This space music is a bit of a expansion for electronic composer Phil Thornton, who usually writes more melody-based (but colorful) music.
As the title suggests, this album will give you plenty of unsolved mysteries.
"Arrival of the Mothership" is set in an electronic swamp.
All manner of crickets, "auming" frogs, and assorted swamp sounds begin to meld with the electronic chirps and swirls of the mothership; a heartbeat holds steady in the background.
By "Another Blue Light," sounds are more rhythmic.
The piece builds in the style of Tangerine Dream; the rhythms seem to unfold according to some design of destiny.
Plains of organ tones, whisking solar winds, chimes, and extended voices characterize the unsettling, yet strangely peaceful, "Traveling without Moving"-- it makes you hold your breath in anticipation.
Alien Encounter ends with "Visions from the Homeworld," a celebratory romp that gives new meaning to the phrase, "clang, clang, clang, goes the trolley." Hop aboard.
The excellent sound effects and mesmerizing melodies will keep you spellbound as the black alien's eyes.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arrival of the Mother Ship | Phil Thornton | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 13 MB |
| 2 | Encounter | Phil Thornton | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| 3 | Another Blue Light | Phil Thornton | Play | 09:33 | 21 MB | 59 MB |
| 4 | Travelling Without Moving | Phil Thornton | Play | 05:26 | 12 MB | 23 MB |
| 5 | Visions from the Home World | Phil Thornton | Play | 23:50 | 54 MB | 146 MB |
| 6 | Recieving The Message (Arrival) | Phil Thornton | Play | 04:55 | 11 MB | 24 MB |
| 50 mins | 114 MB | |||||
| 50 mins | 286 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Thornton | Primary Artist, Recorder |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |