Berlin Stratum

I am pleased to present a brand new track and video – Berlin Stratum.

This instrumental piece was inspired by my stay in Berlin last year and evokes the atmosphere, history, architecture and music of the city. It is a track tinged with melancholy and nostalgia, but also one of progression.

Berlin Stratum is the first track on my upcoming album, Chiaroscuro.
More details soon…

(Yes, that is a photo of David Bowie, framed in the window of the iconic Hansa studios, where he recorded the Heroes album.)

March 20, 2020 by thelightdreams Categories: Blog, music, NewsTags: Berlin, David Bowie, electronic music, instrumental music, music, new music, The Light Dreams Leave a comment

Music for the Stars

I have added a new page to the ‘Special Projects’ section of the site – my essay on the influence of space travel in music and popular culture – Musica Universalis.

This piece looks at the evolution of electronic music in tandem with the golden era of space travel as well as those eternal musical associations, such as David Bowie’s Space Oddity and the Apollo 11 moon landing.

I wrote lengthy sections on David Bowie, Jean-Michel Jarre and Mike Oldfield, exploring their association with space and how their music is still today, used in conjunction with space travel projects. I also looked at film and television series music in science fiction, and how it’s all connected… If that sounds like your kind of thing, read on!

August 8, 2019 by thelightdreams Categories: Blog, NewsTags: 1970s, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Apollo 11, Arthur C. Clarke, Blade Runner, concept albums, Cosmos, David Bowie, Doctor Who, electronic music, essay, instrumental music, Jean-Michel Jarre, Mike Oldfield, moon landing, Music of the Spheres, Oxygene, prog rock, progressive rock, soundtracks, space, space music, Space Oddity, space travel, Stanley Kubrick, The Sky At Night, Tubular Bells, Vangelis Leave a comment