tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72343083548725290642024-02-07T10:05:49.813-08:00SpaceplayerMental diversions through instrumental excursions...Joe Mauronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07598213543612872498noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234308354872529064.post-83489454292286232772012-05-28T10:14:00.001-07:002012-09-22T10:35:53.643-07:00"Rendezvous With Rama"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Rumor has it that Ridley Scott is planning a </span><i style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Bladerunner </i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">sequel! Pure Awesome. While the story is a departure from the original, </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/may/28/ridley-scott-harrison-ford-blade-runner?newsfeed=true" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Harrison Ford</a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> is being courted for a cameo...of course, the real question is: Will Vangelis do the score??? (I hope he does; my own album, </span><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/earth-and-exile/id460494314" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>Earth and Exile</i></a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">, is my </span><i style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">own </i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">sequel. That said, should it fall through, I'm ready to go, Mr. Scott...)</span><br style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">What's that? Vangelis </span><a href="http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:y-8gx0QkF58J:www.ihavesynth.com/wehavesynth/vangelis-make-theme-blade-runner-2-new-cs-80+&cd=5&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>is </i></a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">on board? Great! So, until then, I shall turn my attentions to another long-awaited project, Arthur C. Clarke's </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendezvous_with_Rama" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>Rendezvous With Rama</i></a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">. </span><a href="http://www.scifitv.com.au/Blog/2010/10/morgan-freeman-is-still-pushing-rendezvous-with-rama/" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Morgan Freeman</a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> has been pushing for this one, though it's been stuck in development hell. Here's hoping, but for now, we'll have to continue with the printed word and our imaginations. Still, doesn't mean we can't have a soundtrack to go with them...here's the Spaceplayer "theme for an imaginary soundtrack" to </span><i style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Rendezvous With Rama</i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">:</span></span><br />
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Joe Mauronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07598213543612872498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234308354872529064.post-70012018180894832252012-05-21T14:10:00.001-07:002012-05-21T21:22:47.676-07:00Calling All Space Cadets: New Music from the Outer Reaches...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;">It's been a while since the last official release (2009's <i>Earth and Exile</i>, available at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Earth-and-Exile/dp/B002L7ATYM">Amazon</a> and <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/earth-and-exile/id460494314">iTunes</a>), but the Spaceplayer is back, transmitting new music from the outer reaches of inner space...7 new songs available for limited-time free downloading. Would love to hear your feedback as well; zoom over to the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Spaceplayer">Facebook</a> page to leave comments and converse with your fellow space cadets while you tune in, space out, and shine on...</span></div>
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Hrmmmm....</span></span><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdh06XhmDwYjNE5rUhspAx3tl6QPJ3_9axnV-7zIuBDPhq1t1056kCEobQhHF88tx2w4u4akIlWAUcmmsId4JyBFwoT0dTfDsTjkDV-RppobXktzPjQjTL9gG0-QJr9eduKQ2QWoSn7Fjf/s320/0.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420069870861165922" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgTaCpIHReZf3bKTirW5oNzNv8WaonR_HdYkA2pkzShpSdJ3pdUqSoN4LFGmGhXuYUqNXPrQ4S_EEmFYVKIp2tl5lgL1vm3fcYxf0AyvemPL4N1bUuejiqGLgI0mIE7t0pN7I9kDdPQjS/s320/avatar_image_3-535x301.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420069615578345442" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cjFKpXt-lPjnTAP09hRLAjTIeuJZn4W1bDgxHBWxMJ1ffks-D75KZboVkyGGwaFnXP7VuEyvT_YPsJxJAAXFaYoEsRZ7b1GLDiVs0prSvLzjwSaQsNG98XSe1L-_PGud7p1OgzE7eLjq/s320/rd_14.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420066735181996130" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8RIUkjhAH7MuTMXMntIfuZFdaTloaWdy6cy-KFMBR1jVQ-0wiiBTSNV_V6BQFU16wp9-_Jk89YUqoP2LY2OlY8PcIGZa2768VOixhquOw-NVpPO4-168Qg5s48vaubSzKp3OAMFaKTw5/s320/eveningdragon.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420069607445682258" /></div>Joe Mauronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07598213543612872498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234308354872529064.post-22903082933726799452009-11-21T14:34:00.000-08:002009-12-04T09:42:13.536-08:00THE CRIMSON KING Gets a Makeover<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioSMb8aFfkv6-43qrCPsQTyetCYfxwVHDb9jdu_n3FuGHpKNssNy9mCRsPtorhr458xWmuM7yMAH_5zux_xT3edlp1WNuargCplhaK4cIwOrgAy-wDUmwqtNndbxg3B9hg_KwPMqeOAgp_/s1600/In-the-Court-of-the-Crims-001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioSMb8aFfkv6-43qrCPsQTyetCYfxwVHDb9jdu_n3FuGHpKNssNy9mCRsPtorhr458xWmuM7yMAH_5zux_xT3edlp1WNuargCplhaK4cIwOrgAy-wDUmwqtNndbxg3B9hg_KwPMqeOAgp_/s320/In-the-Court-of-the-Crims-001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406694627614937714" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Listening to the </span></span><a href="http://www.king-crimson.