20 October 2014

The Popular Music of the Space Age: CD 66 (2000)

Популярная мусыка космического веча:
CD 66 (2000 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 66
Selection TitlePerformerRelease
Year
1Baby You Make Me CrazyWarp 112000
2Fly Me to the MoonBlue Eyed Swing2000
3Beyond the Third StarSpace Cossacks2000
4CrusherWarp 112000
5Cape CanaveralAstronaut Wife2000
6My Planet RocksA:xus2000
7To the QuasarAyreon2000
8Galactic PioneersPhenomenauts2000
9STS-99 - LaunchMission Audio2000
10Fly Me to the MoonCarol Kidd2000
11Deanna What's on My MindWarp 112000
12Beagle 2 (transmission remix)Blur2000
13Into the Black HoleAyreon2000
14На Марс!
To Mars!
Чеврона Рутта
Chervona Rutta
2000
15Help Me SpockWarp 112000
16Fly Me to the MoonDeRienzo Brothers2000
17Stranded on MarsDisco Volante2000
18Party on SaturnSeksu Roba2000
19Cossack Rocket PatrolSpace Cossacks2000

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