Artist Spotlight: The Galaxy Electric

Published: Aug. 12, 2020, 7 a.m.

b'The Galaxy Electric are Augustus and Jacqueline - a husband/wife duo based in the US - who are obsessed with\\xa0early electronic music\\xa0that utilized magnetic tape to create new sounds\\xa0no one had ever heard before!\\xa0Together, they blend influences from\\xa060s Psych pop and Retro Sci-Fi\\xa0to make "Cosmic Tape Music.\\u201d Using\\xa0Buchla style synthesizers,\\xa0Reel to Reel and Cassette tape machines, a\\xa0Mellotron, a\\xa0Korg Delta\\xa0and various effects devices sprinkled with ethereal vocals they take their listeners\\xa0on a cosmic journey.\\xa0\\nWhen their debut album, "Everything is Light and Sound" was released on vinyl, they were hailed as\\xa0"one of the most original and intriguing bands to emerge in the music scene within the last year."\\xa0They spent a lot of time on the road opening for bands like Lake Ruth and Welsh artist Gwenno.\\xa0And now have returned to the studio for their second full length album,\\xa0\\u201cTomorrow Was Better Yesterday.\\u201d\\xa0\\n\\u201cTomorrow Was Better Yesterday\\u201d is the first album we have ever recorded that was\\xa0fully and completely improvised. We recorded to 1/4" Analog Tape without any digital recording magic (overdubs, edits, tuning etc).\\xa0We spent a year practicing this new improvisational style before we turned on the tape machine. But once we did, we recorded every day for a month.\\xa0And when we listened back - we realized we had created a\\xa0space age fantasy album\\xa0- with an incredible story;\\xa0a soundtrack to a time traveling space voyage.\\nIn order to honor the recording process of this album - we knew we had to find a way to release it on\\xa0Reel to Reel tape\\xa0with the most amazing artwork and packaging - to create a unique Collector\'s Item worthy of the voyage.\\xa0With the help of\\xa0Dead Media Tapes, we will be able to do just that!\\u201d\\nPre-Order \\u201cTomorrow Was Better Yesterday\\u201dhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1511715045/the-galaxy-electric-is-releasing-new-music-on-reel-to-reel?fbclid=IwAR1fOryUb5reu4pkW47M7mqQBoVMehsuvp94jPIqd16XYqXQSVqvIDBWKXI\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nOur website:\\nwww.thegalaxyelectric.com\\nSocial Links:\\xa0\\nhttps://www.facebook.com/thegalaxyelectric\\nhttps://www.instagram.com/thegalaxyelectric/\\nhttps://twitter.com/galaxyelctrc\\n\\nhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6DhuaWCSugIiyHlxE7vsBA\\n\\xa0\\n\\nPlaylist and description:\\n\\u201cTomorrow Was Better Yesterday\\u201d Album Trailer Premiere: this is a collage of the tracks from our forthcoming full length album release. We are hosting a kickstarter for the project to fund releasing the album on cassette and REEL to REEL!\\nTomorrow Was Better Yesterday Single: One of our favorite songs off of the new album. This song was completely improvised straight to 1/4\\u201d tape and features heavy use of the Buchla Music Easel among other synths and effects.\\xa0\\nBuchla Coconut: A song off of our debut album Everything is Light and Sound. This song was performed exclusively on the Buchla Music Easel along with some found sounds.\\xa0\\nCalm Down: A song off of our debut album Everything is Light and Sound. This song was our first instance of using the Buchla Music Easel in a track.\\xa0\\nRelaxation Tapes: The first song off of our debut album Everything is Light and Sound. It\\u2019s a collage piece that sets the stage nicely for the Buchla Cosmic Drone track to follow.\\xa0\\nBuchla Cosmic Drone 5-24-20: This is the 20th long form improvised meditative drone we performed on May 24, 2020. It features a small Buchla system featuring clones of the 257, 259, 266, 280, and 292 as well as 1979\\u2019s Digital Resonator. It also features Jacqueline\\u2019s voice run through 2 Boss RE-20 space echo pedals.'