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">remastered 40th anniversary</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> of </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In the Court of the Crimson King</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> by King Crimson, and loving it. If ever there was an album in need of such a remaster, it was this one. Steve Wilson of Porcupine Tree knocked it out of the park. The bass on "21st Century Schizoid Man" sounds incredibly springier, and the sound overall is much sharper, fitting the feel and threat of the album in a way that befits the foreshadowing tone of what was to come after the "Summer of Love." I don't own a surround sound system (bit of overkill for me), but just comparing it to the old version, it is WAY better now. Good job. Can't wait to hear </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Red, </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">and to a lesser extent, </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Lizard</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">...sorry, that's a tough one! Gordon Haskell's vocals were just wrong for KC. But supposedly, Lizard is one of Wilson's favorites, and I hear he took extra care, while making the argument that a 5.1 treatment will do wonders, because the album is pretty dense, and will stretch it out a bit:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">For personal reasons one of the very first albums I wanted to revamp was Lizard, which is the one album in the catalogue that tends to divide the fans between those that love it and those that find it almost unlistenable. I’m one of those that adore it, and could make a pretty good case for it being one of the most adventurous rock albums ever made. But I also knew it could work better in 5.1, as it’s almost as if there is too much information bursting out of the tracks to be contained in mere stereo. This is not the case in surround sound, where everything has the space to breathe, and the genius of Lizard’s progressive avant-garde jazz rock experiment finally blossoms in all its glorious folly.</span></span></blockquote></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Well, it's got me intrigued, anyway. I do like the moments of the album </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">enough</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> to give it a chance.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Anyway, Wilson has more to say on the remixes, and you can read the </span></span><a href="http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/page/News?news_id=81176"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">full interview </span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">at roadrunnerrecords.co.uk.</span></span></span></div>Joe Mauronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07598213543612872498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234308354872529064.post-30555003377312602822009-10-23T20:25:00.000-07:002009-10-23T20:33:09.473-07:00New Video: "A Thousand Years of Solitude"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div>"A Thousand Years of Solitude" from <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Earth-and-Exile/dp/B002L7CWYC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1256355007&sr=8-2">Earth and Exile</a>...</i></div>In which the Spaceplayer finds solace in his exile on the moon by paying homage to Stanley Kubrick:</span></span><div><br /></div><object width="420" height="342"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uHC16VCe5Wo&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uHC16VCe5Wo&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="420" height="342"></embed></object><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Joe Mauronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07598213543612872498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234308354872529064.post-76113396462417101912009-10-20T00:58:00.000-07:002009-10-20T23:22:33.042-07:00Beyond the Music: The Art of Marco Djurdjevic<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Before music won out, I was pursuing my dual love, the possibility of being a comic book illustrator. I wasn't up to the task, skillwise; the speed wasn't there to meet a monthly deadline. And I thought <a href="http://www.alexrossart.com/">Alex Ross </a>had no competition...his work was everything I wanted to see and do, so I left it to the experts...</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Then I saw</span><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Marvel-Art-Marko-Djurdjevic-HC/dp/0785139621"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> The Marvel Art of Marco Djurdjevic,</span></a></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> a collection of covers by this rising star of the comic book world. Marco takes the realistic stylings of Alex Ross and combines it with the current innovations in graphic design (my other aspiration), bringing to maturity the artistic concepts started with Dave Gibbon's work on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Watching-Watchmen-Definitive-Companion-Ultimate/dp/1848560419"><i>Watchmen</i></a> and the design sensibilities of<a href="http://www.george-perez.com/"> George Perez</a>. Definitely eye candy on par with some of the great gatefold covers of classic prog.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Here's a sample of my favorite pieces; I love his webbing on Spider-Man, his work on <i>Magneto</i> is particularly moving, and the rest are simply striking in their use of design space. As it's been said, music is the space between the notes, and Marco's visuals certainly carry that principle forward in his art.</span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#551A8B;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hjOfPQpow24FDF_y5yioS_alGzpvuXgkkUDu2Vpcn1hxd02dKkM6-zQkPM5a5_yXRDxgotlOamEoU1o2UOafIdv6PrM2ViXY6L5vmxU0BitJ4Ln5cspbPW1e9Fi_48oBiie30alAh2gQ/s1600-h/sub-mariner-20070614054052238-000.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hjOfPQpow24FDF_y5yioS_alGzpvuXgkkUDu2Vpcn1hxd02dKkM6-zQkPM5a5_yXRDxgotlOamEoU1o2UOafIdv6PrM2ViXY6L5vmxU0BitJ4Ln5cspbPW1e9Fi_48oBiie30alAh2gQ/s320/sub-mariner-20070614054052238-000.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394592081229547666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjezf9YvhEIFa1_Q5M3YiJ1z2f6vPH9Jl2prHWE8sL6WmtCN_JaTZA_cwpO33Ow6g9ejviBw0h09V0_oEx6aQQc3g_c1PYsnjIBarcxZWp3-l25buHVVVl_llJ8nLJejbJQ9VmCixMp6q/s1600-h/nov08-11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjezf9YvhEIFa1_Q5M3YiJ1z2f6vPH9Jl2prHWE8sL6WmtCN_JaTZA_cwpO33Ow6g9ejviBw0h09V0_oEx6aQQc3g_c1PYsnjIBarcxZWp3-l25buHVVVl_llJ8nLJejbJQ9VmCixMp6q/s320/nov08-11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394592088162402930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8-5r4uWMGAM4czL64zjwuuppL7F48ppTYLB_VgPSlq8D1TV_HmohdD8TxdbURvsGu3xZh8vEL9MtU9ko7djh0cpETRGeqD5-T7YWEbNNfKatJC7v0y-m3a30bjiK_nc-_Od08NXo4ytS/s1600-h/marko_xavier-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8-5r4uWMGAM4czL64zjwuuppL7F48ppTYLB_VgPSlq8D1TV_HmohdD8TxdbURvsGu3xZh8vEL9MtU9ko7djh0cpETRGeqD5-T7YWEbNNfKatJC7v0y-m3a30bjiK_nc-_Od08NXo4ytS/s320/marko_xavier-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394592071077840802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib42tquHb2C1y4BR71TWSMs7-HaPHFJ_KQIwZb14wmxapmDD7XaZuP-xklPTIzd775o905Qp_nrzHn_Ug4YDPhfunSTQOW7f6eq6F-IUMpmDdt76k95rIRUeGZojcgz_v-e71dFJ7qzQhc/s1600-h/blade_6_cov.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib42tquHb2C1y4BR71TWSMs7-HaPHFJ_KQIwZb14wmxapmDD7XaZuP-xklPTIzd775o905Qp_nrzHn_Ug4YDPhfunSTQOW7f6eq6F-IUMpmDdt76k95rIRUeGZojcgz_v-e71dFJ7qzQhc/s320/blade_6_cov.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394592068460110290" /></a>Joe Mauronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07598213543612872498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234308354872529064.post-78524330010736809372009-09-01T05:51:00.000-07:002009-09-01T05:55:30.660-07:00Spaceplayer: EARTH AND EXILE available<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZX4mf8aT4NVDOsGOnZvRW3AoYQbyRgzPWY_t9tdSzFGvz-xbdRsZnxhKjB_g4PvptensxLmBuplvX7WIhnKqpAUYtvOX2-YeQijanF11KQjVfDpoa6p_umTY5jCRB09R2Ik0gCJGtSd4c/s1600-h/EEITUNES.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZX4mf8aT4NVDOsGOnZvRW3AoYQbyRgzPWY_t9tdSzFGvz-xbdRsZnxhKjB_g4PvptensxLmBuplvX7WIhnKqpAUYtvOX2-YeQijanF11KQjVfDpoa6p_umTY5jCRB09R2Ik0gCJGtSd4c/s320/EEITUNES.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376481115461448258" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Following the past releases of <i>Return of the Space Cadet</i> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">and <i>Yet Another Final Frontier</i> is <i>Earth and Exile</i> by </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Spaceplayer. “Mental Instrumental to fill the Floydian Void”, </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">with a dose of Eno/Bowie, Jean Michel Jarre, Vangelis, and </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">William Orbit. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Track listing:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Earth and Exile</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A Thousand Years of Solitude</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Soma (3 For Dark Eternity)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sense of Doubt</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Last Revolution</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Worlds Apart</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Lost Revelation</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">By Our Love/Ascend the Stars</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Available now on iTunes and amazon.com</span></span></div><div><br /></div></div>Joe Mauronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07598213543612872498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234308354872529064.post-1352159648828517852009-08-31T21:03:00.000-07:002009-08-31T23:17:57.904-07:00EARTH AND EXILE available on Amazon.com (9.1.09)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Now available on iTunes and </span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Earth-and-Exile/dp/B002L7ATYM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1251777987&sr=8-1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">amazon.com</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">! Official press release.</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDWMEA94V2ANP8KZXXPb8IQfmB3UwRqtTM4fRKHYIfmrtKefEvPFCOrbrtpaO-yhIjlwqJkZfNmCMkm6s9MhSg2_f8F1-AOuruNzEv2Lmiq4_Qj-BpY6qMt420a3xnZxAd9WkKritos86/s1600-h/press-release.jpg"><br /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsECOYoqC_FO-pLV_YAR9zBlCo96hoQewvoJDLECOsRoH5pk13b4Tldps2zB6nWUI1V7QWKmMR_ZgguVdh3crR181u7C7KhQR0Mf1UjFap5ZZrdx6ETPqiOw0WJpB4SAgkb_W2oCToqJi1/s1600-h/press-release.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsECOYoqC_FO-pLV_YAR9zBlCo96hoQewvoJDLECOsRoH5pk13b4Tldps2zB6nWUI1V7QWKmMR_ZgguVdh3crR181u7C7KhQR0Mf1UjFap5ZZrdx6ETPqiOw0WJpB4SAgkb_W2oCToqJi1/s320/press-release.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376379225993208642" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span>Joe Mauronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07598213543612872498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234308354872529064.post-734786406017655392009-08-13T10:49:00.000-07:002009-08-13T11:01:19.610-07:00"A New Life Awaits": Earth and Exile<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNS_FAH6ctaq11uIw7truuc0AijDYveGUAJaQ9N4m6ckiPmfwwQZPfdCTJKM585-QKcQrwPKAwC6xXt13YK97PYi8WZQV6J-DmSKESY8US5Wu3VRA-Bq-tPHsG7Om__EFeQpIEjrL3Wa00/s1600-h/EEITUNES.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNS_FAH6ctaq11uIw7truuc0AijDYveGUAJaQ9N4m6ckiPmfwwQZPfdCTJKM585-QKcQrwPKAwC6xXt13YK97PYi8WZQV6J-DmSKESY8US5Wu3VRA-Bq-tPHsG7Om__EFeQpIEjrL3Wa00/s320/EEITUNES.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369507995247833714" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">New album is ready to go! <i>Earth and Exile</i> by Spaceplayer, available on iTunes September 2009. Mental Instrumental to fill the Floydian void, with a dose of Eno/Bowie, Jarre, Vangelis, William Orbit. In a turbulent world, sometimes you need to fight; other times, you just need to get away..."A new life awaits you in the off-world colonies..."<br /><br />Track listing:<br />Earth and Exile<br />A Thousand Years of Solitude<br />Soma (3 For Dark Eternity)<br />Sense of Doubt<br />The Last Revolution<br />Worlds Apart<br />The Lost Revelation<br />By Our Love/Ascend the Stars</span></span></span></span>Joe Mauronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07598213543612872498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234308354872529064.post-14991840105257719672009-08-11T19:24:00.000-07:002009-08-11T19:27:12.170-07:00August Perseid Meteor Shower<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A little space for your space rock:</span></span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10px;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6XTBrYWrey0&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6XTBrYWrey0&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span>Joe Mauronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07598213543612872498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234308354872529064.post-35265113523283068802009-07-20T08:27:00.000-07:002009-08-08T15:04:00.890-07:00Real-Life Spaceplayers: Apollo 11<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1mMlb8JTwinJL2mGg-3WpjM1tXM6gW2BOR0xnKfQNYjcu3KJ-zuhlzwt4pDm39c2yOW3pE0CxZDzU0WIu7Jydto2I7_Qjn1Gx1KobT6ftYB-kCFmivp11KB9tCQDG1lVnqbT87lODn7e/s1600-h/apollo-11-patch.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1mMlb8JTwinJL2mGg-3WpjM1tXM6gW2BOR0xnKfQNYjcu3KJ-zuhlzwt4pDm39c2yOW3pE0CxZDzU0WIu7Jydto2I7_Qjn1Gx1KobT6ftYB-kCFmivp11KB9tCQDG1lVnqbT87lODn7e/s200/apollo-11-patch.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360565795834243042" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Well, I'm just about down with the new album, but I'll gladly take a moment to honor the original "space players," the heroic crew of Apollo 11, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, as well the many engineers the rocket scientists who got them there. Despite my Libertarian(ish) opposition to government programs, it was my original ambition to be an astronaut myself (I went with "musical space cadet" instead.)<br /><br />What was so heroic about the first moon landing? In the words of Ayn Rand:<br /></span></span><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">One knew that this spectacle was not the product of inanimate nature, like some aurora borealis, or of chance, or of luck, that it was unmistakably human—with “human,” for once, meaning grandeur—that a purpose and a long, sustained, disciplined effort had gone to achieve this series of moments, and that man was succeeding, succeeding, succeeding! For once, if only for seven minutes, the worst among those who saw it had to feel—not "How small is man by the side of the Grand Canyon!"—but “How great is man and how safe is nature when he conquers it!”</span></span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In other words,<br /></span></span><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">It was the overwhelming response of people starved for the sight of an achievement, for a vision of man the hero.</span></span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">For another musical tribute to the space greats, check out "Countdown" by Rush, from the album</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Signals</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. Shine on...</span></span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3BM9IdRMOps&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3BM9IdRMOps&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Joe Mauronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07598213543612872498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234308354872529064.post-66758827770205492002009-07-05T10:40:00.000-07:002009-07-05T10:58:33.770-07:00New Video: "Terra Fractal"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">From <i>Return of the Space Cadet</i> by Spaceplayer. A reflection on man's search for meaning amidst the chaos of Terra Fractal, a search for the universal in the outer reaches of inner space...<br /><br />"To see a world in a grain of sand,<br />And a heaven in a wild flower,<br />Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,<br />And eternity in an hour."<br /><br />-William Blake</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10px;"><object width="420" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/D1fSsPEgVX0&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/D1fSsPEgVX0&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="420" height="344"></embed></object></span><br /><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana, -webkit-fantasy;font-size:small;">"Buddhabrot" fractals designed by Albert Lobo</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(</span></span><a href="http://usuarios.lycos.es/llopsite/)." target="_blank" title="http://usuarios.lycos.es/llopsite/)." rel="nofollow" dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 51, 204); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">http://usuarios.lycos.es/llopsite/).</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Used with permisson.</span></span></div></div>Joe Mauronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07598213543612872498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234308354872529064.post-19286618524917158472009-06-28T19:23:00.000-07:002009-06-30T13:58:56.489-07:00New Album Influences: Pieces in a Modern Style<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifrzx6fh2GcVy4_3QneicRhQaj_2UbwWVC42bEs1J6x57nMQ5uSqF0Lz9SstOxOZVxd4iaU6DnK75EZk2LEMaX0WJidWmys-EZjnzcc8mvKsmrjB74MKMDYLph4R0SGBVr-QLBj8hYc2iX/s1600-h/syn350.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifrzx6fh2GcVy4_3QneicRhQaj_2UbwWVC42bEs1J6x57nMQ5uSqF0Lz9SstOxOZVxd4iaU6DnK75EZk2LEMaX0WJidWmys-EZjnzcc8mvKsmrjB74MKMDYLph4R0SGBVr-QLBj8hYc2iX/s200/syn350.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352575122760387362" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, fantasy;"> </span>Now that I've covered some classic electronic artists, I have to mention a couple of modern-day influences that have also built on those sources.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Synaesthetic-Positive-Life/dp/B000003CA7"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Synaesthetic- </span></span></a><span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Synaesthetic-Positive-Life/dp/B000003CA7"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">A Positive Life</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I'm primarily rock oriented, but I'm open to anything that's spacey. When I ventured into </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Trance, Dub, Techno, whatever you call it, this one got a lot of play in my headphones. I was into the concept of synaesthesia at the time, so this made a good soundtrack for my reading. Check out </span></span><a href="http://waveformhq.com/synaesthetic/Pleidean_Communication.asf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"Pleidean Communication"</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> for a sample.</span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pieces-Modern-Style-Samuel-Barber/dp/B000046S1W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1246242713&sr=1-1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">William Orbit-</span></span></a><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pieces-Modern-Style-Samuel-Barber/dp/B000046S1W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1246242713&sr=1-1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Pieces in A Modern Style</span></span></a></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">: Just as above, when a space rock fan ventures in the classical world, it should have a similarly spacy style. Just because it's "classical" doesn't mean it needs to stay in powdered wigs and pantaloons. So I latched onto this album pretty quickly; it fits in nicely with the Jarre/Vangelis/Eno style and avoids the "Switched on Classics" sound (not to downplay the pioneer that is Wendy Carlos.) Orbit is also the link between the dancy stuff above (his work with Madonna) to the more instrumental style. </span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_-fAbJJuxRw&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_-fAbJJuxRw&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> And finally, "Light Powered" by Deastro: a newcomer out of left field, Cartoon Network's ADULT SWIM, to be exact. I heard this on a commercial "bump" and was hooked. It's one of those things I wish I wrote, and it wound up influencing the final song on </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Earth and Exile</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. Speaking of which, I really should get back to work o</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">n that...(It's almost there, actually working on the artwork at this point.)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; "><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sMT-2igeL5U&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sMT-2igeL5U&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span></div>Joe Mauronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07598213543612872498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234308354872529064.post-20066165422804039652009-06-26T12:03:00.000-07:002009-06-26T12:18:37.061-07:00New Album Influences: Rick Wright/Pink Floyd<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I'd be amiss if I didn't mention the late Rick Wright from Pink Floyd. While there wasn't anything particular that influenced <i>Earth and Exile (</i>it's all good<i>!)</i>, I've been a devotee of Pink Floyd since birth, and keys were my first instrument. I'd sit there and work out the best lines of Rick Wright. I've always wanted to create a synth album inspired by his work, and his influence is all over my playing.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Shine on, Rick...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10px;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DqrBCUVVFs4&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DqrBCUVVFs4&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PMqZTvL8_4U&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PMqZTvL8_4U&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span></span></span></div>Joe Mauronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07598213543612872498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234308354872529064.post-48424297392901749662009-06-21T19:58:00.000-07:002009-06-23T00:12:55.082-07:00New Album Influences: Bowie and Eno<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Ok, we've already added Vangelis, Jarre, and Oldfield to the pot, but a stew like this wouldn't be complete without a dash of Brian Eno's work with David Bowie. It was a bit strange for Bowie, known more for traditional song forms, to release the spacy instrumentals during his Berlin trilogy... but then, Bowie is a true space cadet, being the star child of Syd Barrett...