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Run Time: 57 Minutes
Street Date: November 26, 2024.
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TRACK LIST:
1. A Murder of Asteroids
2. A Funeral in Space
3. A Shoal of Asteroids
4. Computers Are an Interesting Mix of Science and Voodoo
5. Universal Stellar Distribution
All instruments by Michael W. Dean except:
CREDITS
Guitars on all songs, plus drone synth on “A Shoal of Asteroids”: J. Robert Cahoots. His parts recorded in 1995 the day after Jerry Garcia died. Recorded on a 4-track Tascam Portastudio.
Thessalonius B. Porkchomp, Esq. played Korg Triton and Moog Voyager synth drones on “Universal Stellar Distribution.”
CONCEPT
This is an instrumental concept album about the trials and triumphs of multi-generational interstellar space travel.
The story is in the music, but also in the song titles. You listen and tell US what the story is!
TUNING
None of this album is microtonal, thought it does intentionally swim in and out of tune some places, just to make some groovy beating.
ARTWORK
Cover designed in Grok AI by Michael W. Dean. Is a bit of an homage to the gatefold art of Led Zeppelin’s Presence: