7TelstarVentures1986
8Fly Me to the MoonVermont Jazz Ensemble1986
9Юпитер [из к-ф Поезд внерасписания]
Jupiter [Unscheduled Train]
Диалог
Dialog
1986
10Mars, the Bringer of WarEmerson, Lake, and Powell1986
11New WorldBoston1986
12LaunchBoston1986
13STS-51L - LaunchMission Audio and CBS News1986
14Challenger Accident AddressRonald Reagan1986
15Flying for MeJohn Denver1986
16Fifty-One-LSex Clark Five1986
17The Green Hills of EarthDavid Frishberg1986

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