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30,000AD
“An alien spaceship - Approaching the solar system after a long interstellar voyage.
At 40,000 miles an hour - feels cold, remote.
When much else about our time is forgotten..
.... Pixel Planet. A conceptual album by Carl Hudson.
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released February 19, 2016
1 - Approaching the Solar System (Overture)
Carl Hudson - Synths, Phase Vocoder
The Cosmic Voyager - Narrator
2 - Pixel Planet
Princess Freesia - Vocals
Carl Hudson - Rhodes, Prophet 12, Roland MKS-70, Oberheim Matrix, Genius Beatmaker
Terry 'Guitar' Lewis - Guitar
Andy Tolman - Bass Guitar
Drum Programming & Track Mix -Soulpersona
Jozef Berk - Percussion
"You have no prior knowledge of the Earth. A high level of intelligence is not implied.."
3 - Traversing The Oort Cloud
Carl Hudson - Rhodes, Prophet 12, Roland MKS-70, CH Electronics ReCyclotron 64
Pete Ray Biggin - Drums
Jamie Michael Harris - Sax, EWI, Noises
Bobby 'The Cat' Quigley - Guitar
Jozef Berk - Percussion
Long-range radar report:
“Something there! The mute alien spectacle of nature..”
4 - Two Steps Ahead [NOT ON THE VINYL]
Carl Hudson - Rhodes, Prophet 08, Amiga 500
Nick van Gelder - Drums, Percussion
Andy Tolman - Bass Guitar
Jozef Berk - Percussion
Alien solar survey team:
“The air on this planet is one fifth oxygen.. And some blueish substance?”
5 - The Mysterious Dance Of DNA
Carl Hudson - Rhodes, Prophet 12, CH Electronics ReCyclotron 64
Jimmy Norden - Drums
Terry 'Guitar' Lewis - Electric Guitar
Pete Ray Biggin - Electric Bass
The Cosmic Voyager - ReCyclotron Vocoder
“Everyone to the bridge..
I think we’ve found something floating in space..”
6 - So Real Surreal
Carl Hudson - Rhodes, Prophet 12, CH Electronics Gremlin, Moog, CH Electronics iScream
Pete Ray Biggin - Drums
Terry 'Guitar' Lewis - Electric Guitar
Ben Hadwen - Bass Clarinet
Henrik Fossum - The Reversal of Time itself
"They lowered the tonearm onto the gold disk and listened in wonder ..
Sounds unlike anything their alien ear trumpets had heard before."
7 - The Alien Expedition Begins
The Cosmic Voyager - Vocoder
Carl Hudson - Sampler
"Following the runic inscriptions carved into the gold disk,
the cosmic voyagers traced the origin to the small blue planet,
orbiting its parent star.."
8 - Deploy The Subaquatic Probe
Carl Hudson - Prophet 12, Rhodes, ReCyclotron 64, Moog, Woodblocks, Oceanic Tambourine
Nick van Gelder - Drums, Shaker, Cuica
Terry 'Guitar' Lewis - Guitar
Andy Tolman - Bass Guitar
"And so they scoured the oceans to no avail,
looking for the great civilization that once thrived.."
9 - Lunar Footprint
Carl Hudson - Rhodes, Piano, Prophet 08, Prophet 12, Strings
Jimmy Norden - Drums
'Level' Neville Malcolm - Upright Bass (Bessie)
Renu Hossain - Tabla
"The Hindu Templars of Green Lanes - Jingle-Jangles, Elephant Trunk"
10 - Pale Blue Dot (Part 1)
Carl Hudson - Prophet 12, Rhodes, Genius Beatmaker, ReCyclotron 64, Oscilloscope
Bobby 'The Cat' Quigley - Electric Guitar
The Cosmic Voyager - Vocoder
"And so it was, the spaceship departed the solar system. With tales of life abound, colourful and splendid..
But the source of the ancient radio transmission - nothing to report.
The solitary footprint; clue of our existence..
Lying dormant in the unchanging lunar dust.."
11 - Pale Blue Dot (Part 2)
Carl Hudson - Rhodes, Prophet 12, Oberheim Matrix, Oscilloscope
Nick van Gelder - Drums
Andy Tolman - Electric Bass
The Cosmic Voyager - Vocoder
Album Mixing:
Henrik Fossum at PBUG Studio (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 9-11)
Nick van Gelder at Tremlett Towers (tracks 4, 8)
Soulpersona at Soulpersona's Place (track 2)
Carl Hudson at the Synthphonic Workshop (tracks 1, 7)
Recorded at:
The Symphonic Workshop, The Drum Fortress, Tremlett Towers, PBUG Studio, Sutlej Road
Jan 2012 - Nov 2015
All tracks written and produced by Carl Hudson.
Album Mastering:
Toni Economides
Thanks deeply to everyone who offered their stellar musicianship.. Nick, Pete, Lija, Jimmy, Andy, Neville, Bobby, Terry, Jamie, Renu and Benny..
To Henrik for his studio wizardry, Nick for his sound advice, and SoulP for his unquivering optimism..
Tukka for his stunning artwork, and instinctive knowledge of the concept (and for reading that book!)
Alex for lending me a studio to work in..
Dave and Jools for their eternal patience and belief..
The Cosmic Voyager..
Your skills and friendship are a blessing.
To my little stargazer Millie x
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