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EPISODE · Nov 28, 2011 · 58 MIN

Launch of Curiosity

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This past Saturday NASA launched the Mars Science Laboratory known as "Curiosity" on a 9 month journey to the planet Mars.  As I was watching video of the launch, I was thinking about music that would work well with a launch & space voyage.  I quickly collected some appropriate tune & cranked out this mix at escape velocity speed. The tracks are all electronic/electronica cuts that I thought seem to fit the theme.  As it turns out, many of the tunes have titles that are perfect for a mix like this.  Titles such as "Towards Unknown Space", "Solar Sailer", "Born to Fire", "Your Wings Make You Fly" and of course "Phobos & Deimos Go To Mars". That "Phobos & Deimos" tracks was one of my absolute favorite tracks in college.  I had a clear vinyl version of the Synergy album "Cords".  There aren't going to be too many times that I can sneak that cut into a mix so I'm glad I got that one in here. The NASA audio is all from the actual launch of the Curiosity Mars rover mission. In the coming months maybe I'll do "Flight of Curiosity" & "Curiosity Lands" mixes. T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    M83 - Another Wave from You 01:55    Boards of Canada - Dayvan Cowboy 04:40    Saul Stokes - Greys 08:25    Pinch & Shackleton - Monks on the Rum 13:07    Synergy - Phobos & Deimos Go To Mars 17:40    Brad Smith - Any Colour You Like (8-bit Pink Floyd cover) 21:05    Balam Acab - Apart 23:30    Jumpel - Lissabon 26:20    Daft Punk - Solar Sailer 28:25    Steve Roach & Vir Unis - Born to Fire 36:15    Delta M45 - Towards Unknown Space 41:00    Winterlight - Your Wings Make You Fly 46:20    Jumpel - Arles 49:25    Rena Jones - Helix 54:28    Plumbline - 66 w12 58:51    end

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