In the end of 2005 Steve Schroyder and Fritz Dobretzberger founded the label PLANETWARE RECORDS. The magic label-formula reads: Grooves and sounds in tune with the Cosmic Octave, a harmonical universal law which correlates planets' cycles, rhythms, notes, colours, and other oscillations in a holistic approach. The Swiss musicologist Hans Cousto discovered this connection in 1978 and explored it with a research team and artists in Munich. Fritz Dobretzberger was part of this team.
For more information about the art of Cosmic Octave tuning please check the links in our blog entry "INTERESTED IN PLANETARY TUNED TRACKS" (in English & German).
Steve Schroyder dedicated his life to cosmic space music ever since he knew such thing as music exists and he is looked upon as a pioneer of electronic music. In the early 70ies he discovered the syntheziser to be his instrument to realize his visions of space music. He was a recording artist on the legendary albums "Alpha Centauri" (1971) and "Zeit" (1972) with the masters of Tangerine Dream.
A new chapter arised, when Steve Schroyder met Hans Cousto, the author of the Cosmic Octave in 1987. He got aquainted with the concept of sphere harmony and he started to create music that was in resonance with the astronomical vibrations of the planets of our solar system. The 2 CD album "Klänge Bilder Welten - Stars, Sounds & Colors" presented the different tunes of the earth and the moon and the follow up album "Sun - Spirit of Cheops", which transfered the harmonic structures of the pyramid of cheops in relationship with the basic tuning of the sun was a milestone within the genre cosmic music.
Steve´s way into the global world as a cosmic musican reached a furher level when he met the gong musican Jens Zygar in 1989. Both were fascinated by the topic of the Cosmic Octave and they together began to cooperate under the name of Star Sounds Orchestra. "Planets" was their first CD in 1991 and presented the tunes of the planets of the solar system. This straight planetary ambient album had some follow ups. Collaboration with DJs out of psychedelic trance inspired and changed clearly the following SSO-releases and live-concerts on dancefloors all over the world.
In 2005 the SSO in cooperation with the acoustic-duo Blue Violin worked out the MCD "Let´s Mozart" as first release of Planetware Records.
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