APOLLO 89 (album)
Track list:
LAST KISS
SETTINGS
ORBITER
THRUSTERS OFF (PYRAMIDS)
ANOTHER SCENE IN THE EVENING SKY (PT. 2)
Insights on APOLLO 89:
“I wrote these tracks while producing OF(F) COURSE, as I have always been taken by space and its infinity. I imagined what the Apollo missions would be like if they ever reach 89 (I believe the most recent one was Apollo 17). The first track I completed for this EP was THRUSTERS OFF (PYRAMIDS), as one night I stepped out onto my balcony and looked up at the domed, late night desert sky, and after finishing a couple of glasses of wine under the stars, I decided I would go back into the studio and explore that ‘infinity.’ So, it was one synth, a couple of effect pedals and units, my DAW, and only the lights from my equipment on, and it felt to me like I was in that cockpit, y’know, and free falling through the great expanse around me.
“As for the other tracks, well, LAST KISS is that moment that the astronaut kisses their love before heading to the base whence the mission is set to launch. Does the astronaut make it back?
“SETTINGS is all about those moments of anticipation where the astronaut is making all pre-flight calculations and adjustments, machinery moves and stops, and systems go on. The heart pounds… computers come to life… the journey begins.
“With ORBITER, you are in the spacecraft with the astronaut, and thrusters burst at certain moments in order to maintain the course. The view, the anxiety and anticipation… the settling in, of sorts, into that new reality, which precedes relinquishing control to the free fall that is THRUSTERS OFF (PYRAMIDS), which is in itself a voyage through light and time. During THRUSTERS OFF (PYRAMIDS), orbit around one of Jupiter’s moons is lost. At that point, the astronaut is lost. Light bends and color cuts through infinity. Sense of direction, place, and speed are lost. The astronaut sees things they shouldn’t. Pyramids? Where is the free fall headed?
“Lastly, with ANOTHER SCENE IN THE EVENING SKY (PT. 2), the astronaut’s lover looks up, wondering when they will finally return, as they have received no updates from the people running the mission, and the expected date of reentry is already delayed 3 weeks. The same worries and fears fade into the lover’s heart as their eyes remain fixed on a flickering star as they have done every other night since their last kiss, only they become more real with every passing day. Will they ever be reunited?
“It’s being lost, thinking you know where you’re going all along. I think it’s a feeling we’ve all had in our lives. In this case, it’s up to the listener to decide if the astronaut and their lover will ever share another kiss in this reality, ever again, or not. We are challenged to find our place in infinity.”
– BRANDY ALEXANDER
Track list:
LAST KISS
SETTINGS
ORBITER
THRUSTERS OFF (PYRAMIDS)
ANOTHER SCENE IN THE EVENING SKY (PT. 2)
Insights on APOLLO 89:
“I wrote these tracks while producing OF(F) COURSE, as I have always been taken by space and its infinity. I imagined what the Apollo missions would be like if they ever reach 89 (I believe the most recent one was Apollo 17). The first track I completed for this EP was THRUSTERS OFF (PYRAMIDS), as one night I stepped out onto my balcony and looked up at the domed, late night desert sky, and after finishing a couple of glasses of wine under the stars, I decided I would go back into the studio and explore that ‘infinity.’ So, it was one synth, a couple of effect pedals and units, my DAW, and only the lights from my equipment on, and it felt to me like I was in that cockpit, y’know, and free falling through the great expanse around me.
“As for the other tracks, well, LAST KISS is that moment that the astronaut kisses their love before heading to the base whence the mission is set to launch. Does the astronaut make it back?
“SETTINGS is all about those moments of anticipation where the astronaut is making all pre-flight calculations and adjustments, machinery moves and stops, and systems go on. The heart pounds… computers come to life… the journey begins.
“With ORBITER, you are in the spacecraft with the astronaut, and thrusters burst at certain moments in order to maintain the course. The view, the anxiety and anticipation… the settling in, of sorts, into that new reality, which precedes relinquishing control to the free fall that is THRUSTERS OFF (PYRAMIDS), which is in itself a voyage through light and time. During THRUSTERS OFF (PYRAMIDS), orbit around one of Jupiter’s moons is lost. At that point, the astronaut is lost. Light bends and color cuts through infinity. Sense of direction, place, and speed are lost. The astronaut sees things they shouldn’t. Pyramids? Where is the free fall headed?
“Lastly, with ANOTHER SCENE IN THE EVENING SKY (PT. 2), the astronaut’s lover looks up, wondering when they will finally return, as they have received no updates from the people running the mission, and the expected date of reentry is already delayed 3 weeks. The same worries and fears fade into the lover’s heart as their eyes remain fixed on a flickering star as they have done every other night since their last kiss, only they become more real with every passing day. Will they ever be reunited?
“It’s being lost, thinking you know where you’re going all along. I think it’s a feeling we’ve all had in our lives. In this case, it’s up to the listener to decide if the astronaut and their lover will ever share another kiss in this reality, ever again, or not. We are challenged to find our place in infinity.”
– BRANDY ALEXANDER
Track list:
LAST KISS
SETTINGS
ORBITER
THRUSTERS OFF (PYRAMIDS)
ANOTHER SCENE IN THE EVENING SKY (PT. 2)
Insights on APOLLO 89:
“I wrote these tracks while producing OF(F) COURSE, as I have always been taken by space and its infinity. I imagined what the Apollo missions would be like if they ever reach 89 (I believe the most recent one was Apollo 17). The first track I completed for this EP was THRUSTERS OFF (PYRAMIDS), as one night I stepped out onto my balcony and looked up at the domed, late night desert sky, and after finishing a couple of glasses of wine under the stars, I decided I would go back into the studio and explore that ‘infinity.’ So, it was one synth, a couple of effect pedals and units, my DAW, and only the lights from my equipment on, and it felt to me like I was in that cockpit, y’know, and free falling through the great expanse around me.
“As for the other tracks, well, LAST KISS is that moment that the astronaut kisses their love before heading to the base whence the mission is set to launch. Does the astronaut make it back?
“SETTINGS is all about those moments of anticipation where the astronaut is making all pre-flight calculations and adjustments, machinery moves and stops, and systems go on. The heart pounds… computers come to life… the journey begins.
“With ORBITER, you are in the spacecraft with the astronaut, and thrusters burst at certain moments in order to maintain the course. The view, the anxiety and anticipation… the settling in, of sorts, into that new reality, which precedes relinquishing control to the free fall that is THRUSTERS OFF (PYRAMIDS), which is in itself a voyage through light and time. During THRUSTERS OFF (PYRAMIDS), orbit around one of Jupiter’s moons is lost. At that point, the astronaut is lost. Light bends and color cuts through infinity. Sense of direction, place, and speed are lost. The astronaut sees things they shouldn’t. Pyramids? Where is the free fall headed?
“Lastly, with ANOTHER SCENE IN THE EVENING SKY (PT. 2), the astronaut’s lover looks up, wondering when they will finally return, as they have received no updates from the people running the mission, and the expected date of reentry is already delayed 3 weeks. The same worries and fears fade into the lover’s heart as their eyes remain fixed on a flickering star as they have done every other night since their last kiss, only they become more real with every passing day. Will they ever be reunited?
“It’s being lost, thinking you know where you’re going all along. I think it’s a feeling we’ve all had in our lives. In this case, it’s up to the listener to decide if the astronaut and their lover will ever share another kiss in this reality, ever again, or not. We are challenged to find our place in infinity.”
– BRANDY ALEXANDER