16 Dec 08 Channel Open!
Channel Open! Say Hello to the World...
At the end of this year Spacemusic will air a special show: ‘Global Feed’. We’re gonna look back @ 2008 and play the best songs from previous podcasts and paid shows, new tracks, rare items you probably never heard before, downtempo style, ambient style, soundtrack music, groovy, uptempo, you can expect anything actually!
Global means really global: we’ll visit couple of musicians and producers as TC’s flies towards them and drops by for a quick chat (some might get even a little longer..?)
During the show our listeners have the opportunity to say hello to the world, best wishes for 2009, greetings, proposals, anything you like basically. We can use some more content for sure…. so feel free and press the record button and send us your audio comment. We accept .mp3 / .aac / .wav / .aiff / .ogg / .mov / .mp4 files. Send your recordings to spacemusic.nl@gmail.com
There’s also a Global Feed contest on the program: your musical knowledge will get tested! The winner gets a series of free future downloads of the Spacemusic NonStop®Mixes, unique mixes of the best ambient and electronic music in a nonstop one-hour mix, compiled by *TC*, mp3 and aac format, including artwork.
We hope you’re looking forward to the event as much as we do! Stay subscribed and download this end of the year event via the Spacemusic feed >>> ETA: 2008-12-31 / Duration:??h??m??s — DELAYED because of huge show!!! More than 3 hours……… PLEASE BE PATIENT, WE’RE EDITING AS WE SPEAK ON NEW YEAR’S EVE —-
- Spacemusic Team -
Tags: Global Feed, happy new year, New Year's Eve, podcast, spacemusic
15 Dec 08 S 4.09 The Name of the Game
Wanna play a game today? Or are we still playing it as we speak? Based upon and inspired by the movie ‘Avalon’ ; this episode offers a fantastic soundtrack, an advanced level with just the right proportion of electronic and soundtrack ingredients. What is the name of this game? Press Enter and enjoy music by Biosphere, Ulrich Schnauss, Kenji Kawai, Sleepy Town Manufacture, Rudi Adrian and MiXile. This show S4.09 is the last one just before the end-of-the-year show Global Feed that will be published on december 29th 2008 - Please send your audio comment/wishes/greetings to the world in mp3/wav format to spacemusic.nl@gmail.com - MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY !!!
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(00:00) - Spacemusic stardate 20084.09
(03:21) - Kenji Kawai - City13
(06:34) - Biosphere - The Shield
(12:40) - MiXile - Dubbo and Beyond (excerpt)
(14:52) - Sleepy Town Manufacture - Seen Er
(19:17) - Ulrich Schnauss - Shine (MINT Remix)
(23:29) - Ulrich Schnauss - In Between the Years
(26:33) - Kenji Kawai - Tir na mBan
(28:39) - Biosphere - Tranquilizer
(35:08) - Rudy Adrian - Starlight
(40:00) - Demo tracks, Photos, Audio comment to spacemusic.nl@gmail.com
(41:42) - Marc Mitchell - Souls on Board (Ambient Mix)
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Tags: 2008, Biosphere, Kenji Kawai, Marc Mitchell, MiXile, podcast, Rudy Adrian, Sleepy Town Manufacture, spacemusic, Ulrich Schnauss
11 Dec 08 Moments with Gulan from Latvia
The Cassiopeia album opens up the true Gulan Theatre: widely arranged pads, sequencial loops, strong lead, warm chords taking over, thoughts will fade, feelings will take over. The music reminds us of some songs by Vangelis, Gandalf, Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze. Gulan now has it’s unique twist, his unique touch: surprising the listener with bubbles full of special treatments and special effects.
The title tracks are Cassiopeia part 1, 2 and 3 and they start our journey on the album. All three show us a bit of the Gulan Universe: call it Space music, New Age, Ambient, we prefer the album not to be filed under any specific genre. The music is different everytime your hear it! The Infinite - this is closer to the core, this track is 100% timeless and gives the head a spin and a serious weightless impulse sort of speak…. from there The Infinite 2 starts a pleasant sweep and bleep phase and Gulan takes care of the environment: his music builds up a scene and includes blankets, candles, wine, cheese and protection against boring tones: all ingredients are fresh and do taste delicious on all portable players, HiFi sets, car stereo and BIG cinema sets!
Return Home - this track does the trick, now you will get lost for sure! The crystal sweet melody starts playing and invites you to open up another door. This door opens up @ 2 minutes and there you are…. the Deep, the Big and the Unexpected. This feels great! 100% in Space. Maybe it had to do with the Sony Playstation screensaver, showing the earth from space while we played the album….returning home is for later, just enjoy the space trip in full effect!
After Submergence - which gave us plenty of time (bit too long perhaps…) to think about bits and bytes, the Delerium track has the sequence, the subtle rhythmic sauce we were looking for now, the cinematic side too. The lead synth as a guide, showing you bells, winds, dolphins, water; not really there of course, but one can imagine easily…. At this stage we found ourselves healed. Fresh. Charged. Cassiopeia did it.
This album is one you’ll never forget. It’s a journey you’ll make more than once. You’ll play it and play it again. It’s beautifully arranged, typical Gulan style. Surprising. Clean. Clear. High production level. Space!
Cassiopeia by Gulan
More information about Gulan and his music via http://gulan.us
Get the album Cassiopeia from iTunes Store here
Tsvet Records: Gulan releases
Tags: Cassiopeia, Gulan, gulan.us, iTunes Store, Latvia, review, spacemusic
08 Dec 08 S 4.08 White Fog
Looking outside the window here on monday december 8th 2008 we see nothing but white fog…. perfect day for recording the Spacemusic podcast. So here we are at 10:00AM with an excellent playlist. Music by Gulan, Saafi Brothers, Sraunus, Ion, Solar Cycle, Sleepy Town Manufacture and Darshan Ambient. The fog in Rotterdam is getting heavier with the minute and we shot a picture that you can see in the shownotes. We ask our listeners to send in some audio comments that help us make the end of the year show “Global Feed”. So far nothing entered our time zone but we hope you will soon send us some. Thanks and enjoy the beautiful tracks today…!
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Tracklist Spacemusic S 4.08
(00:00) - Spacemusic stardate 20084.08
(03:35) - Gulan - Space Projections (2)
(07:08) - Saafi Brothers - Altered Future
(10:52) - Sraunus - Practica
(15:20) - Audio comments are most wanted for the End of the Year show!
(18:33) - Ion - Voyager
(22:44) - Solar Cycle - Falling Stars
(28:32) - Sleepy Town Manufacture - O Nei
(32:10) - Morning Coffee at home with Sinterklaas goodies
(33:16) - Darshan Ambient - The Rapidity of Sleep
(37:10) - Foggy photo posted via spacemusic.nl shownotes
(39:14) - Darshan Ambient - The Geometer of Dreams
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View from the studio today
Tags: 2008, Darshan Ambient, Gulan, Ion, podcast, Saafi Brothers, Sleepy Town Manufacture, Solar Cycle, spacemusic, Sraunus
05 Dec 08 Moments with David Helpling and Jon Jenkins
Beyond Words - is like waking up and hearing melodies in your head… they happen to be the melodies from the album by Jon Jenkins and David Helpling: it’s the LIVE concert of “Treasure” , David and Jon performed on stage couple of times in 2008 together with drummer Matthew Stewart. This is the result : a fantastic release!
Their music is like watching a movie, a great soundtrack to our lives, the piano chords trigger thoughts and feelings which you wanna explore, pads and themes guide you through a known and unknown landscape, a world of fantasy, a world of reality, your own choice, it’s far beyond words, a real Treasure in your collection of ambient/soundtrack/new age music.
“Grand Collision” is the opening and sets the tone for the journey you’re going to experience, welcome to the cinematic area. “The Knowing” feels like a Deja-Vu, however, it sounds different every time you hear it, uplifting, comforting, touching, leaving you with warmth and wonders, exploring the corners of the universe. We call it magic!
The audience is present during the entire “Beyond Words” album; giving it the extra dimension, sharing the energy that comes from the music, it makes you wanna invite more people to join the event and get launched to another place far away from here and yet so close. ”The First Goodbye” is the moment you’ll remember for ever; it’s the last track on the album but you don’t want to say goodbye…simply press repeat and away you go again from there!
Beyond Words - available via http://deepexile.com
Treasure - available via iTunes Store and Spotted Peccary.
Big thanks to Jon Jenkins and David Helpling.
Tags: Beyond Words, David Helpling, deepexile.com, Jon Jenkins, Spotted Peccary, Treasure
03 Dec 08 Moments with Planet Boelex and Lisa’s Antenna
Little World - First few seconds the music already takes you…. soft voice with beautiful expression, “Are you There” grabs you right from start, a track you simply cannot fast forward because it needs to be heard in one go. Planet Boelex typical characteristics: sound bits and bytes coming to you from every corner, lovely patterns, groovy, the dynamics simply marvelous, excellent bass line, superbe compression; music that can be played @ high volumes! “Angels” (track no.2) takes you on a melodic journey and gives a 80’s kind of flashback, from “Fall” to “Walk Ahead” for an almost symphonic experience, mind you: this is electronic music. Almost soft-pop vibes in “Outlet” and a very dreamy conclusion comes with the “Fill me Up” piece….
An amazing and intriguing album this “Little World” by Planet Boelex and Lisa’s Antenna. Lisa tells you stories, once she starts you’re with her all the time. Her voice is like an angel surrounded by warm sounds, dreamy atmospheres and beautiful melodies. “Little World” feels like a dream you once had but never took the time to finish it; just keep this album on your iPod and you’ll never forget your dream… a True Must Have in your collection of ambient/soundtrack music.
It’s not for sale on iTunes Store. Nope. It’s completely for free! Download via http://softphase.org
Big thanks to Planet Boelex and Lisa’s Antenna.
Tags: Lisa's Antenna, Little World, planet boelex, review, Softphase.org, spacemusic
