Source Of Uncertainty: A Buchla Podcast 4U Artist Spotlight: The Galaxy Electric
The Galaxy Electric are Augustus and Jacqueline - a husband/wife duo based in the US - who are obsessed with early electronic music that utilized magnetic tape to create new sounds no one had ever heard before! Together, they blend influences from 60s Psych pop and Retro Sci-Fi to make "Cosmic Tape Music.” Using Buchla style synthesizers, Reel to Reel and Cassette tape machines, a Mellotron, a Korg Delta and various effects devices sprinkled with ethereal vocals they take their listeners on a cosmic journey.
When their debut album, "Everything is Light and Sound" was released on vinyl, they were hailed as "one of the most original and intriguing bands to emerge in the music scene within the last year." They spent a lot of time on the road opening for bands like Lake Ruth and Welsh artist Gwenno. And now have returned to the studio for their second full length album, “Tomorrow Was Better Yesterday.”
“Tomorrow Was Better Yesterday” is the first album we have ever recorded that was fully and completely improvised. We recorded to 1/4" Analog Tape without any digital recording magic (overdubs, edits, tuning etc). We 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. And when we listened back - we realized we had created a space age fantasy album - with an incredible story; a soundtrack to a time traveling space voyage.
In order to honor the recording process of this album - we knew we had to find a way to release it on Reel to Reel tape with the most amazing artwork and packaging - to create a unique Collector's Item worthy of the voyage. With the help of Dead Media Tapes, we will be able to do just that!”
Pre-Order “Tomorrow Was Better Yesterday”
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- “Tomorrow Was Better Yesterday” 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!
- Tomorrow Was Better Yesterday Single: One of our favorite songs off of the new album. This song was completely improvised straight to 1/4” tape and features heavy use of the Buchla Music Easel among other synths and effects.
- Buchla 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.
- Calm 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.
- Relaxation Tapes: The first song off of our debut album Everything is Light and Sound. It’s a collage piece that sets the stage nicely for the Buchla Cosmic Drone track to follow.
- Buchla 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’s Digital Resonator. It also features Jacqueline’s voice run through 2 Boss RE-20 space echo pedals.