Monday, August 6, 2007

NASA - Symphonies of the Planets - The Voyager Recordings Vol. 1, 4, 5



Possibly one of NASA's most avant-garde projects ever, SYMPHONIES OF THE PLANETS is a five-CD set that is now out of print. Put simply, it consists of recordings made by Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 as they passed by the various planets and moons of our solar system. Although sound as we perceive it cannot travel in the vacuum of space, each planet and moon emits its own electromagnetic "signature" that can be picked up by the right instruments, and those emanations can be converted into sound and recorded onto compact discs for your listening enjoyment.


Of the five discs in the set, Volume 1 is my personal favorite, but all of them are definitely worth checking out. Each disc is only around 30 minutes long, but those 30 minutes are packed with cosmic ambience that is even more profound when you consider that no human artist composed this. Fans of Dr. Fiorella Terenzi's similar recordings of space will find this stuff to their liking, although a bit more "dark" and atmospheric than hers.

I only have volumes 1, 4 and 5 of this, I would up the rest if I had it. If anyone have volume 2 or 3 feel free to send it to me.

Download it.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

My admiration for you and thanks for your providing this know no bounds. We are listening and we do appreciate you! For every one like me who comments, 100 more say thank you in their hearts. Many many thanks!

Anonymous said...

meagthanks!!
lustmord smell shit compare to this!
http://www.liveinternet.ru/users/rasol/post99773200/
for the four fist volumes

Anonymous said...

Thankyou. I can't wait to hear this