07 October 2014

The Popular Music of the Space Age: CD 53 (1994)

Популярная мусыка космического веча:
CD 53 (1994 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 53
Selection TitlePerformerRelease
Year
1Наши
Ours
Игорь Чижик
Igor' Chizhik
1994
2Astronauta
Astronaut
Joao Gilberto1994
3AsteroidKyuss1994
4Песня заправщиков
The Fueler's Song
Игорь Чижик
Igor' Chizhik
1994
5Rocketship XL-3Man or Astro-Man?1994
6Fly Me to the MoonMichael Bolton1994
7Песня космонавта
Song of the Cosmonaut
Игорь Чижик
Igor' Chizhik
1994
8SupernovaMike Oldfield1994
9STS-68 - Pad AbortMission Audio1994
10Песня Протона
Song of the Proton
Игорь Чижик
Igor' Chizhik
1994
11Fantasy FlightMike Pinder1994
12Space CowboyJamiroquai1994
13Секс-рэп Р7
R7 Sex Rap
Игорь Чижик
Igor' Chizhik
1994
14Destination MoonThey Might Be Giants1994
15A bailarina e o Astronauta
The Dancer and the Astronaut
Ti1994
16Уезжаю с космодрома...
Going Away From the Cosmodrome…
Игорь Чижик
Igor' Chizhik
1994
17Fly Me to the MoonYasmine Meguid1994
18Я помню 83 год...
I Remember 1983…

Igor' Chizhik
1994

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