Beats Vol. 1, by Pioneer 11

Beats Vol. 1

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1.	Propulsion Motors 01:51	buy track
2.	Lost Contact 02:43	buy track
3.	The Outsider 02:59	buy track
4.	Oscillators 02:00	buy track
5.	Insider 02:34	buy track
6.	Welcome Back to Earth 02:28	buy track
7.	Mars Base 03 02:07	buy track
8.	Decoder 01:24	buy track
9.	Falling Star 02:16	buy track
10.	Chain Reaction 01:58	buy track
11.	Magnetic Storm 01:45	buy track
12.	Unthinkable 01:52	buy track

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"With Beats Vol. 1, Pioneer 11 imagine a beat-centric score for Battle of the Worlds, an obscure 1961 sci-film starring Claude Rains that’s now in the public domain. They back alternately lysergic and ambient melodies with dynamic drums, trading the film’s muted color palette for Day-Glo fluorescents while threading each suite with audio clips about launching rockets and extraterrestrial radio signals. Shades of Aphex Twin circa Selected Ambient Works 85–92 permeate the electronic-leaning “The Outsider” and “Magnetic Storm,” with the synths of the former sounding like they pulled them from The X-Files soundtrack. “Oscillators,” however, is pure cosmic trap. Skittering percussion and cavernous 808’s work in concert with ominous atmospherics. “Decoder” pairs dub-esque drums and syncopation with wailing, crystalline synths, while “Falling Star” situates grinding guitars front and center. The spirit of Beats Vol. 1 isn’t radically different from previous Pioneer 11 albums, but they’ve found a different sound to broadcast to whoever or whatever is up there listening."
- Max Bell (The Best Beat Tapes on Bandcamp: May 2021)

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released May 27, 2021

Created by Pioneer 11
Vocal samples are taken from the
1961 Sci-Fi epic "Battle of the Worlds"

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Pioneer 11 California

Psychedelic Electronica // Alex, Bryan and Joey

via POW Recordings

Los Angeles, CA

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