So close and yet so far away: The colonisation of Earth's satellite is an age-old dream of mankind. On Lunar Base, synth maestro Achim Zweschper returns with 16 new scratching, sawing and bubbling tracks for all things sci-fi, space and beyond.
UBM RECORDS LC 13808
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Sewage Treatment Plant | 88 BPM | A minor
Foul-smelling waste water pours out of generously dimensioned downpipes at regular intervals, smacking into steel disposal containers that glide along a conveyor belt in the floor of the plant towards the loading ramp. Bell-like synth sounds with bubbling elements.
A coin disappears loudly into the coin slot of an archaic-looking machine. Like glowing eyes, round peepholes on the monster's tinny breastplate come to life. Behind them, a jerky silhouette animation reveals itself. Lulling and unreal-sounding synth arpeggios and string pads.
In the catacombs of a seedy nightclub, the sleazy manager of an up-and-coming pop star lies in a corner in a pool of an indescribable, organic-looking liquid. Ominously falling.
Between the Alliance colonies and Terra, the home planet of the humanoid inhabitants of Earth, there is heavy traffic with shuttles and freighters. Spherical, like the fleeting echo of dreams in a stasis pod.
Black Mesa, an underground military complex: scientists in white lab coats carry out highly explosive experiments with particle beams. Edgy synthesizers for stress and dangerous situations.
On hold for thousands of years, an ancient mask is possessed by the spirit of the sun god of a forgotten civilization. Hectic and gloomy, with a sawing timbre.
Thick wafts of fog drift across the wet asphalt in the cold neon light. A soaked, tattered wanted poster is hanging at the wall next to the entrance of a forbidden arcade. Driving, with breakbeat elements.
Test flight for a space shuttle equipped with a new type of quantum drive. When the experimental thrusters are activated, an unforeseen leap in time occurs. The ship and crew are stranded 400 years in the past—our present.
Breaking ground for a glorious future: the terrain of the new lunar colony LN-1 is being adapted to the needs of the first generation of carefully selected colonists by means of an extensive terraforming program. Rippling along hopefully and synthetically.
Night shift in the viewing lounge: The eternal night of space is broken by a panorama of industrial facilities with intricate pipe systems on the planet's surface.
A screensaver shows a pixelated model of the earth in space: the blue planet slowly turns around its axis of rotation. During the night hours, the artificial light of the metropolitan areas is clearly visible on the land masses of the continents.
The violet reflection of a nebula illuminates a field of passing asteroids: A breathtaking demonstration of the laws of physics. Surreal and slightly eerie, with wind noises.
Only a thin pane of transparent high-tech composite material separates the fully adjustable comfort atmosphere of the station from the icy cold of space. Profound.
The fictitious Dyson coefficient describes the proportion of so-called raisin particles in the volume of the total mass of vortex formations occurring in interstellar space. Granular synthesizer spheres.
The happy news resounds jubilantly from the squawking loudspeakers of the lively messenger androids: The sinister occupiers from the parallel universe have been defeated, the citizens of the Empire are finally free!