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Ian MacFarlane "The Expanding Universe" from Planetarium
File Under: Cosmic Concept
Finally acquired a copy of Ian MacFarlane's third full length record. Planetarium was a cassette only release from 1987. Once again it's a concept piece with two side long tracks broken into sections. I'm posting side 1 which is titled First Theory - The Expanding Universe . The sections are -Hidden leaves
-Fingers pointing at the Moon
-Mindbridge
-Surrender to the Stars
There is no list of instrumentation with this release, but the presence of electronics is very apparent. Synths and sequencers, electronic drums and on side two, some didjeridoo as Ian has a keen interest in aboriginal music.
And here is a website with information on MacFarlane, his music and interests. And a source for this cassette. 
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| Posted: 07/02/2009 |
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A Huge Fan
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An electronic fusion musik virtuoso! One of the music world's best kept secrets. I have transferred my cassette copy to CD even though Dolby isn't available anymore. Great thread. |
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Droogleever
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I think this album was also mastered by gifted Gil Matthews, drummer for well known Australian group "Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs" and recordng engineer. He mastered the earlier Macca albums too. He was brilliant and did a masterful job. Someone has the original master tapes which would be worth gold today. |
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Erik
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The beginning of side 1 is mind expanding. But the cyclic universe on side 2 sends shivers up my spine. He is a gifted muso and lyricist. Thanks a lot! |
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Klondike
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There are some really haunting themes on this work. But I too like side two. At the end it suddenly makes sense. A moving and memorable performance. |
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I cried
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I'm a 'The Cyclic Universe' fan too. It looks like Ian Macfarlane reserves the best for last! The first side of the cassette is optimistic. The second side has a sadness that is excruciating. Are lyrics available? |
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Zeroy Chimney
aka: ½ Cent.
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Yeah, it looks like an lp or cd cover. Didn't know that was out there. Could you do me a favor and edit your post using this url:
http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=23574. |
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Classics-Hunter
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I checked around the Net tonight. All of a sudden there are many sites dealing with this cassette album. I can't be sure, but the sleeve image and text may have been taken from this site. Never mind, thanks to this site, Ian MacFarlane's fame is spreading wider and wider. I should have kept a record of the sites I visited for the record! Maybe next time! You can probably recover those sites by Googling "ian macfarlane" planetarium. Then try The Expanding Universe. |
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Andrit Singh
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Side 2 of the cassette is 'The Cyclic Universe'. The opening monlog is repeated in a different version at the end of the recording. I like side 2 better, especially 'A Mountain of Swords'. |
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Sunfish
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Grobschnitt, Handel and the Grateful Dead - that's a mix I would really like!
But I really enjoyed the Back From Beyond and The Expanding Universe tracks. This guy had something special. Keep up the good work. |
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Zeroy Chimney
aka: ½ Cent.
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He is working on new material, but I'm not sure what form it's taking or if it will be released. He has mostly been writing history books. His music interests are pretty far ranging. Here's a quote from a recent email, "I also went though a classical music / electronics era that was interesting but unrecorded or released. Perhaps I am unusual being a fan of The Grateful Dead, Handel, Bruckner, Beethoven--and the German group Grobschnitt." |
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Zoom
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I wonder if there is more recent material? I read somewhere that he went classical later on. |
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Scorched
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Got the cassette from the site you recommended. Oh, Wow! Incredible stuff! |
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Darklord Chimney
aka: darklorddisco.com
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Oh man, this is so dope!
Has such a cool vibe...like a really stoned Oxygene. |
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BeatHoover
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The coolest. Website shines! |
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Rainbow
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So many thanks for the pointer to the website. It was like greeting an old friend. At last a face for the music memories. |
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bin
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zeroy rules!! |
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Ryan Chimney
aka: Chim Admin
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yeah watch out on this thread! MacFarlane cassette post should top the 40 comment mark easily |
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Mother Chimney
aka: kenny analoggins
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any takers on how many responses this thread will get? |
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