Searching for a space synth song

soprano1 · Post by **soprano1** » Mon Jan 18, 2016 4:04 pm

Hope this topic is OK...
I have been searching for a space synth song, maybe from the late 70's and 80's. I remember hearing this song on a school visit to a planetarium in 1st or 2nd grade, so 1989 to 1990. The synth style is the same as Europe's Final Countdown, but more "space" sounding. I have been hearing to Jean Michel Jarre's songs, but found nothing so far.
I know it's a long shot, but could someone please help me? Thank you.

soprano1 · Post by **soprano1** » Mon Jan 18, 2016 4:21 pm

I, i found it at last! It was "Quatrième rendez-vous" by Jean Michel Jarre! Oh, so this is what nostalgia feels like.

That's it, thank you anyway!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS86osKMiko

Sly Cherry Chunks · Post by **Sly Cherry Chunks** » Mon Jan 18, 2016 4:25 pm

This is now a 70's Space Synth thread

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWqw0DQLEm0

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Mon Jan 18, 2016 4:45 pm

Oh man... great thread! But why limit it to the 70s?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwG5j9KdHWk

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Mon Jan 18, 2016 5:25 pm

Always nice to see Jean Michel Jarre get a mention.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD4KMp22jBg

Pixel_Outlaw · Post by **Pixel_Outlaw** » Mon Jan 18, 2016 8:54 pm

Then again is always Yellow Magic Orchestra, Kraftwerk, and Zuntata.

There is a lot of faux retro 80's synth out these days too.
https://www.youtube.com/user/NewRetroWave

Escape Velocity by Dynatron is great. (Even as a workout tune)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9L7HFW ... ePLeHO2rp4

soprano1 · Post by **soprano1** » Mon Jan 18, 2016 10:11 pm

Electric Light Orchestra's Time album is the best concept album ever made, in my opinion. And it has cool synths.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCJ23vsKBhs

Ji-L87 · Post by **Ji-L87** » Mon Jan 18, 2016 11:05 pm

CIT wrote:Oh man... great thread! But why limit it to the 70s?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwG5j9KdHWk

That was unexpectedly good!

Just not sure how that guy isn't out of breath half-way through.

Edit: I was heading to bed, now I'm exploring more of Koto's library instead....oh well.

zinger · Post by **zinger** » Mon Jan 18, 2016 11:47 pm

More Robody!
http://youtu.be/BvfSz8dfbKU

More Rah Band!
http://youtu.be/m29P8V6ujlk

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 1:30 am

Ji-L87 wrote:
CIT wrote:Oh man... great thread! But why limit it to the 70s?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwG5j9KdHWk
That was unexpectedly good!
Just not sure how that guy isn't out of breath half-way through.

Edit: I was heading to bed, now I'm exploring more of Koto's library instead....oh well.

Koto is a synth pop virus... There is no cure

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 5:28 am

Has anyone posted Elektronik Supersonik yet?

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 5:36 am

soprano1 wrote:Electric Light Orchestra's Time album is the best concept album ever made, in my opinion. And it has cool synths.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCJ23vsKBhs

Best concept album I ever heard is... relatively unheard of, but a guy emailed me over Discogs to ask if I'd sell my vinyl. Not electronic or synth, but dope. Twilight is dope, and Daicon IV made it even better.

Ji-L87 · Post by **Ji-L87** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 8:00 am

jonny5 wrote:Koto is a synth pop virus... There is no cure

Apparently true, I'm just not sure what it says about me that I'm probably looping this for the third day straight now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWzrcb8qZg8

Never really got a good look on Dragon's Lair before but I must say it looks very nice (not just because of hot princess) - very nice atmosphere and better animated than I thought it would be.

Question:
Is this kind of music also within the scope of the thread or am I straying a bit too far away?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JDq1gsQJis

GaijinPunch wrote:Has anyone posted Elektronik Supersonik yet?

A true classic

I will now proceed to spread the Mitch Murder love:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hkCSR9 ... YygR3u7uC6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXyYi20 ... YygR3u7uC6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDZoOaz ... C6&index=4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ade71Kt ... C6&index=7
This one especially, can't sit still!

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 8:17 am

C is for Children's Workshop Thread Takeover

In all seriousness, good stuff here, and I don't mention Sesame Street by accident - something that has had me scratching my head for a very long time is the source of a space-themed music video they released back around the time of these works (the '80s, I'm sure of it - no older or newer) wish a mashup of various NASA CG clips and the like. I barely remember anything about it at this point except that they had part of this video spliced in, specifically the bit where the spacecraft is rotating (around 1:10). Yes, this has music, too!

