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- It drew on contemporary fascination with technology, outer space, and "exotic" locations, exploiting new audio technology such as stereophonic sound, multitrack recording, and early electronic instruments. Irwin Chusid identifies the heyday of the genre as "roughly 1954 to 1963—from the dawn of high-fidelity (hi-fi) to the arrival of the Beatles."
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Space age pop or bachelor pad music is a subgenre of easy listening or lounge music associated with American and Mexican composers, songwriters, and bandleaders in the Space Age of the 1950s and 1960s. [1]
Sep 25, 2007 · The space age launched more than satellites and spaceships, it launched a trend that changed pop culture forever.
Jun 30, 2021 · THE definitive space age pop song, “Telstar” topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic in late 1962. Written and produced by Joe Meek – arguably the most important figure in space age pop – “Telstar” brought a futuristic element to the instrumental surf rock sound that had recently been popularized by acts like The Shadows and The Ventures.
Space age pop is a genre of music that emerged in the 1950s and 1960s, characterized by its use of futuristic and electronic sounds, as well as orchestral arrangements. It often features a combination of traditional instruments, such as strings and horns, with electronic instruments like the theremin and synthesizer.
Space age pop is a subgenre of pop and easy listening music associated with Mexican and American composers and songwriters in the Space Age of the 1950s and 1960s. Also known as bachelor pad music or lounge music, it was inspired by the spirit of those times, an optimism based on the strong post-war economy and technology boom, and excitement ...
Space age pop, after being largely forgotten after 1963, underwent an enormous surge in popularity in the early 1990s, leading to the release in 1994 of the signature CD compilation of the space age pop music of Juan García Esquivel, Space-Age Bachelor Pad Music, which sold over 70,000 copies.
Sep 22, 1995 · Article. The History of Space Age Pop. By Josef Woodard. Published on September 22, 1995 04:00AM EDT. Cheeky and clever instrumental music rules on the three-CD The History of Space Age...
