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	Songs of Distant Earth: Book vs. the Album
		The first seedships departed from Earth in the year 2553, carrying frozen embryos plus equipment that would revive humans, animals, plants, etc. and teach them how to survive.
		Even people that were born on Thalassa seem to know the history of Earth's 20th century better than their own.
		The idea of meeting people that lived on Earth with those whose had no contact with Earth for a long time (their antenna was destroyed by the eruption of a volcano) is brilliant, but in my opinion not well-developed enough.
	www.toucansolutions.com /oldfield/articles/sodebook.htm (1122 words)

	Ground and Sky review - Mike Oldfield - Songs of Distant Earth
		The best parts of Songs are the occasional guitar solos and majestic keyboard parts (I'm reminded of Moby's "God Moving Over the Face of the Waters" at times), but there's just not enough here to make this album stand out.
		Oldfield is not an artist who has aged gracefully in the eyes of many of his fans; between what are perceived as weak albums and and endless stream of transparent Tubular Bells-related cash-ins, he has simply worn out his welcome except among the true believers.
		Songs of Distant Earth came out in the mid-90s when there wasn't a ton of hope, but the memories of the brilliant Amarok had not entirely faded.
	www.progreviews.com /reviews/display.php?rev=mo-sode (554 words)

	Bibliography: The Songs of Distant Earth
		The Songs of Distant Earth (1986, SFBC, #05769, $4.98, 241pp, hc)
		The Songs of Distant Earth (1986, Grafton, 0246126884, L9.95, 182pp, hc)
		The Songs of Distant Earth (1986, Ballantine Del Rey, 0345335252, $75.00, 256pp, hc)
	isfdb.tamu.edu /cgi-bin/title.cgi?1164 (112 words)

	Dr. SOHO's FAQ: Miscellaneous Inquiries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		I have conjectured that it is a photographic effect; namely when the Earth is in the photographic field, the camera's aperture has to be closed down so as not to be "blinded" by the brilliance of the Earth glow.
		At Earth, the solar wind is a much more important factor than interstellar gas, but the total energy transfer to the Earth from the solar wind plasma is nearly negligible compared to the total energy transfer from sunlight.
		Remember that the Earth's position is fixed at the Vernal Equinox: that's when the Sun crosses (northbound) the intersection between the celestial equator and the Ecliptic.
	sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov /explore/faq/misc.html (9240 words)

	The Songs of Distant Earth
		The Songs of Distant Earth themselves are beautiful : some bits are a touch on the duff side, but the beginning is haunting, the "Lament for Atlantis" reprise of that main theme is beautiful in its simplicity and clarity, and "New Beginning" is a fitting termination.
		The Songs Of Distant Earth is one of Mike Oldfield's most atmospheric albums, and it has a genuine affection for the subject matter.
		The only flaw that i think he made was on the last song, as it is a disappointment cause the whole cd it is soo dreamy and it could just end that way, but then this last song with the wailing just tends to destroy the dreamyness for me. Otherwise brilliant.
	www.toucansolutions.com /oldfield/opinion7.htm (13041 words)

	The Songs of Distant Earth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Instead, he crafts a world where, in an attempt to save at the earth's life itself if not the actual beings on it, intricate ships containing the unborn versions of entire worlds are sent off to colonize other planets.
		Though the new inhabitants of this planet built a large antenna communications antenna to report their existence to earth, it was destroyed by a volcanic eruption.
		For this reason, they are surprised by the arrival to their planet of a large ship from earth, with a million of earths last people stowed in hibernation.
	members.shaw.ca /chris.procter/rev/SongsOfDistantEarth.htm (485 words)

	Amazon.com: Songs of Distant Earth: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The story deals with the clash of cultures, but the best part are the flashbacks to Earth, and Clarke's highly intelligent and plausible extrapolations as regards science, politics, and societal development.
		The Earth they know is a sanatized version and their world is Eden like.
		To them Earth is a recent memory, not an ancient past, and the crew still mourns its passing and the loss of those left behind.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0345322401?v=glance (1867 words)

	THE SONGS OF DISTANT EARTH Arth
		There is great emotion in the description of the tale’s set up- the sun will go nova in about 1500 years, so humans start flinging out seedships to colonize nearby worlds.
		The last centuries of earth life, and the resoluteness of the species make 1 put the book down upon occasions, yet, there is something missing- I believe a sense of awe that permeates the other ACC works I’ve read.
		In The Songs Of Distant Earth the worst is already behind us as the tale opens, and its that worst which disallows the best of ACC to shine through in this novel.
	www.yetanotherbookreview.com /songs_of_distant_earth.htm (1273 words)

	HarperCollins Publishers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In 'The Songs of Distant Earth' he intertwines these elements with deeply-felt humanitarian themes, to create a thoughtful and hauntingly evocative tale.
		Over centuries of knowing the end was at hand humanity launched probes carrying embryos to distant star-systems, relying on machines to incubate the first people of a virgin land under an alien sun.
		In 'The Songs of Distant Earth' Arthur C. Clarke has created a poignant and vivid account of doomsday and beyond.
	www.harpercollins.co.uk /books/default.aspx?id=18047 (287 words)