I never really got Michel Jarre until I gave the links here a listen. I've seen some videos of his stuff before, but it clicked this time. I like this better though, spooky!

Just when I thought the music of the '80s was mostly played out. How dumb a thing to think!

One last thing - are all you folks familiar with the Voyager space recordings? They're awesome! They are one of the audio things I will never let go. Might be a bit involved to find the "real" versions since there was some clown running around a while back messing with them, but they're out there.

soprano1 · Post by **soprano1** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 10:04 pm

GaijinPunch wrote:
soprano1 wrote:Electric Light Orchestra's Time album is the best concept album ever made, in my opinion. And it has cool synths.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCJ23vsKBhs
Best concept album I ever heard is... relatively unheard of, but a guy emailed me over Discogs to ask if I'd sell my vinyl. Not electronic or synth, but dope. Twilight is dope, and Daicon IV made it even better.

I saw it in youtube a few minutes ago, very cool stuff.

Immryr · Post by **Immryr** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 12:26 am

a bit more modern:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyMZ2vV0zqg

BareKnuckleRoo · Post by **BareKnuckleRoo** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 2:36 am

<3 this thread so much

Seriously, I'm at the point where if someone asks me for a favorite music genre I think this is my answer.

Ji-L87 · Post by **Ji-L87** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:31 pm

Sorry, just have to drop this one here also:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cat1xPN-sDc

LEGENOARYNINLIA · Post by **LEGENOARYNINLIA** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:53 pm

Tim Blake is ace. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_MN5jE6TKk

drboom · Post by **drboom** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 4:04 pm

If you want to get really trippy and avant grade, check out any of Richard Teitelbaums or Morton Sabotnik's work on the Buchla. Seriously good. I've probably spelled both of their names wrong though...

Immryr · Post by **Immryr** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 4:56 pm

hypnotic tango
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLBInZxGA34

soprano1 · Post by **soprano1** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 5:44 pm

Amazing posts, people. And here i thought this would quietly die after i got my problem solved. By myself, to boot!

dan76 · Post by **dan76** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 7:22 pm

Fantastic thread.

How about this ambient string synth workout from the Flash Gordon soundtrack by Queen. Composed by the drummer apparently.

http://youtu.be/AIl7C38Jgys

The Solina string synth was the sound of outer space in the 70's and 80's. I'll buy one eventually.

zinger · Post by **zinger** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 8:51 pm

Ashra - Deep Distance (1976). Perfect song!
https://youtu.be/oCSqbVbSe8o

Also just found this by Manuel Göttsching, from 1981 (released in 1984). Blew me away!
https://youtu.be/qtMVpL3B_6Y

zinger · Post by **zinger** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:32 pm

Pixel_Outlaw wrote:Yellow Magic Orchestra

Have you heard Oriental Magnetic Yellow? A YMO parody band consisting of Namco Sound Team members. They released several albums and did really cool live performances:

https://youtu.be/89bmGHcHfgY

Definitely worth a listen. Some of it I like much more than the majority of Hosono's, Sakamoto's and Takahashi's post-YMO projects.

Immryr · Post by **Immryr** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:39 pm

tangerine dream - midnight in tula
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF9fkw99k7s

xeno and oaklander - Saracen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v8eERSMRI0

the human league - the dignity of labour parts 1-4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA3ItW1A-GM

white noise / delia Derbyshire - love without sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6pTdzt7BiI

monoton - tanzen & singen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxVHALEd2qc

mr flagio - take a chance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDV_dBYp4h0

martial canterel - windscreen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqSwWQ-Uykg

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:54 pm

zinger wrote:Ashra - Deep Distance (1976). Perfect song!
https://youtu.be/oCSqbVbSe8o

Also just found this by Manuel Göttsching, from 1981 (released in 1984). Blew me away!
https://youtu.be/qtMVpL3B_6Y

Great picks. Its amazing just how ahead of his time Göttsching's sound was.

A few more from modern times:

Daniel Lanois - Opera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxDQ3U3J5EU

Koreless - Sun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gpyCsCpH2Q

soprano1 · Post by **soprano1** » Sat Jan 30, 2016 3:55 pm

What Tangerine Dream albums would people recommend? I'm listening to Tangram right now, sounds nice.

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