</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> While the instrumentals from <i>Low</i> are just as good, the pieces that influenced </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Earth and Exile </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">comes from the "</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Heroes"</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> album, the three-part "Sense of Doubt/Moss Garden/</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Neuköln." The description of these pieces lend themselves to the theme behind </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Earth and Exile. </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"Sense of Doubt" is dark and foreboding, while "Moss Garden" is more tranquil and ethereal. This is mirrored in the "exile's" attempt to find a sense of serenity within his own inner space. "Neuköln" particularly adds an extra poignancy; in keeping with the exile theme; according to David Buckley's book </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Strange-Fascination-David-Bowie-Definitive/dp/075350457X"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Strange Fascination: David Bowie-The Definitive Story</span></a></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, "t</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">he music has been interpreted as reflecting in part the rootlessness of the Turkish immigrants who made up a large proportion of the area's (</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Neukölln)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> population," while musically, t</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">he final section features Bowie's plaintive saxophone "booming out across a harbour of solitude, as if lost in fog</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 10px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">." <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">(From Wikipedia.)</span> I find the sax to be rather "Floydish," and in turn, I find the sax on "Terminal Frost" from </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">A Momentary Lapse of Reason </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">to be reminiscent of this</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 10px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 10px;font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 10px;font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; white-space: pre; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10px;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/f43DiHUH-6A&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/f43DiHUH-6A&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span></span></span><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pEpTNQdsJkU&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pEpTNQdsJkU&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kKeczMr6KEc&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kKeczMr6KEc&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div>Joe Mauronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07598213543612872498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234308354872529064.post-26434268337548157442009-06-20T10:06:00.000-07:002009-06-20T10:58:23.181-07:00New Album Influences: Ommadawn<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> While this album is classic Mike Oldfield; (before his own foray into electronic music), the music still made it's way into my brain for </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Earth and Exile. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">I think it may have been a subconscious reaction to pair up Oldfield with Jean Michel Jarre; during his..."involvement" with Werner Erhard's est therapy... Oldfield made a disparaging remark towards Jarre, calling his music "shit." I hate when my favorite musicians try to pit fans against each other, so I'm making them play nice here. </span></span></span></i><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Anyway, the particular piece is <i>Ommadawn</i>, which features an intense section of Afro-Celt rhythms, ominous Celtic chanting, and Oldfield's unique guitar. The section was to suggest musically a violent "re-birth" of sorts, while on<i> Earth and Exile</i> it's more of a "last stand" before exile. I've merged Oldfield's climatic emergence meets Jarre's keyboard attack in a "Wagnerian" battle for the soul of Terra Fractal...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10px;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XndpvVRXxeY&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XndpvVRXxeY&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span></span></div><div></div>Joe Mauronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07598213543612872498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234308354872529064.post-53114820220975968222009-06-19T09:42:00.000-07:002009-06-23T00:19:13.262-07:00New Album Influences: Jean Michel Jarre<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> Today's influence on <i>Earth and Exile</i>: Jean Michel Jarre. I grew up listening to <i>Equinoxe</i>. Literally, I can remember being four years old and seeing my mom's 8-track in the car, in the house, everywhere. She had the cover with the one guy with the binoculars, imagine my surprise on seeing the whole album cover years later with the same figure repeated. It's only recently that I've been exposed to the more popular <i>Oxygene</i>. <i>Equinoxe</i> is, as a result, my preferred album, though I do think it's not just the fact that I grew up with it, but that it's also a more realized album musically. But both are an influence, and getting their due today. Here are a couple of versions from a Youtube poster, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/gattobus">Gattobus</a>, who recreates them quite nicely. (Check him out, he even does <i>Blade Runner.</i>)<br /></span><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gupPWGx0hys&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gupPWGx0hys&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0V66pMP4nz4&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0V66pMP4nz4&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uTqu3txMgXg&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uTqu3txMgXg&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Joe Mauronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07598213543612872498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234308354872529064.post-7836812821407678342009-06-18T11:55:00.001-07:002009-06-18T12:52:13.085-07:00New Album Influences: BLADE RUNNER<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> Because I have no shame in wearing my heart on my sleeve...