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 Title	Performer	Release Year
1	Space Calling	Carl Cox	2005
2	Satellite of Love	Chris Swisher	2005
3	Da Lunar Groove	Christian Laffitte	2005
4	To Mars	ConseQuencE Pattysplanet	2005
5	Low Earth Orbit	Co-Pilot	2005
6	Satellite Star	Dave Stoops	2005
7	Космическая одиссея 2005 Space Odyssey 2005	Dj Кефир и Е. Арсентьев Dj Kefir & E. Arsentyev	2005
8	STS-114 - Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver	Mission Audio	2005
9	STS-114 - TPS Tile Repair EVA	Mission Audio	2005
10	Give It Up for the Captain	Warp 11	2005
11	Planet of the Apes	Space Cossacks	2005
12	In Orbit	Elephantum	2005
13	Звездная колыбельная Stellar Lullaby	Элизиум Elizium	2005
14	Solaris Stomp	Space Cossacks	2005
15	Invasion	Warp 11	2005
16	Columbia	Here Are the Facts You Requested	2005