I for one hope this band makes it "big" and spurs a new sub-genre of indie rock called "astronomusic," a David Bowie-inspired electropop experience in which the mic stands are telescopes and torn jeans are patched up with felt planets.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Not Really Astronomy But Hey
Apparently there is a young, hip, Pittsburgh-based band called Sandbox Astronomy. Not only is the music loosely astronomy-themed, but their logo is amazing (see below).
I for one hope this band makes it "big" and spurs a new sub-genre of indie rock called "astronomusic," a David Bowie-inspired electropop experience in which the mic stands are telescopes and torn jeans are patched up with felt planets.
I for one hope this band makes it "big" and spurs a new sub-genre of indie rock called "astronomusic," a David Bowie-inspired electropop experience in which the mic stands are telescopes and torn jeans are patched up with felt planets.
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They have a great sound. Their artwork is a bit too phallic suggestive for my tastes haha.
ReplyDeleteAlso, apparently 2009 has been declared the International Year of Astronomy. I'm not sure by whom, but there's a website dedicated to it: www.astronomy2009.org
And NASA initiated an outreach program called Music and Astronomy Under the Stars. There were different events held throughout the year. The one remaining this year is Oct. 24 in N.Y. for a Halloween-themed fright garden at Clark Garden Albertson, N.Y.
Also, this article (http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/10/14/for-the-parents-of-musicians-and-their-teachers-celebrate/?cxntfid=blogs_get_schooled_blog) says,
"The first people to understand how music really works were the ancient Greeks. And this is going to fascinate you; the Greeks said that music and astronomy were two sides of the same coin. Astronomy was seen as the study of relationships between observable, permanent, external objects, and music was seen as the study of relationships between invisible, internal, hidden objects. Music has a way of finding the big, invisible moving pieces inside our hearts and souls and helping us figure out the position of things inside us."