The NTS Golden Record

Space, 05.09.22

In 1977, the Voyager spacecraft launched with two golden phonograph records, containing a variety of sounds and images selected to best represent life on earth, in the hopes that they might be found by extraterrestrial intelligence.

This year marks the 45th anniversary of the Voyager records' launch into the cosmos. But if we were to do it all again today, what would we do differently?

This four hour broadcast contains the original NASA-collated mix of sounds, followed by a two hour mix of NTS listener-submitted sounds.

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Tracklist

Alabama Sacred Harp SingersAlabama Sacred Harp Singers
Present Joys
The Book Of Music And Nature: An Anthology Of Sounds, Words, Words, ThoughtsThoughts
Women Gathering Mushrooms
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ursula K. Le Guin, Todd BartonTodd Barton
Heron Dance
Unknown ArtistUnknown Artist
The Oldest Known Melody C.1400 BC!
Erik SatieErik Satie
Gymnopédie No.1
Tchaikovsky, Tchaikovsky, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge KoussevitzkySerge Koussevitzky
Symphony No.5 In E Minor, Op. 64
John O’DonohueJohn O’Donohue
Beannacht”
Hiroyuki Onogawa, Hiroyuki Onogawa, Kenjiro "Sounder" Matsuo, Kenjiro "Sounder" Matsuo, Tenzan UtagakiTenzan Utagaki
August In The Water 1
Hamza El DinHamza El Din
Mwasha
Robbie BashoRobbie Basho
Orphan's Lament
Joe Meek, Joe Meek, The Blue MenThe Blue Men
I Hear A New World
AmáliaAmália
Estranha Forma De Vida
Miles DavisMiles Davis
He Loved Him Madly
Carl StoneCarl Stone
Banteay Srey
Pharoah SandersPharoah Sanders
Love Is Everywhere
Gil Scott-HeronGil Scott-Heron
Whitey On The Moon
Ryo FukuiRyo Fukui
Scenery
Ivor CutlerIvor Cutler
Beautiful Cosmos
Aphex TwinAphex Twin
Alberto Balsalm
Aphrodite's ChildAphrodite's Child
Loud, Loud, Loud
Jon HassellJon Hassell
Last Night The Moon Came
Akira YamaokaAkira Yamaoka
A World Of Madness
Boards Of CanadaBoards Of Canada
Corsair
Geinoh YamashirogumiGeinoh Yamashirogumi
Illusion
Le Mystère Des Voix BulgaresLe Mystère Des Voix Bulgares
Kalimankou Denkou
Mulatu AstatkeMulatu Astatke
Tezeta
Othar Turner And The Rising Star Fife & Drum Band
Ida Reed (1978)
Agustus PabloAgustus Pablo
King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
Fela Ransome Kuti, Fela Ransome Kuti, Africa 70Africa 70
Water No Get Enemy
Vicente FernándezVicente Fernández
Volver Volver
Glen CampbellGlen Campbell
Wichita Lineman
Marvin GayeMarvin Gaye
I Want You
Herbie HancockHerbie Hancock
Watermelon Man
EnoEno
Golden Hours
Uku KuutUku Kuut
Vision Of Estonia (Demo)
Cocteau TwinsCocteau Twins
Lorelei
BjörkBjörk
Come To Me
SophieSophie
It's Okay To Cry
DrexciyaDrexciya
Andreaen Sand Dunes
Playboi CartiPlayboi Carti
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The NTS Golden Record

Space, 05.09.22

In 1977, the Voyager spacecraft launched with two golden phonograph records, containing a variety of sounds and images selected to best represent life on earth, in the hopes that they might be found by extraterrestrial intelligence.

Tracklist