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Anyone who regularly listens to this stream knows that I'm a space dork. I've done countless stargazing mixes, sci-fi mixes, NASA mission mixes, etc. So it should come as no surprise that I would make a mix to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission.
Combining music and NASA mission audio, this mix tracks the journey as it moves from liftoff to orbit to TLI(translunar injection) to landing & walking on the moon then finally returning home.
The titles of the tracks show what is happening in the expedition. Such as Max Richter's "The Escape" as Apollo performs the TLI burn to leave earth orbit and head to the moon. Or the Jane Antonia Cornish tune, "Into Silence," which is heard as the crew goes around the backside of the moon and loses radio contact.
One oddball track is "Lunar Rhapsody" from the album "Music Out Of The Moon" released in 1947. It's in there because Neil Armstrong had it on cassette and listened to it during the trip.
Tracklist in comments.
Comments
Can you reveal your techiques in the making of the marvelous audio collage? Asking for the moon? Lol
I totally forgot about this mix and all the NASA audio I used in it. I found youtube videos of the Apollo 11 mission audio. They separated into each day of the mission so it was easy to keep track of where I was and what would fit with a certain track in the mix timeline. From there I basically was able to weave mission audio in and out of tracks that had the right sound and titles to go along with where we were in the mission. Easily the best track in the mix is GO! by Public Service Broadcasting which uses mission audio to perfection. Thanks for reminding of this mix, I'll give it another spin this weekend. Cheers!
Tears at liftoff
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Trying to create a break or cut point between this point (2020), and now. (2020) - i find myself looking to some of the most beautiful mixes of 2019.. this is on the top of the list, naturally.
So glad you enjoyed this mix!
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Amazing! Brilliantly combined elements, gave me goosebumps.
Thanks for checking out this set and coming along on the trip!
https://www.mixcloud.com/Klankschap/journey-to-the-moon/
I was just listening to your Apollo mix the other day. Excellent job!
Stunning......
Thanks for listening! :-)
One of the best sets I have heard this year, and awesome to hear Brian Eno again. Thank you so much!
I'm so glad you enjoyed this mix! Cheers!
absolutely amazing, thank you as always, your reach in musical marvel stretches further than the stars!. i absolutely froze through song for athene, im generally quite ignorant with chorus music, but that is a masterpiece. the kind that really heats the amp up, and gets those speakers close to breaking point :) thank you.
Thanks so much for your very kind comments! I fell in love with "Song for Athene" as well. I wasn't planning on using it for this mix but when I heard it I knew instantly that it would make a great opening tune. The whole album that track is from is very good. https://www.amazon.com/Enchanted-Isle-Voces8/dp/B07KBT4ZRK http://www.voces8.com/shop
Challenge: How about doing another one of these "story mixes" where you blend in sound bites with music to tell some other kind of story set to music.
That's a great idea! Now actually doing it might be difficult but fun. My brain hurts already. ;-)
You could pick a theme--like "victories" and pull sports announcer soundbites and music to go along with it or "exercise" and include motivational quotes or flight. You could pick a holiday and pull related sound bites and music to illustrate it (e.g., Fourth of July, Earth Day, Veteran's Day, MLK Day). You could also musically acknowledge a historical event, like 9/11 or the 60's.