The Popular Music of the Space Age: CD 85 (2005)

Популярная мусыка космического веча:
CD 85 (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 85

	Selection Title	Performer	Release Year
1	Песня космонавта Song of the Cosmonaut	Радиотранс Radiotrance	2005
2	Fly Me to the Moon	Rob Stoneback	2005
3	My Electric Man	Warp 11	2005
4	Countdown	SweetS	2005
5	Vision of Alpha Centauri	Troupe	2005
6	Continuum - Final Mix	Vanna Bonta	2005
7	Lunar Dawn	Wayne Galery	2005
8	Shenzhou 6 - Launch	Mission Audio	2005
9	She Make It So	Warp 11	2005
10	Transatlantic Orbit	Space Cossacks	2005
11	The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	Tone Damli Aaberge	2005
12	Трава у дома (extended) The Grass at Home	Земляне Earthmen	2005
13	Mars utoci Mars Attacks	Znouzectnost	2005
14	Transylvanian Orbit	Space Cossacks	2005
15	Welcome to Our Cube	Warp 11	2005