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Otherworldly concept album from innovative producer Joe Meek, which was partially released on an EP (limited to 99 copies) in 1960 and eventually released as a whole in 1991.
Meek was fascinated by the space programme, and believed that life existed elsewhere in the solar system. This album was his attempt "to create a picture in music of what could be up there in outer space", he explained. "At first I was going to record it with music that was completely out of this world but realized that it would have very little entertainment value so I kept the construction of the music down to earth". He achieved this as a sound engineer by blending the Blue Men's skiffle/rock-and-roll style with a range of sound effects created by such kitchen-sink methods as blowing bubbles in water with a straw, draining water out of a sink, shorting out an electrical circuit and banging partly filled milk bottles with spoons; however, one must listen carefully to detect these prosaic origins in the finished product. Another feature of the recordings is the early use of stereophonic sound.
Meek was fascinated by the space programme, and believed that life existed elsewhere in the solar system. This album was his attempt "to create a picture in music of what could be up there in outer space", he explained. "At first I was going to record it with music that was completely out of this world but realized that it would have very little entertainment value so I kept the construction of the music down to earth". He achieved this as a sound engineer by blending the Blue Men's skiffle/rock-and-roll style with a range of sound effects created by such kitchen-sink methods as blowing bubbles in water with a straw, draining water out of a sink, shorting out an electrical circuit and banging partly filled milk bottles with spoons; however, one must listen carefully to detect these prosaic origins in the finished product. Another feature of the recordings is the early use of stereophonic sound.
Tracklist
A1 I Hear A New World 2:44
A2 Orbit Around The Moon 2:50
A3 Entry Of The Globbots 3:10
A4 The Bublight 2:43
A5 March Of The Dribcots 2:08
A6 Love Dance Of The Saroos 2:34
B1 Glob Waterfall 3:15
B2 Magnetic Field 3:10
B3 Valley Of The Saroos 2:51
B4 Dribcots Space Boat 2:16
B5 Disc Dance Of The Globbots 2:16
B6 Valley Of No Return 3:08
A2 Orbit Around The Moon 2:50
A3 Entry Of The Globbots 3:10
A4 The Bublight 2:43
A5 March Of The Dribcots 2:08
A6 Love Dance Of The Saroos 2:34
B1 Glob Waterfall 3:15
B2 Magnetic Field 3:10
B3 Valley Of The Saroos 2:51
B4 Dribcots Space Boat 2:16
B5 Disc Dance Of The Globbots 2:16
B6 Valley Of No Return 3:08
Soundwave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpx91Ov4RsE