Nova Solus: Dark ambient sounds for wandering the cosmos.Tumblr (3.0; @novasolus)http://blog.novasolus.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzjnbpj92G1qcdy3lo1_500.jpg"/><br/> Reefersleep (Digital Album)<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzjnbpj92G1qcdy3lo2_500.jpg"/><br/> Ida (Digital EP)<br/><br/> <p>Download <a href="http://hear.novasolus.com/album/reefersleep">Reefersleep</a> and <a href="http://hear.novasolus.com/album/ida">Ida</a> now for whatever price you like.</p>http://blog.novasolus.com/post/17767779121http://blog.novasolus.com/post/17767779121Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:37:00 +0000nova solusambientmusicspace musicambient musicspace ambient<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/13555140713/tumblr_lvhow4IIoQ1qcdy3l&color=FFFFFF&logo=soundcloud" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p>Here’s a new track called <i>Supercluster</i> (8:42).</p> <p><a href="http://soundcloud.com/novasolus/supercluster">Download for free on Soundcloud</a><br/><a href="https://flattr.com/t/443981">Flattr this</a></p>http://blog.novasolus.com/post/13555140713http://blog.novasolus.com/post/13555140713Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:02:00 +0000nova solusambientspacedrone<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnf5y3by0z1qcdy3lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Check out the new single, <a href="http://novasolus.bandcamp.com/track/detour">Detour</a>! Name a price and support Nova Solus directly, or download it for free.</p> <p>You can also get it for free on <a href="http://soundcloud.com/novasolus/detour">SoundCloud</a> and <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Nova+Solus">Last.fm</a>.</p> <p><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F17675765&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=25242b"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F17675765&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=25242b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed></object></p>http://blog.novasolus.com/post/6972144833http://blog.novasolus.com/post/6972144833Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:29:49 +0100<p>Whichever planet we manage to colonise next.</p> <p>Also, whiskey.</p>http://blog.novasolus.com/post/6956954853http://blog.novasolus.com/post/6956954853Mon, 27 Jun 2011 01:57:30 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llr788gJ0w1qcdy3lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Where the music is made.</p>http://blog.novasolus.com/post/5832514553http://blog.novasolus.com/post/5832514553Wed, 25 May 2011 14:41:00 +0100high-tech studio<a href="http://soundcloud.com/novasolus/granulacus">Granulacus</a>: <p>Here’s a new remix of <i>Lacus II</i>, free to download!</p> <p><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F14236589"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F14236589" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed></object></p>http://blog.novasolus.com/post/4963242310http://blog.novasolus.com/post/4963242310Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:00:41 +0100<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fvSRnOJ8x38?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvSRnOJ8x38">New Views of Discovery’s Launch from Shuttle’s Solid Rocket Boosters</a> (via <a href="http://dvdp.tumblr.com/post/3630572811/new-views-of-discoverys-launch-from-shuttles">dvdp</a>)</p>http://blog.novasolus.com/post/3640802808http://blog.novasolus.com/post/3640802808Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:00:07 +0000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgz8wifFUE1qcdy3lo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><em><a href="http://hear.novasolus.com/track/mercury">Mercury</a></em></p> <p>Thank you for listening and for your support. <a href="http://hear.novasolus.com/track/mercury">Here’s a new track</a> you can download for free. Share it if you like it!</p>http://blog.novasolus.com/post/3426188107http://blog.novasolus.com/post/3426188107Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:08:35 +0000nova solusmusicambientsynthspacespace music<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lenqq4zF8I1qcdy3lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Ida</em>, the new EP, is out now on <a href="http://hear.novasolus.com/album/ida">Bandcamp</a> and <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/album/ida/id413600888">iTunes</a>.</p>http://blog.novasolus.com/post/2637219626http://blog.novasolus.com/post/2637219626Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:54:03 +0000nova solusambientelectronicsynth<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5hCKYUjcMNw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>New EP to be released tomorrow! Here’s a teaser.</p>http://blog.novasolus.com/post/2626671480http://blog.novasolus.com/post/2626671480Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:51:45 +0000ambientelectronicsynthspace<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldqkqlxZjQ1qcdy3lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.novasolus.com/post/2399737216http://blog.novasolus.com/post/2399737216Tue, 21 Dec 2010 08:00:07 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldql5vcx5Q1qcdy3lo1_250.png"/><br/><br/><p><em>Reefersleep</em> is now available <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/album/reefersleep/id411224096">on iTunes</a>.</p>http://blog.novasolus.com/post/2389575338http://blog.novasolus.com/post/2389575338Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:13:00 +0000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldfos9dUKc1qav5oho1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://newyorker.tumblr.com/post/2314990555/the-apotheosis-of-our-year-end-round-ups-the-best" class="tumblr_blog">newyorker</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>The apotheosis of <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2010-the-year-in-review/">our year-end round-ups</a>: <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/photobooth/2010/12/nasa.html?mbid=social_tumblr">The best NASA photographs of 2010</a>.</p></blockquote>http://blog.novasolus.com/post/2315182495http://blog.novasolus.com/post/2315182495Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:18:50 +0000<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/1438239823/tumblr_lb3l2ihrZA1qcdy3l&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p>This is the kind of sound I’ve been experimenting with lately.</p>http://blog.novasolus.com/post/1438239823http://blog.novasolus.com/post/1438239823Sat, 30 Oct 2010 11:13:26 +0100nova solusmusic<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lasyn3ExL71qcdy3lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I’ve touched up the cover artwork for <em><a href="http://hear.novasolus.com/album/reefersleep">Reefersleep</a></em>. The logo has been refined and set on one line, in the same style as the logo on the website. Additionally, I’ve sharpened some of the details that were lost when reducing the image (you can actually see the stars now).</p> <p>All future purchases of the album will include this cover. You can download both versions of the cover here:</p> <ul><li><a href="http://novasolus.com/2010/reefersleep-v2-1200.jpg">New, high resolution</a></li> <li><a href="http://novasolus.com/2010/reefersleep-v2-600.jpg">New, low resolution</a> (sharpened)</li> <li><a href="http://novasolus.com/2010/reefersleep-v1-1200.jpg">Old, high resolution</a></li> <li><a href="http://novasolus.com/2010/reefersleep-v1-600.jpg">Old, low resolution</a> (sharpened)</li> </ul>http://blog.novasolus.com/post/1390384618http://blog.novasolus.com/post/1390384618Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:21:36 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l64p2hY8BX1qcdy3lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A new single! <em><a href="http://hear.novasolus.com/track/lacus-iii">Lacus III</a></em> is an 11-minute companion to <em><a href="http://hear.novasolus.com/album/reefersleep">Reefersleep</a></em>. This more austere piece was the starting point for what later became <em>Lacus I & II</em>.</p> <p><a href="http://hear.novasolus.com/track/lacus-iii">Download it for free</a> from Bandcamp.</p> <p>Thanks to everyone who listened to and spread the word about <em>Reefersleep!</em></p>http://blog.novasolus.com/post/861975550http://blog.novasolus.com/post/861975550Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:05:01 +0100<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JFq7AQmXmyU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>A short <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFq7AQmXmyU">music video</a> for <em><a href="http://hear.novasolus.com/album/reefersleep">Geodesic</a></em>. First experiment with <a href="http://processing.org/">Processing</a>.</p>http://blog.novasolus.com/post/853562540http://blog.novasolus.com/post/853562540Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:54:00 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4u1z47AVE1qzdyvoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Via <a href="http://fuckyeahnebulas.tumblr.com/post/832085124/via-fuckyeahtheuniverse" class="tumblr_blog">fuckyeahnebulas</a> & <a href="http://fuckyeahtheuniverse.tumblr.com/">fuckyeahtheuniverse</a>. Fuck yeah.</p>http://blog.novasolus.com/post/837624218http://blog.novasolus.com/post/837624218Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:24:22 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5lmcbt2Kc1qcdy3lo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><em>Reefersleep</em> is now streaming in its entirety <a href="http://soundcloud.com/novasolus/reefersleep">on SoundCloud</a>. Click on the waveform to share your thoughts at specific moments in the album!</p>http://blog.novasolus.com/post/814994200http://blog.novasolus.com/post/814994200Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:21:47 +0100“The comet spun slowly, periodically lifting the pale jewel of Epsilon Eridani above Clavain’s horizon. The star was brighter than all the others in the sky, but it still looked like a star rather than a sun. He felt the immense chill of the empty space between himself and the star. It was a mere 100 AU distant — not even a scratch compared with interstellar distances, but it still caused him to shiver. He had never lost that mingled combination of awe and terror that welled up in him when confronted by the routinely huge distances of space.”<br/><br/> - <em><em>Redemption Ark</em> (Alastair Reynolds)</em>http://blog.novasolus.com/post/807290296http://blog.novasolus.com/post/807290296Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:00:42 +0100