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HÚBERT NÓI / HOWIE B

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It takes 8,5 minutes to reach earth’s orbit (297km) in a space vehicle, from there it circulates earth in 90 minutes, this is a soundtrack for that journey.“Music for Astronauts and Cosmonauts” is a soundtrack for a round journey in earths orbit (297 km above earth). The length of the tracks: “Morning”, “Day”, “Evening”, “Night” is 90 minutes (one round) that time-measure equals what takes 24 hours to see on earth (sunrise to sunrise). The album’s 1st track is “Countdown”, 2nd track “Take off” 8,5 minutes (the actual rocket time from earth’s surface to earth’s orbit (297 Km), 3rd track is “Morning” 22,5 minutes. 4th track “Day” 22,5 minutes. 5th track “Evening” 22,5 minutes. 6th track Night 22,5 minutes (all in all 90 minutes, one circle around the Earth) and 7th track Into landing.a

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Member Since: 3/17/2007
Band Website: www.laton.at/music/042.html
Band Members: This album is a collaboration of world renowned Britisch studio wizard, remixer and DJ Howie B, who has worked with the likes of U2, Björk, Brian Eno, Tricky, Sly and Robbie, Soul to Soul and islandic artist Húbert Nói who’s musical collaborations include Phsycic TV and HÖH aka Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson. Howie B is for the first time working with the Icelandic artist Húbert Nói on a musical project. Before their lines crossed when Howie used one of Húbert’s paintings for the cover of his solo album “Music for babies” 1996.
Influences: ORDER VIA:12 Tonar (Iceland, Danmark, Scandinavia) http://www.12tonar.is/Staalplaat (Germany) http://www.staalplaat.com/Chopsticks (Russia) http://community.livejournal.com/chopsticks_rec/
Record Label: Laton
Type of Label: Indie

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unique beast

1) Hubert Noi / Howie B - Music For Astronauts and CosmonautsThis album is quite a unique beast, really. Icelandic painter Hubert Noi first appeared on a Howie B project as cover designer of "Music Fo...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:23:00 GMT

U2 front man Bono said he would like to ski listening to Music for Astronauts and Cosmonauts

U2 front man Bono said he would like to ski listening to Music for Astronauts and Cosmonauts, by British musician Howie B and Icelandic artist Húbert Nói, which was released in Austria in late 2006."W...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:03:00 GMT