	Songs of Distant Earth - Junk Warehouse Product Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		It was the blatant anti-religion message that Clarke harped on rather obsessively, as well as the Harlequin-styled romantic passages that could have taken place anywhere, not just on another planet, but more likely in a preachy romance novel.
		This is a very good hard sci-fi novel, about a colony of humans on a distant planet that is visited by the remnants of the human race fleeing catastrophe.
		Having been seeded long long before, this colony had lost touch with the home world and developed a culture of its own, highly civilised and quite benign - they are peaceful and pursue their pleasures in an open and innocent way.
	www.junkwarehouse.com /amazon/asinsearch_0345322401 (256 words)

	Songs of Distant Earth, Arthur C Clarke - Voyager Online
		On Earth the Lords of the Last Days live with no need to care for the future.
		Last to leave Earth is the spaceship Magellan carrying a million homeless - who witness the Atlantic boil dry, the pyramids disintegrate, the ice of Antarctica melt, the death of Earth.
		Soon paradise is haunted by the songs of distant earth, and alien destinies are inextricably, tragically entwined.
	www.voyageronline.com.au /books/title.cfm?ISBN=0586066233&Author=13 (221 words)

	The Arthur C Clarke Forum
		This is the background to `The Songs Of Distant Earth` and tells of the ideas that inspired Arthur C Clarke to write what to many people would be one of his greatest novels.
		Early in 1957, the year the Space Age opened, the phrase `These Are The Songs Of Distant Earth` popped into Arthur`s mind from nowhere.
		It kept circling inside his head, as Sputnik was to go around the Earth six months later, and the only way of exorcising it was to sit down and hammer out a 12,000 word novella, which was printed next year in an American science fiction magazine.
	www.douglas.eckhart.btinternet.co.uk /page2.html (772 words)

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		The name ("new Earth") has been used in SF books for quite a while.
		Arthur C. Clarke used "Thalassa" in "The Songs of Distant Earth" (very Blue Planet-ish, I might add)...
		Arthur C. Clarke used "Thalassa" in "The Songs of Distant Earth" (very > Blue Planet-ish, I might add)...
	www.biohazardgames.com /board/03-16.txt (1246 words)

	MIKE OLDFIELD The Songs of Distant Earth reviews and MP3
		As is implied by the title, “Songs of distant earth” has a space them to it, although this does not by any means dominate the album.
		The melodies of subsequent songs are seamlessly integrated into the prevalent musical "themes" of the work.
		— Truly his best Studio album; Songs of distant earth should be appreciated for what it is: an absolute masterpiece of music...Tracks that flow together seamlessly and with multiple influences that neither dominate or fade away too soon.
	www.progarchives.com /Progressive_rock_discography_CD.asp?cd_id=4908 (2317 words)

	Mike Oldfield - "The Songs of Distant Earth"
		A sample of a female choir can be heard and the 64-sounding synth loop comes back, but slightly different this time.
		And synthesizer starts with the theme of the song, and wind-chimes can be heard in the background.
		The song then changes theme and a rock guitar starts playing a new theme together with the guitar used previous in the track.
	www.five.no /enigma/reviews/other/SongsOfDistantEarth.html (2192 words)

	Mike Oldfield MP3 Downloads - Mike Oldfield Music Downloads - Mike Oldfield Music Videos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Songs of Distant Earth blend together two motifs crafted through Mike Oldfield's atmospheric music.
		About the music, it is usually Mike Oldfield's differentiation of rhythms or styles on a song to song basis that makes his music thought-provoking and fresh.
		On this album, the same rhythm lurks through half of the songs, with only smidgens of add-on instrumentation to elevate its flow.
	www.mp3.com /albums/161974/reviews.html (256 words)

	Books, Listed by Author
		* The Songs* of Distant Earth (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33525-2, May ’86 [Apr ’86], $75.00, 256pp, hc) Limited signed edition of 500 copies of Clarke’s new sf novel, in a boxed edition issued without dust jacket.
		* _The Songs of Distant Earth (Grafton 0-246-12688-4, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], £9.95, 182pp, hc) Reprint (Del Rey 1986) sf novel.
		* _The Songs of Distant Earth (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-586-06623-3, Nov ’98, £5.99, 238pp, pb) Reprint (Del Rey 1986) SF novel.
	www.locusmag.com /index/b102.html (2569 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Songs of Distant Earth: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Among all my music CD, mile oldfield's are on the top of the list (together with another band Apocalyptica, they are the heaven & hell extreme to me).
		and the album songs of distant earth is on the top of all his masterpieces.
		If you don't hear Songs of distant earth, you'll never understand what (pure) music is.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000026FJ6 (657 words)

