05 November 2014

The Popular Music of the Space Age: CD 82 (2005)

Популярная мусыка космического веча:
CD 82 (2005 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 82
Selection TitlePerformerRelease
Year
1Space CallingCarl Cox2005
2Satellite of LoveChris Swisher2005
3Da Lunar GrooveChristian Laffitte2005
4To MarsConseQuencE Pattysplanet2005
5Low Earth OrbitCo-Pilot2005
6Satellite StarDave Stoops2005
7Космическая одиссея 2005
Space Odyssey 2005
Dj Кефир и Е. Арсентьев
Dj Kefir & E. Arsentyev
2005
8STS-114 - Rendezvous Pitch ManeuverMission Audio2005
9STS-114 - TPS Tile Repair EVAMission Audio2005
10Give It Up for the CaptainWarp 112005
11Planet of the ApesSpace Cossacks2005
12In OrbitElephantum2005
13Звездная колыбельная
Stellar Lullaby
Элизиум
Elizium
2005
14Solaris StompSpace Cossacks2005
15InvasionWarp 112005
16ColumbiaHere Are the Facts You Requested2005

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