Topic: Race for Space (Public Service Broadcasting)
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 43130 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 11-18-2014 06:08 PM
NPR Music shares the band Public Service Broadcasting's video for their new song "Gagarin."
In a new video for their song, "Gagarin," J. Willgoose, Esq. and Wrigglesworth, the two unassuming guys behind the band Public Service Broadcasting, don matching spacesuits and bust out a synchronized dance routine that'll make your heart leap out of your chest with pure joy.
..."Gagarin" is an ode to the Russian cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin, the first man to journey into outer space and orbit the earth, in 1961. In a joint statement, Willgoose and Wrigglesworth tell us, "We wanted to do something that reflected the sheer, triumphant exuberance of the time, and the fame, mystique and myth that instantly grew around the first man in space. But we were also keen to surprise people with the music by writing what's turned out to be a kind of brassy, funk-tinged, Doobie-Brothers-meets-Michael-Jackson odyssey in homage to Gagarin's achievement and trying to create a similarly joyful video."
"Gagarin" is from Public Service Broadcasting's upcoming new album, The Race For Space, due out Feb. 24 on Test Card Recordings.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 43130 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 02-20-2015 10:37 AM
NPR now has a first listen for Public Service Broadcasting's "The Race for Space."
In 2015, it's easy to take for granted how important and far-reaching the space race was. But imagine yourself in 1957: News breaks that there's something in the sky — in space — and if you tune your shortwave radio to an especially high frequency, you can hear its signal chirping back to you as it circles the Earth. It's called Sputnik, the first man-made satellite launched into orbit. The Soviet Union's groundbreaking success ushered in a new era, and nothing has been the same since.
Five years later, John F. Kennedy's "We choose to go to the moon" speech persuaded the American public that space was a frontier beckoning to be pioneered. Ascending to the stars would be the next step in mankind's evolution. To many, that idea of space and the awe of discovery permeated practically every aspect of American culture with a sense of possibility and excitement — but also deeply felt dread as we pondered life's meaning in the cosmos.
These themes lie at the core of Public Service Broadcasting's new album, The Race For Space, a song cycle that retells the American and Soviet tentpole events between 1957 and 1972 — roughly from Sputnik to Apollo 17 — and lets us hear that historical arc the way many experienced it at the time.
posted 03-29-2015 08:43 AM
Nine space related tracks available as download, CD and good old vinyl.
Anyone got it already?
mode1charlie Member
Posts: 1169 From: Honolulu, HI Registered: Sep 2010
posted 03-29-2015 03:31 PM
Yes, and it's very good. Highly recommended.
paulus humungus Member
Posts: 400 From: Burton, Derbyshire, England Registered: Oct 2005
posted 09-25-2015 06:29 PM
Public Service Broadcasting are a British duo who write and perform some very thoughtful and interesting instrumental music which is interwoven with archive samples and sounds. Their second album covers our favourite topic "The Race For Space". From The Sound of Vinyl:
Recorded at The Pool Studios and Abbey Road in London and working with exclusive archive footage from the British Film Institute, the new record tells the story of the American and Soviet space race from 1957 to 1972 via the duo's eccentric mix of guitar-driven electronica, propulsive drumming and spoken word samples culled from this uniquely rich period of modern history. The Race For Space follows "Inform Educate Entertain", Public Service Broadcasting's debut album which reached #21 in the UK album charts and was nominated for 'Best Independent Album' at the AIM Awards 2013, as well as being The Guardian's Album of the Week and one of BBC 6Music's Top 10 albums of 2013.
Google them and check out their album on Amazon.
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Victrix75 Member
Posts: 12 From: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, UK Registered: Oct 2015
posted 10-29-2015 11:31 AM
I downloaded this album a few months ago. love it!
------------------ "Poyekhali!" Author and Illustrator of: Yuri Gagarin - The First Spaceman ISBN: 9781 901 587 517 Co-Author of: Gagarin in Britain ISBN: 9780 863 556 630
holcombeyates Member
Posts: 243 From: UK Registered: Dec 2010
posted 03-14-2016 08:19 AM
Last week a friend sent me a link to listen to The Race For Space by Public Service Broadcasting.
Fantastic stuff and well worth a listen. "Go" and "Farside" are my personal favorites covering the Apollo 11 and 8 missions. I picked up my copy on iTunes, but it is also on YouTube.
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Buel Member
Posts: 651 From: UK Registered: Mar 2012
posted 04-24-2016 03:23 PM
Good Lord. I have just come across these guys thanks to my friend. These tracks are unbelievable.
This video for 'Go!' features some cracking MOCR clips:
posted 04-25-2016 07:36 AM
I have only just got this first LP I have bought new since the 80s! Also got the CD. It's breathtaking and very moving — the Apollo 8 track is very good.
PSB has a new fan!
paulus humungus Member
Posts: 400 From: Burton, Derbyshire, England Registered: Oct 2005
posted 04-25-2016 01:46 PM
Public Service Broadcasting are also releasing a remixed version of this album in June so look out for it.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 43130 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 05-09-2016 12:31 PM
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum release
Public Service Broadcasting to Perform Two Shows at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum July 15 and 16, 2016
Concerts Beneath Space Shuttle Enterprise Are Part of Intrepid Museum's Annual Space & Science Festival
Public Service Broadcasting will perform two very special shows in New York City at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum's annual Space & Science Festival on July 15 and 16 at 9:30pm.
The show will take place in the Museum’s Space Shuttle Pavilion, underneath the Space Shuttle Enterprise, the original NASA orbiter. Public Service Broadcasting will be the first band to stage a concert beneath the iconic spacecraft.
Tickets are $30 for general admission and $25 for Intrepid Museum members, and will go on sale Monday, May 9. Show is for ages 21 and up.
Posts: 43130 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 08-06-2018 09:54 AM
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum release
Public Service Broadcasting to Perform at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum September 20, 2018
Concert Celebrates NASA's 60th Anniversary During the Museum's Annual Space & Science Festival
London-based rock group Public Service Broadcasting will perform a very special show at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum's annual Space & Science Festival on September 20, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. to celebrate NASA's 60th anniversary.
Public Service Broadcasting's unique audiovisual extravaganza highlights the glory days of the space race — from Sputnik and Gagarin to Armstrong's boots on the moon — through the band's eccentric mix of guitar-driven electronica, propulsive drumming and spoken-word samples culled from this rich period of modern history. The band will perform songs from its album "The Race for Space" in the Museum's Space Shuttle Pavilion, underneath the space shuttle Enterprise, the original NASA orbiter.
Tickets are $25 for general admission and $20 for Intrepid Museum members. Show starts at 8:00 p.m. Alcoholic beverages will be available for those 21+. Valid ID required. Credit card only.
belly Member
Posts: 10 From: Cheshire, United Kingdom Registered: Sep 2019
posted 01-25-2020 03:11 PM
Apologies if this has been posted before, but fellow space enthusiasts might like to check out the British group Public Service Broadcasting's album "Race for Space."
It's a great album that uses original newsreel commentary and mission control dialogue to music. I saw them perform the album at Manchester Science Festival a few years ago it was so atmospheric. There's a few videos on YouTube, e.g.: