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Rob Astor
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- Groups (17)
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- Photo Albums
- Videos (18)
Rob Astor's Groups
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WHO'S ON-LINE RIGHT NOW
26 members
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SHARED FOLDER
17 members
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OUR LINKS TO MY SPACE
30 members
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Producers/Artists/Bands
69 members
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TOP 20 TRACKS ON EML NETWORK
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Rob Astor's discussions
10th Video Up!
Started Jul 20
Video Number Eight Uploaded!
Started Jul 12
Look For Me On The Radio This Weekend!
Started Jul 3
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Profile Information
- Hometown:
- Jackson, Michigan
- Musical Influences
- Tangerine Dream, James Horner, Spencer Nilsen, John Williams, Liquid Mind, Ken Davis, Wendy Carlos, Spyro Gyra, Cusco, Vangelis, Norm Orenstein, Zach Davids
- About Me:
- ROB ASTOR
Listening to the music of ROB ASTOR is like listening to Instrumental Science Fiction. The titles of his albums (MARSTROPOLIS, BEYOND MARSTROPOLIS, RAHU, AD ASTRA, and BELLATRIX’S MUSIC BOX to name a few) and the tracks on them (“Swimming Between Galaxies”, “Canopusopolis Carina”, “Holographic Nightclub [Dance Of The Boytaurs]”, “Tropic Of Antarctica”, “Forest Of The Black Moon”, “Flight In Ursa Minor”, “Chocotopia”, “Life On Europa”, “Six Moons Of Pluto”, “Earth Twin & Earth Parallel”, “Tiamat”, “Pluto - Bringer Of Change”, “Stairway To The Fifth Dimension”, “Seduction Of The Minotaur”) create instantaneous vivid mental imagery demanding musical explanation and interpretation.
Combining elements of New Age, Ambient, Classical, Electronic, Rock & Roll, Video Game Soundtrack, and New Wave, ROB ASTOR successfully melds the sounds of musical legends (Tangerine Dream, Spencer Nilsen, James Horner, John Williams, Moby, Erik Norlander, Electric Light Orchestra, Duran Duran, Norm Orenstein, Vangelis, Mars Lasar, David Arkenstone) into an sonic tapestry of his own design. Every track comes alive with unique vitality, steering clear of conformity and accepted rules to break ground in unexplored territory.
With every new release, ROB ASTOR creates a soundscape story. At one point, you might find yourself seated in a planetarium watching a show about the universe. In the next instant, you find yourself transported to the destination, spinning between stars, diving through gas clouds, and banking like a roller coaster to sling shot past black holes. From deeply thoughtful and meditative to pulse-pounding; from thundering orchestration to full-throttle velocity, there’s something new awaiting every listener in the next track. Strap yourself in. ROB ASTOR’s music is all about the unforgettable journey.
DISCOGRAPHY
Secret Places (2000)
5-Track Demo (2003)
Quadrangular Oscillations (2005)
Marstropolis (2005)
Xenophobia (2006)
2006 Sampler (2006)
Christmas Among Friends (T. S. Klugh Studio - Various Artists 2006)
Shine A Little Light Christmas Collection (2006)
SimMars Beta Release (Various Artists 2007)
2007 Promo Sampler (2007)
No Rules (T. S. Klugh Studio - Various Artists 2007)
Sonic Remixed (The Dictator Group Netlabel - Various Artists 2007)
Beyond Marstropolis (2007)
Rahu (2007)
Sonic Remixed Deluxe (The Dictator Group Netlabel - Various Artists 2007)
Expressions Of The Season (T. S. Klugh Studio - Various Artists 2007)
2008 Promo Sampler (2008)
Once Upon A Christmas Star (TBA 2008)
Yesteryear Classics (TBA)
Influences Tribute Collection (TBA)
Ad Astra (TBA)
Bellatrix’s Music Box (TBA)
- Website:
- http://cdbaby.com/all/robastor
- Turn ons/Offs
- Heart, Lana Lane, Stevie Nicks, Laura Branigan, Marilyn Martin, Berlin, Pat Benatar, Rocket Scientists, Erik Norlander, Seat Belts, The Click Five, All-American Rejects, Duran Duran, Test Your Reflex, Blowling For Soup, Tangerine Dream, John Williams, Spencer Nilsen, Constance Demby, Cusco, Spyro Gyra, Vangelis, James Horner, Norm Orenstein
- What do you think you'll be doing in 5 years time
- Immortality is a curse only when you have nothing more to live for.
