On the 14th of February, 1990 the Voyager Spacecraft took an impromptu image of Planet Earth from 3.7 billion miles away. This stark image that displays our home from the edge of the Solar System was the brainchild of renowned astronomer Carl Sagan. Sagan’s image, coined “Pale Blue Dot”, would forever challenge our perspective on ourselves and our imagined self-importance.

February 14th, 2019 marks the 29th anniversary of Sagan’s timeless image going public and also the release of IDMf054. With IDMf054 music producers MANTON are imparting an avant guard, electronically charged, audible trip through space. Inspired by the Voyager spacecraft, launched by NASA on 5th September 1977 including the contents of the Golden Record, Don’t Panic takes you on a journey through our solar system, to what may lie beyond.

With The Pale Blue Dot Sagan presents what amounts to be his love letter to Planet Earth. With Don’t Panic MANTON presents the same for Electronic Music Production. The IDMf Netlabel is honored to present it to you. IDMf054 is a release that is best played in a single sitting. Sit back, turn it up and let go.

IDMf 054: Don't Panic - 10 - Travel Time

IDMf 054: Don't Panic - 09 - The Golden Record

IDMf 054: Don't Panic - 08 - Advanced Spacefaring Civilization

IDMf 054: Don't Panic - 07 - That's No Moon

IDMf 054: Don't Panic - 06 - Ice Giants

Don't Panic

IDMf 054: Don't Panic - 05 - Suspended In A Sunbeam

IDMf 054: Don't Panic - 04 - Thunder, Lightning And Sky

IDMf 054: Don't Panic - 03 - The Red Planet

IDMf 054: Don't Panic - 02 - Don't Panic

IDMf 054: Don't Panic - 01 - Launch

All beats were created using temporal modulation synthesis made possible with the IOLabs - FLUX eurorack module.

All other modules used (sound generation and utilities):

- IOLabs - FLUX
- Noise Engineering - Basimilus Iteritas Alter
- WMD - Crucible
- Steady State Fate - Entity Percussion
- 2HP - Snare
- Void Modular - CP3 Style Mixer
- Xaoc Devices - Sarajewo
- Schlappi Engineering - 100GRIT
- Whimsical Wraps - Three Sisters
- Instruo Tahn
- Mutable Instruments Frames (warped circuits jak plugg planks 2)
- Noise Engineering Extra Mullet
- 2HP - VCA
- Befaco - STMix
- Mazzatron - Gain Offset Mix
- Doepfer - 106-5 SEM Type VCF
- 2x Buffered Mults
- 2HP - Mix
- WhimsicalWraps Mannequins - Three Sisters
- Waldorf KB37

IOLabs FLUX - some excerpts from the first 24 hours

Experiencing a flow of temporal information now, and in anticipation, and in retrospect.

IOLabs FLUX - some excerpts from the first 24 hours

Joe Manton