Piano in G-Flat Major

Just won’t burn

While I Was Polishing My Guitar

Avi Loeb is no stranger to controversy. The prolific Harvard University astrophysicist has produced pioneering and provocative research on black holes, gamma-ray bursts, the early universe and other standard topics of his field. But for more than a decade he has also courted a more contentious subject—namely, space aliens, including how to find them. Until relatively recently, Loeb’s most high-profile work in that regard was his involvement with Breakthrough Starshot, a project funded by Silicon Valley billionaire Yuri Milner to send laser-boosted, gossamer-thin mirrorlike spacecraft called “light sails” on high-speed voyages to nearby stars. All that began to change in late 2017, however, when astronomers around the world scrambled to study an enigmatic interstellar visitor—the first ever seen—that briefly came within range of their telescopes.

The object’s discoverers dubbed it ‘Oumuamua—a Hawaiian term that roughly translates to “scout.” The unavoidably cursory examinations of this celestial passerby showed it had several properties that defied easy natural explanation. ‘Oumuamua’s apparent shape—which was like a 100-meter-long cigar or pancake—did not closely resemble any known asteroid or comet. Neither did its brightness, which revealed ‘Oumuamua was at least 10 times more reflective than one of our solar system’s typical space rocks—shiny enough to suggest the gleam of burnished metal. Most strangely, as it zoomed off after swooping by the sun, the object sped up faster than could be explained by our star’s waning gravitational grip alone. Run-of-the-mill comets can exhibit similar accelerations because of the rocketlike effect of evaporating gases jetting from their sunlight-warmed icy surfaces. But no signs of such jets were seen around ‘Oumuamua.

To Loeb, the most plausible explanation was as obvious as it was sensational: taken together with its possibly pancakelike shape and high reflectivity, ‘Oumuamua’s anomalous acceleration made perfect sense if the object was in fact a light sail—perhaps a derelict from some long-expired galactic culture. Primed by years spent pondering how we might someday find evidence of cosmic civilizations in the sky’s depths, he became increasingly convinced that, with ‘Oumuamua, the evidence had instead found us. In late 2018 Loeb and his co-author Shmuel Bialy, a Harvard postdoctoral fellow, published a paper in the Astrophysical Journal Letters arguing that ‘Oumuamua had been nothing less than humanity’s first contact with an artifact of extraterrestrial intelligence.

The paper has been a smash hit with journalists but has fallen flat with most of Loeb’s astrobiology-focused peers, who insist that, while strange, ‘Oumuamua’s properties still place it well within the realm of natural phenomena. To claim otherwise, Loeb’s critics say, is cavalier at best and destructive at worst for the long struggle to remove the stigma of credulous UFO and alien-abduction reports from what should unquestionably be a legitimate field of scientific inquiry.

The observations suggest this unusual object had been wandering through the Milky Way, unattached to any star system, for hundreds of millions of years before its chance encounter with our star system.

“For decades we’ve theorized that such interstellar objects are out there, and now―for the first time―we have direct evidence they exist,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington, in November 2017.

Immediately after its discovery, telescopes around the world, including ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile, were called into action to measure the object’s orbit, brightness and color. Urgency for viewing from ground-based telescopes was vital to get the best data.

Oumuamua (First Contact Album Version)

Come and drink the Amaro Cacao with us.  The complete album in one single track.  This is the recommended experience, enjoy -- and thanks for visiting this part of our mind -- through listening... you're most welcome.
https://youtu.be/20WSrXE7xwI

Amaro Cacao:
1. October 21st, 1940 (2:36)
2. Three A.M. Lounge Intro (0:57)
3. Foray Into Genre, Inc. (9:37)
4. Amaro's Theme, Pt. 1 (0:20)
5. Experience (6:19)
6. T.B.T.V.B.B.S.M.E (2:53)
7. Amaro's Theme, Pt 2 (0:16)
8. Both Men Knew They Were Cacti (2:24)
9. Liandam (5:05)
10. The Dream of the Purple Maiden (8:52)
11. Esme Veronique, Verna, and Fito, the Scotland Yard Freshman (5:26)
12. Terrace Days (A Kind of Outro) (0:41)
13 T.B.T.V.B.B.S.M.E (Reprise) (5:44)

