11 October 2014

The Popular Music of the Space Age: CD 57 (1996)

Популярная мусыка космического веча:
CD 57 (1996 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 57
Selection TitlePerformerRelease
Year
1Galaxy of My LoveAngela Bofill1996
2Back on Planet EarthAyreon1996
3SpacemanBabylon Zoo1996
4Space Race Is OverBilly Bragg1996
5Космический вальс
Stellar Waltz
Чиж и К
Chizh i K
1996
6Everyone's Favorite MartianMan or Astro-Man?1996
7STS-78 - LaunchMission Audio1996
8Если бы на Марсе
If Mars Were
Браво
Bravo
1996
9My Favorite MartianDoughboys1996
10Another Space SongFailure1996
11What's Up SpockGreat Luke Ski1996
12We Was Watching Star TrekHerman Beavers1996
13Planet CollisionMan or Astro-Man?1996
14Родина наша земная
Our Earthly Birthplace
Иосиф Кобзон
Iosif Kobzon
1996
15Cosmic GirlJamiroquai1996

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