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Stellar Collections

In this 2001 release, Mark blends more than 26 compositions from the best of his planetarium soundtrack work over the past two decades.

Avid Geodesium fans may recognize some familiar themes among the works comprising this thought-provoking retrospective album; four tracks revisit selections from Anasazi and Fourth Universe, but this time in richer, more complex and satisfying detail.

Both the up-tempo star flights as well as the floating journeys into deep space nebulosities that are the hallmarks of the Geodesium style are represented in this 62-minute, must-have disc!

The commercial pressing of this album has sold out. We now provide it as a custom CD-R; a conventional Red Book audio CD, basically identical to the original, including full-color album art and labeling.

TRACK LISTING
1. Winter Sunrise	Cold wind and piano chords over a repeated, anticipatory bass; builds to a flourishing, grandiose orchestral sunrise climax.
2. The Andromeda Collection
2.1 Further Back In Time	Even, hypnotic, sentimental, reflective, drifting yet progressing.
2.2 Stellar Collections	Expansive, echoing, deep vocal chord sweeps and arpeggios; heavenly.
2.3 The Enormity of Distances	Deliberate, meditative, solemn, graceful ballet.
3. Perceptions	Up-tempo, bubbly synth and dramatic bass strokes over galloping rhythms and choral washes, optimistic and positive.
4. The Voyager Collection
4.1 Jovian Moons	Eerie, supernatural, strong bass notes, with echoing percussion, dramatic bass strokes, string tremolandi and voices.
4.2 Great Dark Spot	Ceremonial, processional. Noble grand piano, floating voices, expressive bass strokes and percussion.
4.3 Traveler's Tales	Synth arpeggios and moving choral chords; vibrant, exciting, uplifting.
4.4 Great Red Spot	Ricocheting, pursuit, fast, newsy, with majestic bass strokes, cymbal swells, string tremolandi and voices.
5. The Distant Worlds Collection
5.1 Charon	Modal feel, choral bends, windy, eerie, barren, reedy melody, even.
5.2 Caloris Basin	Mysterious, searing heat, floating.
5.3 Europa	Dark, cool, echoing, bass sweeps and chimes with round sounds.
5.4 Miranda	High bell tones, swelling string arpeggios, bass chimes; icy, solemn.
5.5 Triton	Desolate orchestral and flute chords, vast, cold, reverent.
6. Laser Bounce	Happy, cheerful, bounding, echo-y, techno, with light drums and glissando sweeps.
7. The MarsQuest Collection
7.1 Martian Mysteries	Mysterious flute plays primitive rhythms over a strong bass line.
7.2 Skywatcher	Lonely flute floats over coolly even Rhodes rhythm.
7.3 Mariner	Bouncy synth arpeggio sequence with uptempo drums, bass tones and floating voices.
7.4 Pathfinder	Modern, positive synth arpeggios, bass tones and choral voices.
7.5 Between Planets	Mellifluous cello melody in minor counterpoint with choir in major. Pretty, even, constant, rich.
7.6 Antarctica	Cold wind and shimmering crystalline tones.
7.7 Life Rock	Resonant, liquid, metallic, ringing effect.
7.8 Desert Planet	Mysterious chords and choir
7.9 Haughton Crater	Rich, mellifluous, searching ascending synth with antiphonal bell tones.
7.10 On Orbit	Sonorous, dignified orchestral bass melody; leads to an orchestral peak, suggesting great achievement. Grand, solemn, positive.
7.11 Red Planet Rhapsody	Desolate, abandoned, hauntingly beautiful. Ends with hopeful feel — contemplative, thoughtful.