26 October 2014

The Popular Music of the Space Age: CD 72 (2002)

Популярная мусыка космического веча:
CD 72 (2002 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 72
Selection TitlePerformerRelease
Year
1Don't Klingon MeWarp 112002
2Космические Рейнджеры muz No 1
Space Rangers No 1
Григорий Семёнов
Grigorij Semyonov
2002
3SaturnAquagen2002
4Flying SaucerAstronaut Wife2002
5They're HereBoots Walker2002
6Космонавт
Cosmonaut
Братья Блюз
Blues Brothers
2002
7Everything I Do I Do With William ShatnerWarp 112002
8Fly Me to the MoonDiana Krall2002
9JupiterChimela2002
10Shepherd MoonChris Juergensen2002
11STS-109 - LaunchMission Audio2002
12I Took a Trip on a Gemini SpaceshipDavid Bowie2002
13Old Country Dr. (The Ballad of Bones)Warp 112002
14Космические Рейнджеры muz No 2
Space Rangers No 2
Григорий Семёнов
Grigorij Semyonov
2002
15Sands of MarsDavid Newby2002
16SatelliteDeine Lakaien2002
17Лето на Марсе
Summer on Mars
Дети Пикассо
Picasso's Children
2002
18QWarp 112002
19SaturnDj Grom2002

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