#6 Soul Guitar by Kenny Burrell - Verve Records Peter Frampton, Joe Walsh, Stevie Wonder, Sly & The Family Stone and others took the talk box to the masses" "The first innovative use of the talk box by Pete Drake using a breakthrough technology that got its roots in country music was invented by Bill West, Country singer Dottie Wests husband. Here is an interesting comment by one Youtube watcher: This isn't space age pop, though it was from the same era as space exploration was influencing advancement in materials used for automobiles, technology and musical equipment. I always get my students to whom I show the talk box, to trace back from Slash to Peter Frampton. This album was one of the first I discovered in the realms of Mid Century Space Age music - Russ also lived in original home country of New Zealand for many years. Artwork coupled with music can do that and I love the 'plasticine-looking' Earth used for the cover art of this album. Sometimes one can see or hear something, or even be in a place, and get that strange familiar sense. his is most definitely a Youtube channel worth subscribing to! If you are looking for music that you have never heard, and are open to quirky instrumentals or retro muzak. I found this through the brilliant Youtube channel of Brian Hendricks ( Moldy Fig Records). I wouldn't have liked this when I was a very young rocker, but I like the quirkiness and playful spirit of a lot of the instrumental music from this time. #9 Al Caiola's Magic Guitars "Music For Space Squirrels" #10 Space Capades - an Ultra Lounge compilation Some interesting 'fusions' crept into originals being composed too! It is with this creative spirit in mind that I share these videos.Īs an introduction, let's start with the compilation that started it all for me. This would bring terrific results and allowed for growth of the students music appreciation. In my years of giving private music tuition I would always encourage my students to branch out of their comfort zone in terms of playing style, and try to play over music that was 'new to their ear'. My intention again is to introduce some music that you might not have heard, rather than provide a 'best of' list. so this list will explore a varied selection of mid-century artists that I have been listening to, though not all sticking to a strict "Space Age Pop" definition. There are a few genres of a similar vein - Exotica, Space Age Bachelor Pad/Production music. (I NEVER EVER thought I'd be listing a genre with 'pop' in the title but hell froze over!!) I hope you enjoyed checking out some of the Jazz in my last articleĪnother genre I have been listening to a lot of lately (to the annoyance of Sarah) is Space Age Pop It’s a very powerful feeling that sadly does not last.Hi LinkedIners. The song is about someone beautiful in your eyes, getting butterflies, and constantly thinking of someone. It explores a guy who meets a woman, and although they cannot be together, for the brief time they shared, she affected him. His passionate vocals cry out ‘I saw your eyes and you made me smile and for a little while, I was falling in love’. Burt's voice lends itself to the retro synthpop feeling that permeates the music with a pulsating beat that pushes the music on. Sparkly synths twinkle whilst high arpeggios flicker over the solid drumbeat. The song begins with a punchy retro tom fill and then launches into an abundance of synths and guitars. James Burt brings his talent to this exceptional cover of The Flock of Seagull’s track ‘Space Age Love Song’ which explores infatuation and passion. With his dreamy, expressive voice, synthpop singer James Burt knows how to inject his tracks with a dose of 80s nostalgia, as he does on his latest single ‘’Space Age Love Song’’. After 2022’s synth-flavoured singles ‘Sing That Song’ and ‘Leave So Soon’ – The young artist taps into that nostalgic realm adopted by sounds of the past. Chesterfield’s James Burt makes a breath-taking synth-laden return with his cover of ‘Space Age Love Song’.
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