</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Movie soundtracks seem to have been my primary influence as of late; <i>Empire of the Sun</i> was my tribute to Ennio Morricone and spaghetti westerns...<i>Earth in the Balance</i>, while not so much musically, was influenced by <i>Conan the Barbarian</i>. (Oddly enough, that album morphed into a story about the 44th Inaugaration...which was made even more odd by that man's professed love of Conan, even if I view him more like Thulsa Doom.)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i> Earth and Exile</i>, fittingly enough then, is inspired by both the story and soundtrack of <i>Blade Runner</i>. The idea of exile of humanity while the replicants embrace theirs is mirrored in the electronic Vangelis score perfectly, and that provided the seed for this album, which grew to embrace the music of Jean Michel Jarre, the Afro-Celt sound of Mike Oldfield's<i> Ommadawn</i>, and the sound excursions of David Bowie/Brian Eno collaborations.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uJrOVLEUBgw&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uJrOVLEUBgw&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span></span></div>Joe Mauronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07598213543612872498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234308354872529064.post-29142771314739117122009-06-18T11:37:00.000-07:002009-06-18T12:58:59.431-07:00New Album update: Earth and Exile<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11px;"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-position: initial initial; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> I usually keep to myself all evidence of new work until it's done except to one or two objective ears, but I thought I'd share this time around. The new songs are all but done, just doing some minor corrections and post-production, then the song titles and artwork. The working title is </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Earth and Exile</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, a coda to</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><a href="http://spaceplayermusic.com/earthinthebalance.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Earth in the Balance</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Thematically, it's a sadder, yet calmer and more forward-thinking response to the anger and events of the last album; an acceptance of what one control, and more emphasis on what one can. Musically speaking, however, it's light-years away...hence the exile. It's also a return to the original intent of Spaceplayer, exploration of musical strangeness. Spaceplayer was never about accepting things as they are, but what they could be. The past few projects have been more...terran...in their influences, which was intentional, as I wanted to get a better handle on form and melodic development. Armed with a greater understanding of the past, I can now return to a more "interstellar" approach. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> While I finish up </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Earth and Exile</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, I'm going to share a few posts of the musical influences that went into the writing that will give a hint of the shape of things to come...</span></div></div></span>Joe Mauronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07598213543612872498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234308354872529064.post-11712246327615881022009-06-10T17:41:00.000-07:002009-06-10T21:38:45.505-07:00Old School Meddle<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I just discovered the "Spinning Vinyl" clips on Youtube.<br />I love it. This is the best way to listen to this album</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> (on vinyl, that is, not on youtube...)<br /><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cFqNoHzui0A&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cFqNoHzui0A&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span>Joe Mauronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07598213543612872498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234308354872529064.post-35394648899691361512009-05-28T10:18:00.000-07:002009-05-29T10:13:46.100-07:00"Be spacious, my friend..."<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The History Channel just recently aired a documentary called </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.history.com/shows.do?episodeId=441008&action=detail"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">How Bruce Lee Changed the World</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">I was grabbed by this clip:</span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OW-cnizLDEE&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OW-cnizLDEE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> So it is with Spaceplayer. My own musical exploration has been fluid in its own way, though maybe I'd use the word "nebulous," in keeping with the space theme. Space is a great metaphor, like water; it's open, spacious, allowing room for individual expression. People are like aliens to each other, until they learn to communicate. Each new interaction shapes us, for better or for worse. But I have found, personally, that in working with different genres, certain patterns and themes still emerge, of a personal nature, that unify all the different music I've created. Call it the eternal return, call it ego...the point is to call it out, to be. Not to be "open-minded," but "active minded." Not to submit, but to interact. To integrate, and prune away the inessential.