Space Junk      (08:44)

273 hi-fi plays, 153 lofi plays, 1094 downloads, 7 comments

Most people call me The Orbital Garbageman. I don't think that it accurately describes me or what I do, but since everyone calls me by that name, I've adopted it. I think that it is more accurate to say that I am a collector and purveyor of rare artifacts. Now, in the year 2099, there are an estimated 2,000,000 pieces of "space junk" or "space trash" in orbit above the Earth. In my tiny dual-seater orbital spacecraft (which is itself constructed of cast-off and discarded parts) I cruise the skies with my beagle Waldo (who has a good nose for smelling out valuable pieces of trash), looking for items to sell in my shop back at Orbital City. You wouldn't believe the stuff we have found! Everything from items lost by the early space explorers, to pieces of 1960s-era furniture, cats, dogs, an alligator, dead satellites, jewelry, atomic weapons, even a used prophylactic. It's a dangerous line of work, but I make a handsome living selling my found oddities.

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Don Campau said, "I love the stereo panning. This doesn\'t seem like \"junk\" to me but a whirling dervish on a psychedelic trip.Hal, you are a true original."

Mental Anguish said, "Hal kicks off the Free Loop Project 014 with a bang, deep space, floating, haunting, captivating, the perfect orbital junkyard soundscape. The sounds emanating from the Moog Voyager are awesome & the other elements you added & combined together flow freely thru out. A damn fine piece of music. "

Terry Howell said, "Tagged as \'Dark Ambient\' but nevertheless engagingly beautiful music. Hal once again shapes space via a controlled random foray along electronic networks as only he can do. The trip just gets better and better ... "

cystem said, "this has to be my favorite Hal McGee mix to date. the sounds used got me thoroughly involved with the storyline, more so than usual. very atmospheric and beautifully \"spaced out\"! the \"working man\'s\" future music. and i apologize for the prophylactic, didn\'t think anyone would find that... ;)"

ith said, "This tune is no Space Junk. It is pure and nice electronica. Great work!"

buzzsaw said, "In the Place de la Concorde, beneath the old Egyptian obelisk which had witnessed so many changes in this troubled world, they found a carriage in waiting from within sounded a melody certainly not heard on this earth before. King Louis-Phillipe and the Queen piled in, along with the Duchesse de Nemours, the Princess Clementine, and an attendant. Some person in the crowd recognized them and cried out, \"Respect old age! Respect misfortune!\" And when an officer in attendance implored the crowd not to hurt the king, he was answered, \"Do you take us for assassins? We have provided this carriage! Let him get away!\" The coachman then grasped the reins, the new mix by Hal McGee sounded yet more loudly and the scene out the window suddenly changed from Revolutionary Paris to the endless expanse of space following a tendril of nebula. This new mix by Hal has transported me there, already. Bravissimo!"

Björn Eriksson said, "Aaahh! Mighty Space Junk Ear Massage! Really interesting junk journey! And btw, I like The Orbital Garbageman character, seems to be a very nice fellow! ;) "