	Amazon.com: Light and Shade: Music: Mike Oldfield (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Starting with the first two songs on the first CD you are carried away in fantasy by this music.
		While the "Light" disk is very much reminiscent of the "Songs form a Distant Earth" album, the "Shade" disk very much a more modern techno beat with Mike's twists of course.
		I've listened to Oldfield practically all my life and consider myself to be true fan, but realistic - of course not all of his work is great, but I've come to respect him - every one of his albums is different, and he doesn't repeat himself much.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000B5KEUK?v=glance (1665 words)

	Amazon.com: Light & Shade: Music: Mike Oldfield (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		His last truly good work was The Songs of Distant Earth, and that was 11 years ago.
		It is true that Mike Oldfield have become a techno lover in the last decade, but he managed to get a funny approach to this new sound.
		Anyway, Light and Shade is not perfect by any means, but it's extremely pleasant on the ears and, as someone who loves Mike's signature guitar sound, it's very nice to hear it promninently once again (Tears of an Angel is a particularly good example).
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000B7HY9M?v=glance (1785 words)

	MediaMonkey :: View topic - Songs Of Distant Earth (with Macintosh data track)
		Songs Of Distant Earth (with Macintosh data track)
		This must perhaps be the strangest 'bug' report and I'm only aware of 1 cd out of a million that has this particularity.
		I have The Songs Of Distant Earth by Mike Oldfield, the original 'enhanced 'version that starts with a Mac cd-rom track.
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	Write a Review - MouthShut.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
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	MIKE OLDFIELD The Songs of Distant Earth review
		— Mike OLDFIELD has been responsible for so many great recordings with "The Songs Of Distant Earth" representing in my opinion one of his highest achievements.
		OLDFIELD creates some pretty lush atmospheres which provides the required mood for his guitar trickery and play on vocal harmonies.
		"The Songs of Distant Earth" is a highly creative and original album from OLDFIELD who takes us deep into the depths of space or at least into the depths of our minds.
	www.progarchives.com /Review.asp?id=28468 (124 words)

	Oldfield, Mike - Songs of distant earth - Groove Unlimited
		Oldfield, Mike - Songs of distant earth - Groove Unlimited
		The Songs Of Distant Earth was recorded between June 1993 and June 1994.
		The music will astound you so much you will just loose your sense of time and everything around you.
	www.groove.nl /cd/1/17800.html (294 words)

	sffworld.com - November Reads (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Hammer of God I enjoyed but hought it was rather much a lesser work than, lets say, Fountains of Paradise or Songs of Distant Earth.
		I loved Songs of Distant Earth and Rama and enjoyed Fountains of Paradise, but these books are rather dense.
		Alaistair Reynolds was excellent as usual with Glacial, and I still much prefer his shorter fiction to the two first novels of his I've read, which dragged in parts.
	www.sffworld.com /forums/printthread.php?t=3880&pp=30 (3643 words)

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		In addition to 70 minutes of music that can be played on any CD player, it includes a CD-ROM track that allows users to travel through a futuristic city.
		THE SONGS OF DISTANT EARTH is loosely based on Arthur C. Clarke`s book of the same title.
		This item will be shipped to you via USPS Trackable Media Mail; delivery will take from 2 days to 3 weeks.
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	The Songs of Distant Earth by Mike Oldfield (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		By the time the cd is over with, you will feel as if waking from a very good dream, your problems from before a distant memory.
		I spend a lot of time staring at code on the computer, and the Songs of Distant Earth is a perfect backdrop.
		That's not to say that it's only background music, as it is even more rewarding listening to it at 1am under the stars with a good pair of headphones.
	www.hot-rhythm.com /cd236960/the_songs_of_distant_earth.html (425 words)

	'The Songs Of Distant Earth' CD Videos
		I've taken and encoded them from 'The Songs Of Distant Earth' CD (Or TSODE, as his friends say ;-)
		We get inside the starship which takes the survivors of the destruction of the Earth, which 'happened' about 3000 AC.
		After entering the Control Bridge of the ship, we go to the Hibernaculum, where somebody, a very special person, waits us with a strange message...
	www.geocities.com /SunsetStrip/Towers/4836/videos.htm (550 words)

	The Boss's Midi Favorites
		The general midi song files listed here have been downloaded from several on-line services, the Internet and BBSs.
		Stars And The Moon from Songs For A New World, mp3 5.5-meg.
		For comments on the Boss's Favorite Midi Songs or for general midi file submissions to be included on the Boss's page, please direct them to the Boss at rposner@afcsat.com.
	www.afcsat.com /midi_fav.html (365 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: The Songs of Distant Earth: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Colonising the stars by launching embryos and genes stored in computers to other worlds in robot seed-ships; the world has resigned itself to remaining on Earth and dying with their star.
		But, at the eleventh hour a new propulsion system is invented that can send humans to the stars.
		Clarke has also only used technology that he feels will likely exist in the distant future which he is portraying, giving the story even more believability.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0586066233 (741 words)

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