Amaro Cacao [FULL ALBUM]

Avalanche

All Instruments & Vocals by Martin Reed,
Composed & Arranged by Noel Gallagher,
Produced by Martin Reed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9yV1ta9Lq8

Up In The Sky - INC VIDEO

Illusions - Composition, Arrangement & Production by Jorge Inacio.

Illusions

Happy to present my new collaboration with Ian Greaves
ONE STEP AT A TIME
Vocals and Verses: IPG1 - Ian Greaves
https://soundcloud.com/ipg1
Music, Arrangement and Production: Lillithe
Lyrics:
One Step At A Time

****Echoed in vocals

****Addictive like porno
conceive and imagined this pages full of paper clips 
binders full of rap hits solid hip-hop playlist 
the hottest on the hot list 
tricked out tracks that don’t miss 
Glad you showed some interest
****yeah it’s gonna get you
Enlightened yeah a prodigy constantly and harmony 
Words spill like prophecy chance or probability
Recognize the voice and face in the crowd 
don’t hide skyline like I’m standing on a cloud 
when I say my name I say it loud and proud 
****This is IPG1, the letters my name
the 1 the original concept in the game
hide who I am hell no I boast 
face plastered on each track that I post 
the host with the most the last outpost 
the attitude the approach is can’t do 
Doing my best with the cards that I drew
to myself and the fam I’m true blue 
blessed be the vibe and the point of view
Eat it up it’s a banquet my music my focus 
delicious yeah spank it my passion my purpose 
keep up or get vanquished 
****Voice like thunder
Actions speak louder than words
Spare heading my way my dreams my goal
A clear vision in mind some patients combined 
Taking one step at a time 
Just to refine the design always keeping in mind 
it’s an uphill climb
****Kicking off the show
We’re artist and musicians not crooks and villains 
We follow the sound cause we’re Truly on a mission 
The spirit of the music influencing each decision 
Blind ambition by definition 
Using the beats and the lyrics as our source of ammunition 
Armed to the teeth to ensure a good listen 
Another verses another track another magical edition 
Till it’s flawless immaculate 
that’s why we’re driven (X3)
****Check the delivery 
This that cake with the icing 
License like Tyson 
knockout delivery to new horizons 
I’m IPG1 put here to jam 
a.k.a Level One Up So try to stay calm
Same name and production it’s Lou no scam
Keeping it straight and to the point like a grand-slam 
Feel the bass vibrating through your diaphragm 
Blessed to spend some time in the ray of sunshine 
Thank goodness for the music and the time to unwind 
And the time to unwind 
****It’s my time
Bare witness hell bank on this
Storm clouds gathering above the abyss
from birth to death the mission self discovery 
Don’t want no regrets or no one ever judging me
Passion and purpose make music my focus 
So deeply rooted nothing else even matters
Undisputed it’s the X-Factor
****worst nightmare 
Adventure worth moments that inspire dreams
A journey to reveal what life really means
New horizons and new themes a pleasure to hear
Let me make it clear it’s a breath of fresh air 
Even when I’m living my worst nightmare 
Feelings of rage or even fear
My music is always there 
Yeah my music is always there

One Step At A Time / IPG1 & Lillithe

A guitar improvisation dating back to 2015. The instrument's sound has been processed through a virtual amplifier for Linux (https://guitarix.org/), convoluted through an unusual impulse response file and finally rendered as a kind of a binaural beat audio…

Teth Sin : guitar, sound design

Original composition, mix, mastering & cover artwork design by Teth Sin

Eastern Saturn Skies

Fall 2019
A soundscape for a landscape.    -   Swedish Lappland

Synthesizers:
Moog model D
Moog Voyager XL
Moog sub 37