</span></span></div></div>Joe Mauronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07598213543612872498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234308354872529064.post-37305443468928600082009-05-26T20:21:00.000-07:002009-05-27T10:10:39.065-07:00New Video: "Mecha"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> This is my second video, "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm-fOQQOVzo">Mecha</a>," a song from my very first album, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://spaceplayermusic.com/lost%20tales%20of%20the%20space%20cadet.html">Lost Tales of the Space Cadet. </a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">It's set to a "fan film" of </span>The Transformers<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"> that I created. I've always like the idea of having the listener create their own vision to go with the music, and this one's mine. The original image evoked in me by the radio signals was a boy on the roof with a transmitter signaling an alien invasion. But in the recurring storyline I developed for my albums, the Space Cadet, in the search for the "universal," approaches a mechanical planetoid called Mecha, where all emotion has been purged, leaving a robotic race of rationality. This version, though, is a guilty pleasure. I wanted to do the soundtrack for the live-action <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Transformers</span> movie, but for some reason (like, never having contacted them), they never called me. Go figure. Anyway, I was adult about it ("don't worry about me, I'll survive...</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">somehow</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">....), but this is for the kid in those who prefer the frosted side of Shredded Wheat. Enjoy.</span></span></span></span><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rm-fOQQOVzo&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rm-fOQQOVzo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Joe Mauronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07598213543612872498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234308354872529064.post-316031250233373402009-04-17T20:52:00.000-07:002009-04-17T21:01:17.025-07:00Revolution on Terra Fractal, or, Earth in the Balance<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Here's a video for the Tea Parties on Terra Fractal: "Earth in the Balance," the very first rock song of the revolution</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Lyrics are provided below. All rights reserved; that said, feel free to use them for your revolutionary purposes.</span></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qJDGlsnkE60&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qJDGlsnkE60&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Lyrics are as follows:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"A meteoric rise to fame/ <br />what's ours to lose was yours to gain/ <br />as you pulled on the reins/ <br />so you could remain/ <br />the king that you think you are/ <br />yeah, you're a supertzar/ <br />you held us so far, you held our mind in chains/ <br />made us wonder who is crazy and who is sane/ <br />our sanction of guilt was the key to our shame/ <br />and our self-sacrifice was the claim to your fame/ <br />but I know who you are and I know you're to blame/ <br />'cause I know the score...and I know you're name..."</span></span><br /></div>Joe Mauronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07598213543612872498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234308354872529064.post-86729201006987597932009-04-17T20:42:00.000-07:002009-04-17T20:55:00.616-07:00Meanwhile, Back on Earth...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">But Barely. I've been in orbit around this planet. Wanna know why? Check out my new ep, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://spaceplayermusic.com/">Earth in the Balance</a>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">featuring the single that explains it all, "Earth in the Balance."</span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:13px;">Track listing:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:13px;">Crashing in the Land of the Free</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:13px;">A Show of Hands (Euphoria of the Masses)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:13px;">The 44th Inaugural Address</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:13px;">Martial Law</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:13px;">The New Space Rock Revival</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:13px;">Earth in the Balace</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:13px;">All songs available at <a href="http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_music.cfm?bandID=134505">soundclick.com</a>.</span></div>Joe Mauronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07598213543612872498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234308354872529064.post-82451594792575327122008-11-03T20:41:00.001-08:002008-11-03T20:43:56.800-08:00Empire of the Sun<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">After a short hiatus, I'm back at work on more musical matters. First is a new album ...album? EP? CD? Are these terms meaningful anymore in the digital download age? Anyway, it's a composition of integrated notes and themes and motifs, will that do? They actually are related in a symphonic way, a study in classical writing...no, not classical writing...it's 2008, so it's not really "classical," is it? But it is orchestral...except that there is no orchestra, just one man and a lot of circuits...but I do play all the parts by hand, so there. Ahem, anyway, musically speaking, think of a great spaghetti western in the sky as the space cowboy sets the controls for the heart of the sunrise...<br /><br />Also planned is the release of the "black box" recordings," lost tales of the Space Cadet in his sojourns into darker territory, Borg-like planets of metallic industrial goings-on. <br /><br />More on this as I find my way back from wherever it is I am...</span></span>Joe Mauronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07598213543612872498noreply@blogger.com0