02 November 2014

The Popular Music of the Space Age: CD 79 (2004)

Популярная мусыка космического веча:
CD 79 (2004 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 79
Selection TitlePerformerRelease
Year
1AstronautDuran Duran2004
2SatelliteDynamite Boy2004
3Elvis in SpaceElite Inner Echelon Blood-Circle2004
4На Марс
To Mars
Елизиум
Elizium
2004
5Neptune CityPhenomenauts2004
6Death in SpaceFreezerman2004
7Звезда Вселенского Разума
Star Universal Mind
Галина Яшина и Доминика Бойкова
Galina Yashina & Dominika Bojkova
2004
8Space ManGlenn Case2004
9Space MarathonIgor Belsky2004
10Progress vs. PettinessPhenomenauts2004
11Is There Love in SpaceJoe Satriani2004
12Soyuz TMA-5 - LaunchMission Audio2004
13Тьма, космос и звезды [Космические рейнжеры]
Darkness, Space and Stars [Space Rangers]
Ксенья Ларинова
Ksen'ya Larionova
2004
14Rocket RollPhenomenauts2004
15Космос
Space
Лена Кауфман
Lena Kaufman
2004
16Fly Me to the MoonMatt Monro2004
17New PlanetMedeski, Martin & Wood2004
18Mars MissionNerd Processor2004
19JupiterPresidents of the United States of America2004
20Space FightPhenomenauts2004

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