12 October 2014

The Popular Music of the Space Age: CD 58 (1996)

Популярная мусыка космического веча:
CD 58 (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 58
Selection TitlePerformerRelease
Year
1Outta SpaceJimi Tenor1996
2Spacer Woman From MarsJohan Agebjorn and Sally Shapiro1996
3Star TrekJohnny Keating1996
4C'mon Do the Laika!Laika and the Cosmonauts1996
5Super Rocket RumbleMan or Astro-Man?1996
6Fly Me to the MoonMegumi Hayashibara1996
7STS-79 - LaunchMission Audio1996
8Start All Over on MarsNewsong1996
9Затерянные в космосе
Lost in Space
Селина Плейс
Selina Pleis
1996
10Саша, я хочу быть космонавтом
Sasha, I Want to Be a Cosmonaut
Тайм Аут
Tajm Aut
1996
11Theme From Star Trek (dream space mix)Two of Galaxy1996
12U-UranusMan or Astro-Man?1996
13Star Trek: Voyager rock remixSoundtrack1996
14Возвращение блудного космонавта
Return of the Prodigal Cosmonaut
Жорж Штурман
Zhorzh Shturman
1996
15Снова в космос
Back Into Space
Зимовье Зверей
Zimov'ye Zverej
1996

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