Rob Astor's Videos
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Get Vertical!
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Earth Twin & Earth Parallel
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Rob Astor's Blog
Progress Report Number 84
Another month has come and gone. So many things to report on! First of all, my grandma had the shunt inserted. She’s doing well. Now it’s a matter of watching the process reverse itself so she’s back to as close to normal as possible. It’s been a long and bumpy ride, to be sure. Some days are filled with absolute insanity, while others are so close to normal, you really couldn’t tell the difference. As for what I’ve been doing musically, here comes the rundown. When I last wrote, my work cente… Continue
Posted on March 31st, 2008 at 2:16am —
Progress Report Number 83
Fortunately, the last few weeks have been much easier in the department of my being able to create. Chalk it up to luck that some music came together through the ups and downs. As for grandma’s health issues, it will be several weeks before the shunt is inserted. At the moment, there are eighteen pages where blogs are maintained. An additional one was canceled when I discovered the code for video formats wasn’t going to work out. On every page compatible with what gets used, the videos for “Tro… Continue
Posted on February 25th, 2008 at 12:26am —
Progress Report Number 82
Hello once again! I have missed you all. There’s so many things going on and it’s time for me to catch you up.
First off, let me tell you about the personal issues causing the delays
in my work. Last year, My grandma started having issues with
memory and communicating. This set off a battery of tests to see
if she had had a stroke, or if something else was happening, either
related to age, or possibly not. Right around the end of last
year, the doctors discovered she has water on the… Continue
Posted on February 11th, 2008 at 11:06pm —
Progress Report Number 81
First off, let me apologize for not posting a blog before now.
There are some things happening in my personal life right now that have
demanded way more time than I thought they would. By the time a
day was over, I didn’t have the energy, mental or physical, to try and
tackle anything else. I did manage to get some things
accomplished and hopefully, I can resume regular updates.
Way back at the beginning of the month, I took a break to read a book a
friend of mine wrote. It’s entitled… Continue
Posted on January 1st, 2008 at 6:00am —
Progress Report Number 80
Although it doesn’t feel like I accomplished much this past week, it
wasn’t for lack of trying. Read on and you’ll discover why.
In order to use “Rusty Ruins Of Metropolis” on an official release, one
of the things needed was for me to know who wrote the music. With
a little luck, I did manage to find out who did the music for the Sega
Genesis game Sonic The Hedgehog 2 and Sonic 3D Blast. Next, I’ll
need to figure out how to pay royalties considering half of the track
is by a Japanese… Continue
Posted on December 3rd, 2007 at 4:01am —
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PS I hope that im not overstepping the bounds of our friendship by adding you.
Jay
Just got your message to all members of the group collab project about formats but there was no email to reply so leaving a message here. I am not able right now to convert the file for you but I do have a general suggestion.
I would suggest that the Mac .aif format would be best to convert from to .wav format. It is my understanding that (like .wav), .aif is an uncompressed format (whereas there will always be loss of quality working with the compressed .mp3 format).
I'd suggest posting your files in .aif format to the group project forum with an explanation of not being able to get it to .wav and I'm betting one of the other participants will be able to convert for you.
Thanks for the interest, is there any possibility you could email them to me on dj_ukred@hotmail.co.uk as I am a bit thick and dont know how to download them off here
anyway..you're a talented, artist, it would be my pleasure to work with you on a project of some sort, and would be really interesting to move away from my normal techno mad stuff and try something that (for me), would be different.
sorry that i haven't read your most recent 'updates' time once again, and a certain amount of lazyness (it has to be said), has got the better of me, but i m going to read your most recent right now :)
http://clubs.yuwie.com/planetelectronica/
but i know what to do...and im aiming to get up to 100 members over here..and hopefully let the rest will sort itself out...so stick with me over here...and i'll keep you posted...you as liike a lot of people on this site are a precious commodity as a human being and we all need to stick together :)
broken drum loops always work...im glad to have soo many talented artists on this network
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