Cover artwork for The Naked Moon and the Virgin Sun album

01 Intro 1:50
02 Conflicts 2:19
03 The Real Space Race Begins 2:31
04 Constructing Tomorrow 5:26
05 Breaking Out 2:10
06 First Day On The Moon 4:27
07 Space, Power & Freedom 2:08
08 Goodbye Mother Earth 3:43
09 No Ocean No Space No Future 2:25
10 Landing Patrol 3:00
11 Colony Nimis 5:53
12 Attack From Above 1:35
13 Intergalactic Battle 2:14
14 Void 4:23
15 Fragments of Home 2:54
16 Planet Nelson 2:06
17 The Next Destination 3:43
18 Lightyears Ahead 2:36
19 Prelude to the Future 6:32

Original release date: 2008/06/03

First Day on the Moon

official video

Original release date: 2007/10/19

Directed by Daniel Brandt

The Naked Moon and the Virgin Sun release notice:


The legendary Swedish composer and pioneer of electronic music Ralph Lundsten and experimental constellation Neurobash have joint forces in an extraordinary musical space adventure, entitled THE NAKED MOON AND THE VIRGIN SUN.

THE NAKED MOON AND THE VIRGIN SUN is the result of blending the unique talents and analogue equipment of Ralph Lundsten with the unconventional musical approaches and mainly computer-based tools of Neurobash. The combination is truly exceptional and the collaboration is the first of its kind foremost for Ralph Lundsten, but also for the constellation Neurobash – the meeting between two generations of electronic music has been an eventful experience for both parties.

“There have been come real challenges during the project”, reports Patrick Nelson of Neurobash, “mostly in regards to the combination of analogue and digital equipment. We are used to work with precise measures, but there really is no way to do that with much of Ralph’s instruments. Part of the Andromeda Studio consists of the very first real synthesizers ever constructed – they simply don’t have any synchronization. We had to find ways around that. It has been testing at times – but at the same time a fantastic adventure.”

And yes, THE NAKED MOON AND THE VIRGIN SUN is truly an adventure. The featured compositions evolve around a fictional story of the future of Earth and mankind’s voyage into the unknown of space – all the way to the Andromeda galaxy. The sound and melodies are as unexpected as the destinations and events, with vocals sung in space-suit helmets, instruments that have evolved through eons of imagination and sound that have been reconstructed from fictional future recordings.

Ralph Lundsten has been active as a composer since 1959 and is one of the true pioneers of electronic music. Some of his first custom built electronic instruments from the early sixties have been used to create the soundscapes of the joint adventure.

The Naked Moon and the Virgin Sun release details:


Written, arranged, performed and produced by Ralph Lundsten & the constellation Neurobash except “Prelude To The Future”, written, arranged, performed and produced by Ralph Lundsten.

Recorded at Andromeda Studios, Aeongate Creative Studios and G-Nome Gamma in Sweden. Mixed by the constellation Neurobash and Yamo Kawaiah at Aeongate Creative Studios. Mastered by Dan Niels and Neurobash at Aeongate Creative Studios. Vocals by Daniel Brandt. Additional vocals by Elena Johansson and Ewan Kelley.

Digital media design by Nytida Design. Additional artwork by Daniel Brandt.

Originally released by Andromeda Music in 2008.

Re-released by Andromeda Music / Plugged in August 2009 with two bonus tracks: the single version of “First Day On the Moon” and a previously unreleased track entitled “No Ocean No Space No Beat No Future”.

Tigon Media created a set of promotional videos for the re-release, featuring snippets of the later track along other previously unreleased versions and live recordings.

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CD

Andromeda Music

ACD 053

2008/06/03

mp3

Andromeda Music Plugged

ADA 053

2009/08/19