Yeahhhhh buddiesss!!
When your work colleagues sit with you at lunch and ask when you're next track is out, it's always pretty cool when you can say - "today mates"!
And after a few months of hinting at the singles that were getting released, they have finally been put together in an EP that features some new favourite tunes of mine!
If you have Spotify, here's the playlist that you can listen to (or even if you don't, here's a flavour of what to expect).
However, if you want the full experience, YouTube has very kindly put all these tunes in to a playlist which should allow you to play the full lot in one go - check that out here.
Space Adventure
The story of the Space Adventure EP follows that of a kid who always dreamed of flying amongst the stars, visiting distant planets and feeling the wonders of the Universe.
When our budding young space cadet grows up, their "Stars Align" as they decide to enroll in astronaut training school, making the right contacts and get picked to be on a journey to the moon.
It was well documented that the Apollo missions were a pivotal part in the space race and that it took "8 Days" to get there and back (check the BBC documentary called "8 Days to the Moon and Back" if you haven't already). This was just the start of the journey though as our cadet journeys beyond the Moon.
In fact, they went to discover "Life on Mars" to see what happened there. In a strange twist of fate, their shuttle lost contact with Earth and they were on their own. As they landed on the red planet, it turns out there were some raving martians who wanted to show them their world. Who'd have thought!
After leaving Mars, our explorer starts travelling into the deeper parts of space where no-one has been before, imagining "Breathing In The Stellar Nursery" like they were back on Earth in the countryside.
Whilst believed to be the birthplace of many stars, it seems that this part of the universe also churns out fantastical shapes, with some resembling some sort of lofty space "Castle". This was so mysterious that on the short trip around it, our explorer couldn't believe their eyes so they went around again for a longer look...
That is, until there's some disturbance in the shuttle that has been propelling our cadet through the great beyond. It was time to investigate the condition of the vessel on an astronaut's most dangerous mission - the "Space Walk". One false move and you'd be cut adrift forever floating in to the void.
Thankfully though, there was an "Aura" around our cadet that kept them safe and sound as they could harness the energy from the stars. This would end up being one of the most vital skills on the Space Adventure.
Tapping in to that energy meant our cadet could travel anywhere they wanted in the Universe. This experience of a lifetime meant that they were truly an "Interstellar" explorer and returning back to Earth was not something they intend on doing any time soon.
Would you if you were on a Space Adventure like this?
Coming Up
Hey, it's good to let the imagination run wild both with the creation of music and then making up stories to go with it.
I've always been wondered about what's up there beyond the stars, one of life's great mysteries I guess! But at least we can have fun thinking about it and we have 9 tracks to enjoy that with!
As quickly as this EP is released, there's a few more tunes coming up in the pipeline in what has been a creatively busy year.
Hopefully you have enjoyed the adventure today
Nicky
P.S. if you want to download any of the tunes, let me know, I'm sure we can sort it out with some HIVE/HBD or sats :)