add to cart
add to wantlist
email a friend
 
PRICE:
$14.50
IN STOCK
01. ROCKET ROBERT - Space Base Blues
02. ROCKET ROBERT - Star Flight
03. ROCKET ROBERT - Walking In Space
04. ROCKET ROBERT - Space Shuttle
05. ROCKET ROBERT - Journey Into The Unknown
06. ROCKET ROBERT - I've Got My Helmet On (Bonus)
07. ROCKET ROBERT - Terrestrial Beings
08. ROCKET ROBERT - Docking In Space
09. ROCKET ROBERT - Creations Beginning
10. ROCKET ROBERT - Dance of the Droids
11. ROCKET ROBERT - Deltoids In Space
12. ROCKET ROBERT - Bottomless Pit Of Space
13. ROCKET ROBERT - Living in This Station (Bonus)
ARTIST
TITLE
Rocket Robert
FORMAT
LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
GKL 004LP GKL 004LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
10/30/2015

LP version in tip-on sleeve. Those who've dirtied their fingers searching high and low for analog synth nuggets can rejoice at the arrival of under-the-radar synthesizer maverick "Rocket" Robert Moore. This first-time reissue is less a reissue than an exhumation, as Moore originally released his singular, unique 1982 Rocket Robert LP in edition of 142 hand-screenprinted copies on his own Salem, Oregon-based Future Records; few copies circulated outside Oregon. Rocket Robert drifts in the backward-looking sounds of early synth innovators while also mining the kraut-tinged moments of punk-era instro-synth explorers and the first breaths of synth-pop -- rather than carrying similarities to the new wave that was then taking hold of the masses. Moore's debut is simultaneously lighthearted and shot through with ominous oscillations, and offers up a darkly-throbbing, otherworldly vibe that is sure to ensnare synth-heads, beat-diggers, and those searching the margins of the private-press phenomenon alike. RIYL Delia Derbyshire, Fad Gadget, Mort Garson, Gershon Kingsley, Martin Rev, Morton Subotnick, etc. Includes two previously-unreleased, spaced-out electro-pop songs from the album sessions. Insert features informative liner notes by Dave Segal (staff writer for Seattle's alternative weekly The Stranger) based on interviews with Moore, as well as rare photos from Moore's archives. Original master tape sound.