05 October 2014

The Popular Music of the Space Age: CD 51 (1993)

Популярная мусыка космического веча:
CD 51 (1993 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 51
Selection TitlePerformerRelease
Year
1Ranch on MarsGalactic Cowboys1993
2Ranch on Mars (reprise)Galactic Cowboys1993
3Star WarsKoto1993
4Journey to the StarsMan or Astro-Man?1993
5Outer Space Girl (space hopper mix)Beloved1993
6Neutral ZoneS.P.O.C.K1993
7Earth and Sun and MoonMidnight Oil1993
8STS-61 - LaunchMission Audio1993
9Alien Space SongTiger Trap1993
10Outer Space Girl (Destination Moon mix)Beloved1993
11Space BarTim Clarke and Christopher Stevens1993
12Space in Your FaceGalactic Cowboys1993
13Never Trust a KlingonS.P.O.C.K1993
14Outer Space Girl (lost in bass mix)Beloved1993
15Satellite of LoveU2 and Lou Reed1993

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