Tale of the Comet

Steffen Presley

All compositions © 1987 Steffen Presley

Produced and engineered by Steffen Presley
Artwork and layout by Carolyn Presley

    © 1997 Terraform Records

Tale of the Comet artwork

Steffen Presley-photo art Performed by Steffen Presley on vocals; Yamaha DX7, Prophet-5 and Minimoog synthesizers; Linndrum and synthesized drums.

Simmons drum performance and additional Linndrum programming by Marc Glassman.

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Designed as music for the future, as projected by today's world, "Tale of the Comet" chronicles the life and times of a twenty-first century space colonist.

The album begins as the astronaut recalls events from his childhood onward which shaped the course of his life. A passing comet late in the twentieth century sparks the small child's imagination and inspires his interest in space travel.

As a young man, population growth and associated world problems spark him to action. Feeling that man must expand out into the universe to survive and grow as a species, he eventually becomes one of the first space colonists, embarking on wonderous odysseys of celestial love.

Be sure to check out the "Tale of the Comet" lyrics page

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Electronic instruments were used exclusively towards expressing a futuristic space adventure. Modern at the time, these now vintage instruments are sought after collector's items and include; a Sequential Circuits - Prophet 5 (polyphonic analog synthesizer), a Yamaha DX7 (digital synthesizer), a Minimoog (monphonic analog synthesizer), and a LinnDrum (1st drum machine). Thanks to extremely original sound design by Steffen, these sounds are far from sounding dated except for the LinnDrum which hasn't hasn't aged well at all.


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