GA Album “Semper Fidelity” Now On Pandora Radio

• March
• 8

(from Wikipedia) Pandora is an automated music recommendation and Internet radio service created by the Music Genome Project. Users enter a song or artist that they enjoy, and the service responds by playing selections that are musically similar. Users provide feedback on approval or disapproval of individual songs, which Pandora takes into account for future selections.

While listening, users are offered the ability to buy the songs or albums at various online retailers. Over 400 different musical attributes are considered when selecting the next song. These 400 attributes are combined into larger groups called focus traits. There are 2,000 focus traits. Examples of these are rhythm syncopation, key tonality, vocal harmonies and displayed instrumental proficiency.

I’m pleased to announce that my CD “Semper Fidelity” has been accepted by Pandora (www.pandora.com). Check it out!

Cool GA Poster by Geoff McManus

• August
• 12

Talented graphic artist Geoff McManus has designed a cool Galactic Anthems poster based on my CD Subterranean Transit. Check out Geoff’s website for more of his work.

Unreleased Galactic Anthems track on AtmoWorks compilation

• August
• 7

Respected electronic music label AtmoWorks has included one my unreleased tracks, “System Sentinels” on a compilation CD called “AtmoWorks Presents: Compiled.” Here’s the announcement from AtmoWorks:

AtmoWorks is proud to bring you a first in our label’s history; a compilation of AW and other highly respected ambient and electronic artists into one cohesive release that we like to call ‘AtmoWorks Presents: Compiled’. AtmoWorks owner Matt McDonough (MjDawn) had this to say about this new and exciting venue for the label.

“We at AtmoWorks are very excited to bring together a collaboration that speaks about our label, artists and vision. This compilation is the first in what will be a series of “AtmoWorks Presents:” albums. Our hope is that we will be able to showcase our established artists, but also bring light to new talents we are exploring. You can look forward to future releases involving these great artists.”

A seamless blend of styles and influences carefully mastered and molded together by the tag-team of Vir Unis and MjDawn, ‘AtmoWorks Presents: Compiled’ is a wide-ranging set sure to please the most discerning electo-heads.

Here’s the link: AtmoWorks Presents: Compiled

New Compilation CD On MusicZeit - Fast Tracks

• September
• 10

Fast Tracks is a collection of 15 mid-to-up-tempo tunes spanning almost 20 years of recording. There’s something from all of the Galactic Anthems CD’s, one track from a pre-Galactic Anthems project called Atlas, and a bonus track from an upcoming release. Here’s the track list:

1. Cloud Surfing (from Semper Fidelity)
2. Juggernaut (from Before The Drone)
3. One Last Mission (from Semper Fidelity)
4. Level 3 (from Before The Drone)
5. Far Away Places (from Before The Drone)
6. Confrontation in the Cave (from Semper Fidelity)
7. Orbital Bop (from Galactic Anthems)
8. Transmigration (from Subterranean Transit)
9. Tachyon Emissions (bonus track)
10. Orbital Burn (from Before The Drone)
11. Dragon’s Lair (from Before The Drone)
12. Abstract Circuitry (from Abstract Circuitry)
13. Uncertain Future (from Galactic Anthems)
14. Floating Doarphalleous (from Atlas)
15. Bigg’s March (from Before The Drone)

Fast Tracks is available exclusively on the MusicZeit Download Platform. Click HERE to preview the tracks and buy the album in either high quality MP3 or FLAC formats.

Galactic Anthems Now Available on MusicZeit

• August
• 29

The Galactic Anthems CD’s are now available on the MusicZeit Download Platform. MusicZeit offers high quality downloads in either MP3 or FLAC files and high resolution artwork for each CD. Here is the MusicZeit mission statement:

“We all jumped for joy when CD came along, right? Great sound quality, no scratches, no messing about. So now what’s happening? Download music is everywhere, and CD is being put out to pasture. But wait, there’s a catch. Most download music is “lossy”. And this means inferior sound quality to CD. MP3, AAC, WMA. It’s all lossy.

We at MusicZeit.com believe you should have the best of both worlds. Instant download access to the music you want, but no loss of quality. That’s why all our albums are available in lossless CD quality as well as top-notch 256K MP3 if you want to listen to things “on the move”. And we don’t do individual tracks. Like you, we feel the music needs to be heard in context, as part of a full album or EP.

You don’t have to compromise in the digital download era. Let your kids get their “quick track fix” on other sites, while you download the full album, full artwork, in full CD quality, from MusicZeit.com

Full albums. Full artwork. Full CD quality. The only way.”

Check out the Galactic Anthems CD’s on MusicZeit. Just click here.

Galactic Anthems In “My Outer Space, Vol. 2″

• April
• 20

“My Outer Space” is a project that musicians from all over planet Earth participate in. Each musician or band provides his best or an especially composed song for the CDs you can download for FREE. I’ve submitted an unreleased track called “System Sentinels.” Check out My Outer Space here.

New Tracks Uploaded to MySpace

• December
• 29

Two new tracks have been uploaded to MySpace.”Cloud Surfing” is an energetic, upbeat track from my latest CD, Semper Fidelity. ”Tachyon Emissions” is a brand new track from my upcoming CD, The Unforgiving Vacuum (album name subject to change). Check them out! Feedback is always appreciated. Here’s the MySpace link;   http://www.myspace.com/galacticanthems

Keyboard Magazine’s Unsigned Artist of the Month

• October
• 17

After hearing Semper Fidelity, Keyboard Magazine named Galactic Anthems their “Unsigned Artist of the Month” in the August 2007 issue. Writing for Keyboard, Associate Editor Michael Gallant said: “Here at Keyboard Central, Galactic Anthems’ grand, synth-orchestrated project is a new one for us — a comic book soundtrack. Bringing to mind Amin Bhatia’s Interstellar Suite, Semper Fidelity uses older instruments like the Yamaha DX7 and E-mu Proteus 1 and 2, as well as soft synths like Native Instruments Absynth and Atmosphere to create an engrossing soundscape that’s majestic, fun, intense, and campy — in other words, perfect comic book accompaniment. Speak of the devil, the enhanced CD comes with PDF files of a full-color comic tale, created by sci-fi storyteller Matt Howarth. Reading and listening simultaneously is an engaging, trippy experience for sure. For crafting great mood music — and using it in a quirky, entertaining context — Galactic Anthems (a.k.a. electronic artist Glenn Adams) is Keyboard’s Unsigned Artist of the Month.”

Now out! Semper Fidelity

• October
• 11

When the kidnapping of a child brings a trio of old space war buddies back together to foil the crime, they unearth a greater evil, one that threatens to rock the galaxy! How strong is Semper Fidelity when the stakes involve the corruption of honor?

A unique collaboration between musical maestro Glenn Adams and sci-fi storyteller Matt Howarth. A thrilling graphic story in full color–and 55 minutes of exciting music inspired by the tale–all together on the same compact disc.