“Exploration” is the first song off Circle of Dust’s first, self-titled album. It features mid-tempo physical drums (sometimes played in double time), a synth melody, and guitar as rhythm instrument.
There are no actual lyrics but a barrage of samples from space flight communication arranged in a r...
"10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1"
"The planet Earth is dying."
"Stand by for twenty seconds." - "Roger."
"Welcome to manned space exploration."
"Roger. The clock is operating, we're underway."
"100 and o----xygen: 78"
"Blastoff, space flight, and splashdown"
"Blastoff, space flight, and splashdown"
"Fuel: 102, 101, oxygen at 78, 100, 8-2-7"
"I feel fine! I feel fine!" - "Oh, that's great, that's great!"
"The clock is operating, we're underway."
"A little bumpy along about here."
"Roger." [echoing]
"Roger."
"Roger."
"1, 2, 3, 4"
"The planet Earth is dying."
"Space flight"
"Checking and re-checking the space-"
"Checking and re-checking the space capsule..."
"Stand by for twenty seconds."
"[?]"
"Fuel: 102, 101, o-" [glitched out]
"Exploration"
"Exploration"
"[?]" ("We're underway")
"Zero G"
"I feel fine! I feel fine! I feel fine! Ohh, that view is tremendous!"
"Uh, Friendship 7, this is Steelhead, uh, we have you visually, I am closing now, sh- should be, uh, ready to effect recovery in approximately four minutes. Over." - "Uh, Roger, four minutes to recovery and my condition is good."
"Uh, Roger-"
"My condition is good."
"My condition is good."
Exploration was written by Klayton.
Exploration was produced by Chris Mosher & Doug Mann & Klayton.
Circle of Dust released Exploration on Wed Jul 01 1992.