When the album is finished, it will contain 13 tracks (+Bonus-Track = 14). One by one update the album. Stay tuned!

Cosmos - A Personal Voyage

Inspired by the wonderful series "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan and Steven Soter from 1978-1979, I am trying to dedicate a piece of music to every single episode of the 13-part series; partly based on the theme tune by Vangelis, but also my own ideas. I hope you have fun with it...
Carl Sagan opens the program with a description of the cosmos and a "Ship of the Imagination" (shaped like a dandelion seed). The ship journeys through the universe's hundred billion galaxies, the Local Group, the Andromeda Galaxy, the Milky Way, the Orion Nebula, our Solar System, and finally the planet Earth. Eratosthenes' successful calculation of the circumference of Earth leads to a description of the ancient Library of Alexandria. Finally, the "Ages of Science" are described, before pulling back to the full span of the Cosmic Calendar. Note: the revised version of the series adds an introduction by Ann Druyan to this episode, recorded after Sagan's death, in which she discusses some of the changes that occurred in the years after its broadcast.

Cosmos

Cosmos Part I - The Shores Of The Cosmic Ocean

Sagan discusses the story of the Heike crab and artificial selection of crabs resembling samurai warriors, as an opening into a larger discussion of evolution through natural selection (and the pitfalls of intelligent design). Among the topics are the development of life on the Cosmic Calendar and the Cambrian explosion; the function of DNA in growth; genetic replication, repairs, and mutation; the common biochemistry of terrestrial organisms; the creation of the molecules of life in the Miller–Urey experiment; and speculation on alien life (such as life in Jupiter's clouds). In the Cosmos Update ten years later, Sagan remarks on RNA also controlling chemical reactions and reproducing itself and the different roles of comets (potentially carrying organic molecules or causing the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event).

Cosmos Part II - One Voice In The Cosmic Fugue

The episode, devoted to the planet Mars, begins with scientific and fictional speculation about the Red Planet during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries (H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds, Edgar Rice Burroughs' science fiction books, and Percival Lowell's false vision of canals on Mars). It then moves to Robert Goddard's early experiments in rocket-building, inspired by reading science fiction, and the work by Mars probes, including the Viking, searching for life on Mars. The episode ends with the possibility of the terraforming and colonization of Mars and a Cosmos Update on the relevance of Mars' environment to Earth's and the possibility of a human mission to Mars.

I am skipping here - and possibly confusing some listeners - Parts 3 and 4, but they will be added!

Cosmos Part V - Blues For A Red Planet

Sagan explains comets and asteroid impacts, citing the Tunguska event and an impact on the Moon described by monks in Canterbury in 1178. Then the episode is devoted to Venus, from the first ideas of Immanuel Velikovsky to the information of the Venera mission and the knowledge of the greenhouse effect.

Sagan erläutert Kometen und Asteroiden Einschläge und führt dazu das Tunguska-Ereignis und einen von Mönchen in Canterbury 1178 beschriebenen, Einschlag auf dem Mond an. Dann widmet sich die Episode der Venus, von den ersten Ideen Immanuel Velikovskys zu den Informationen der Venera-Mission und die Erkenntnisse über den Treibhauseffekt.

Cosmos Part IV - Heaven and Hell

The episode begins with the distinction between pseudoscientific astrology and the scientific observations of astronomy. Sagan traces the evolution of astronomical observations, beginning with constellations and ceremonial calendars (such as that of the Anasazi). The episode is then devoted to the opposition between geocentric and heliocentric models, the beginnings of Claudius Ptolemy, the theories of Nicolaus Copernicus and Tycho Brahe, and finally the achievements of Johannes Kepler (Kepler's laws).

Die Episode beginnt mit der Unterscheidung zwischen Pseudowissenschaftlicher Astrologie und den wissenschaftlichen Beobachtungen der Astronomie. Sagan verfolgt die Entwicklung der astronomischen Beobachtungen, beginnend mit Sternkonstellationen und zeremoniellen Kalendern (wie dem der Anasazi). Die Episode widmet sich dann dem Gegensatz zwischen Geo- und -Heliozentrischen Modellen, den Anfängen von Claudius Ptolemäus, den Theorien von Nikolaus Kopernikus und Tycho Brahe und schließlich den Errungenschaften von Johannes Kepler (Keplersche Gesetze).

Cosmos Part III - The Harmony Of The Worlds

The voyages of the Voyager program are contrasted with those of the Dutch in the 17th century, with their long tradition of explorers and thinkers, such as Constantijn Huygens and his son Christiaan. Their discoveries are compared with the discoveries of the Voyager probes (Jupiter and Saturn moons).

Die Reisen des Voyager-Programms werden denen der Niederländer im 17. Jahrhundert gegenübergestellt, mit deren langer Tradition der Entdecker und Denker, so zum Beispiel Constantijn Huygens und dessen Sohn Christiaan. Deren Entdeckungen werden mit den Entdeckungen der Voyager-Sonden verglichen (Jupiter und Saturn Monde).

Cosmos Part VI - Traveller's Tales

Carl Sagan teaches students in a classroom in Brooklyn, New York, where he grew up. He explains various myths about stars through the ages and how gradually knowledge became more accurate.

...when I went to the stars...
Frank Mehl

For those interested:
All levels were taken from reFX Nexus 4:

SQ World Of Sines 2 (expansion 'Hollywood 2 Core Library').
SY Cosmic Dreamer (expansion 'Factory Presets')
PD Mobile Electro (expansion 'Dark Planet')
PN Cinematic Rinse (expansion 'Hollywood Piano')
SQ I like 135 BPM (expansion 'HipHop 3')

All (5) layers recorded at 116 BPM without any effects or Parametric EQ on the master. No Compression at all!

Cosmos Part VII - The Backbone Of Night

for the friends and lovers of the noble music 😅

Cosmos Part VII - The Backbone Of Night (JMJ-Special-Remix)

Journeys in Space and Time...

The episode begins with an overview of space and time and the changes constellations undergo over time, as well as the red and blue shifts of interstellar objects. Time dilation in Einstein's theory of relativity is introduced. Then, ancient inventions of Leonardo da Vinci are presented and the theoretical possibilities of traveling at the speed of light are discussed. Other topics include time travel and its potential consequences, the beginnings of the solar system, the history of life, and the immensity of the universe.

Reisen durch Raum und Zeit...

Die Episode beginnt mit einer Übersicht über Raum und Zeit und den Veränderungen, denen Konstellationen im Laufe der Zeit unterworfen sind, sowie der Rot- und Blauverschiebung interstellarer Objekte. Es wird die Zeit-Dilatation in Einsteins Relativitätstheorie vorgestellt. Danach werden alte Erfindungen von Leonardo da Vinci präsentiert und über die theoretischen Möglichkeiten des Reisens mit Lichtgeschwindigkeit diskutiert. Weitere Themen sind Zeitreisen und deren potentiellen Konsequenzen, die Anfänge des Sonnensystems, die Geschichte des Lebens und die Unermesslichkeit des Weltalls.

Cosmos Part VIII - Journeys In Space And Time

Using the example of the preparation of an apple pie, the parts are explained up to the atoms and subatomic particles (electrons, protons, and neutrons). It is explained how the chemical elements were formed by the fusion in the stars and also by the passing of the stars. Red giants, supernovae, white dwarfs, neutron stars, pulsars and black holes are explained, and also the phenomena produced by them, such as radioactivity, cosmic rays and also the curvature of space-time by gravity.

Am Beispiel der Zubereitung eines Apfelkuchens werden die Teile bis hin zu den Atomen und subatomaren Partikeln (Elektronen, Protonen, and Neutronen) erklärt. Es wird erklärt, wie die chemischen Elemente durch die Fusion in den Sternen und auch durch das Vergehen der Sterne entstanden sind. Dazu werden Rote Riesen, Supernovae, Weiße Zwerge, Neutronensterne, Pulsare und Schwarze Löcher erklärt, und auch auf die von diesen erzeugten Phänomene wie Radioaktivität, Kosmische Strahlung und auch die Krümmung der Raumzeit durch die Gravitation eingegangen.

Cosmos Part IX - The Live Of The Stars

The episode starts with the formation of the universe by the Big Bang, Sagan describes the formation of different galaxies and anomalies like interacting galaxies and quasars. After that, various ideas about the structure of the universe, such as different dimensions (explained using the imaginary Flatland and a four-dimensional tesseract), a finite or infinite universe, an oscillating universe. The exploration of concepts such as dark matter or the multiverse using the Very Large Array is presented.

Cosmos Part X - The Edge Of Forever (Na na na Italo Disco Mix)

This track is not to be mistaken with the track of the same name https://soundcloud.com/frankmehl/the-persistence-of-memory?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

The episode highlights the topic of intelligence using the functioning of a computer (with bits as the smallest unit of information), whales (using their song and the disturbance by humans), DNA, the human brain (the evolution of the brain stem, frontal lobe, nerve cells, corpus callosum using the Triune Brain) as well as the artificial structures of a collective intelligence (cities, libraries, computers, etc.) The episode ends with speculations about extraterrestrial intelligence and the information on the Voyager Golden Record as a message to extraterrestrials.

Cosmos Part XI - The Persistence Of Memory

Part of the Album
https://soundcloud.com/user-92853963/sets/cosmos-a-private-journey?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

The episode discusses the search for extraterrestrial life, debunking reports of UFO sightings and focusing on the search using the SETI program. The possibility of an advanced extraterrestrial civilization is explained with the help of the Drake equation.

Die Episode behandelt die Suche nach außerirdischem Leben, dabei werden Berichte über UFO-Sichtungen entkräftet und die Suche mithilfe des SETI-Programms in den Vordergrund gestellt. Die Möglichkeit einer fortschrittlichen außerirdischen Zivilisation wird mithilfe der Drake-Gleichung erläutert.

Cosmos Part XII - Encylopedia Galactica

Video:
https://youtu.be/5UJtKPMc19w

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"Sagan talks about the future of mankind, and the question who would speak for mankind in case of contact with extraterrestrials. The various first contacts of our past are discussed, the meeting of Jean-François de La Pérouse with the Tlingit but also the destruction of the Aztecs by the Spanish conquistadors. Dangers to civilization are highlighted, from the threat of nuclear war to the dangers that led to the destruction of the Library of Alexandria or the murder of Hypatia. The episode ends with an overview of the beginning of the universe, to the evolution of life to the achievements of humanity, and at the end makes a request to humanity to appreciate life and continue the journey into the cosmos."

Please enjoy the complete 13-part journey in the album below. I would be happy to take you on the virtual, musical-interstellar space flight!

https://soundcloud.com/user-92853963/sets/cosmos-a-private-journey?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

🎞️Video

Cosmos Part XIII - Who Speaks For Earth?

A small note on my own behalf: I have noticed that my playback figures have dropped dramatically. The statistics show that the number of playbacks has dropped from 2000 per week to just under 200.
On the one hand, this is frustrating, as everyone sees this as an indicator and confirmation of their work. On the other hand, figures are not particularly important, but one wonders what is wrong. In my opinion, SC has changed a lot, uploading tracks has become more complicated and constant security queries are annoying.
In addition, great artists are disappearing from the platform, partly by their own choice, partly because they have been banned, the algorithm has “recognized” them as spam and mercilessly deleted their account. I'm still a paying member, but my attitude towards this has changed...

Please let me know your experiences and impressions.

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When I don't have the time to actively listen to my favorite artists on soundcloud, I just leave the stream running...while washing up in the kitchen, for example 😆

By the way: this user-92853963 was my old link address and leads to the empty.... I AM NOT A ROBOT!

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A long, long time ago, there was an organ in the Christmas-decorated living room in his parents' house, where Frank grew up. Originally bought by his father for his two older siblings, they showed no interest in playing the organ. Frank, however, did. White and black keys and giving off strange sounds. 

So at the age of 9 he began to let his fingers circle on this instrument, searching for the right keys like on a typewriter. And another 9 years would pass before he could buy his first own instrument. Already at the age of 13 he made notes about the then current synthesizers, bought one magazine after the other and visited music fairs in Frankfurt, Germany.

His first keyboard was the Yamaha DSR-2000, which he bought in a music store near his hometown Biebertal. In installments! Finally he could develop himself further - away from the limited tonality of the small organ. The built-in 8-track sequencer helped him to reach unimagined heights. 
Little by little his equipment expanded and his ambition to create music like that of Jean-Michel Jarres came closer. Influenced by this and countless other musicians of the time, his interest grew, but he taught himself everything. Not even having attended a music school or being able to read music at all, he wrote one song after another and recorded them on the only medium available to him at the time: audio cassettes.
Many of these recordings are unfortunately lost forever, because cassettes are and were not the best recording medium. He has to try to play many of his songs from memory. 

In 2007, he fulfilled a long-awaited wish: to buy a KORG. He had always wanted to own one, but with the latest synthesizers at the time of their release having a purchase price of over 6000 D-marks (the currency of the time in the 1980s and 1990s), that dream of owning one was far away. So in 2007 he bought a used KORG 01W/FD at ebay. And as before with the purchase of the Yamaha keyboard, a completely new world opened up to him.

In addition, there were expanders and sound modules from Kawai, Roland and Yamaha (K1m, SC-55, QY10). Six years later his enthusiasm for making music ebbed and rediscovered his hobby (which it always was and still is). In 2018 in April he decided to present his music to a wider audience and uploaded his first song on the platform soundcloud. Since that time, thanks also to the ever-evolving software, he continues to evolve, experiment and relive his times through music.