back to
Maisonneuve Music
We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

A Brief History of American Space Travel

by moon:and:6

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $9 CAD  or more

     

1.
2.
3.
The Moon 03:37
4.
Houston we've had a problem Houston go ahead It's hard to know When your heart is letting go It's hard to find the words to say Houston we've had a problem One two three four It's hard to know When your heart is letting go It's hard to find the words to say Houston we've had a problem Houston go ahead It's hard to know When your heart is letting go It's hard to find the words to say
5.
Apollo-Soyuz 04:06
6.
7.
Challenger 03:29
8.
9.

about

Ambitious, captivating, playful and exciting, yet tense and never quite resolved. Much like the historic events that it chronicles, moon:and:6's debut album "A Brief History Of American Space Travel" (Maisonneuve Music, 2017) is a journey full of ups and downs, juxtaposed emotions and tremendous attention to detail.

The first solo effort of Canadian producer and recording engineer Michael Chambers, "A Brief History Of American Space Travel" is a meticulously told story of the American space program from 1958 to 2011. At 29 minutes in length, it's a conceptual mini album that reveals new details with each listen.

As a formally trained multi-instrumentalist and audio engineer, Chambers was able to oversee the complete production of this little monster. Spawned from song fragments recorded between sessions for other artists and a lifelong obsession with the American space program, the album took its narrative shape from the original audio files of NASA's space missions that it incorporates.

The music is infused with French downtempo, 1990s post-rock and the experimental nature of mad men like Brian Eno and Steve Reich. The result is post-rock inspired intelligent dance music made out of a wide variety of synths and sampling techniques alongside guitars, bass and banjo.

This is one of those records that was created with the studio used as an instrument. As such, it remains organic, vivid, and capable of immersing the listener into the story it passionately shares.

credits

released March 31, 2017

Performed and produced by moon:and:6 | moonand6.com

All songs written by Michael William Chambers
Published by All Your Genres Are Belong To Us (SOCAN)

Saxophone sample on Track 1 performed by Greg Osby | gregosby.com
Drum loop on Track 4 performed by Matt "Maffyuu" Byas | phony-ppl.com
Additional drum samples on Track 4 by Z0UЯ | fb.com/zourmusic

Public domain samples and audio clips from:

NASA Audio Highlight Reels, Soundbites and Launch Sounds / STS-135 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | Available at: archive.org/details/nasaaudiocollection

Ronald Reagan Address on the Space Shuttle "Challenger" (Jan 28, 1986) | White House Television Office (WHTV) | Available at: millercenter.org/president/speeches

Cover artwork based on Gemini-Titan (GT-8) Extravehicular Equipment and Suit (Photo Credit: NASA)

©&℗2017 moon:and:6 under exclusive license to Maisonneuve Music | maisonneuvemusic.com

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

moon:and:6 Hamilton, Ontario

Artist, producer, musician, recording engineer, (re)mixer based in #HamOnt.

contact / help

Contact moon:and:6

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like moon:and:6, you may also like: