Inspired by the launch of "Still Testing" the rocket that launched New Zealand into space on  January the 21st, 2018.

As kiwis we were excited to hear another kiwi accent doing the legendary countdown, and listened with awe as the rocket moved faster and faster towards delivering it's final "payload".

The payload delivered into space was the "Humanity Star" a bright, blinking satellite now orbiting Earth, visible to the naked eye in the night sky. The Humanity Star is designed to encourage everyone to look up and consider our place in the universe. 

Welcome to space New Zealand (not just sheep and hobbits - though we love them).

All instrumentation, beats and samples by isunray and Cosmic Address.

Synths used:
The Legend
Korg Mono Poly
Korg Poly Six
Grain Sample Synthesizer
Predator

DAW used Reason

For the video for Still Testing see here

https://youtu.be/WvILYk6yQFk

Sample from Rocketlabs launch January 21st 2018.
Full credit to Rocketlabs for use of their launch and image.

Still Testing by isunray and Cosmic Address

Music from the solo project Cosmic Address, and collaboration projects Pacific Deep (with Carl Grace), isunray (Jay Hay), and a few other collaborations.  

Synths & Drums: Roland JX-8P, System-8, D-05, TR-8 (with 7x7 expansion), Moog Sirin, Korg Arp Odyssey, Behringer Model D, Korg Modwave

DAW: Cockos Reaper, ReasonStudios Reason
Primary Virtual Instruments:  u-he Repro 1 & 5, Diva, Korg Legacy Polysix, M1, Wavestation, Mono/Poly, Synapse The Legend, Obsession, Antidote, Dune, TAL Uno LX, Arturia Collection.

#80s #retro #synthpop #synthwave #synth

I was born in 1999, grew up in a rock music environment. During my first teenage years, electronic dance music deeply caught my attention, interest and full focus. Pretty fast, I started making my first sounds to express aesthetic beauty as I perceive it in life. It's all about aesthetic beauty and lovely science, meaning that I believe there can be art through science and that mathematical perfection (or imperfection) can be even romantic. Fundamentelly inspired by the creation, evolution and superordinate culture of electronic dance music through the years in tandem with the beauty of our universe as (God) engineered it. Dance4Life! Audio engineering is an artistic playground, quality sound is a passion!

Last but not least, το whoever reading this... please do me a favour and don't ''like'' my music without listening to it. Internet is disgusting nowadays. You can be sure that all of my likes and comments are completely real and absolutely honest.

isunray is Jeremy (Jay) Hay - isunray is self-produced electro-pop music. 

If you could take a lifetimes love of music, film & pulp culture and put it through an electronic blender the smoothie you'd drink at the end would be the sound of isunray. Isunray is refreshing, tasty and good for you.

Full length album Touch. Life! available through www.isunray.bandcamp.com and all major streaming services. 

isunray "balancing act" is available to stream through Spotify, iTunes, apple music see links below.

Also check out:
www.soundcloud.com.com/raymondhayter
www.soundcloud.com/stereospread
www,soundcloud.com/achazia
www.soundcloud.com/agencymusic
https://www.facebook.com/RawiriJamesAA

Contact: isunraynz@yahoo.co.nz
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