New track posted to Soundcloud, “Celebration”

• August
• 27

Celebration by Galactic Anthems

Harold J. Johnson podcast “The Big Sleep” - a rediscovered treasure

• July
• 15

So I have an iPod. No big deal, millions of people do. At my day gig I put it on shuffle. Never know what I’m going to listen to. Well, this morning a podcast by Harold J. Johnson starts playing. I gave him permission in 2004 to use one of my tunes, Sunrise At Sheep Pass, for this podcast. Haven’t heard it in years. To put it mildly, I was pleasantly surprised by what I heard. Give it a listen. Hope you enjoy it.

The Big Sleep - Harold J. Johnson

The new CD Baby Widget!

• June
• 1

Galactic Anthems now on Facebook

• April
• 4

Yes, like everyone else on Planet Earth, Galactic Anthems now has a Facebook page. Come check it out! Here’s the link:

www.facebook.com/pages/Galactic-Anthems/173830139329589

Review of “The Other Side” by Bert Strolenberg

• April
• 4

Bert Strolenberg has been a reviewer and contributor to the Dutch electronic music fanzine KLEM. After that he was a  journalist of E-dition Magazine, a printed international magazine on electronic music. After the sad demise of E-dition in February 2007, he decided to take a break from it all.  Sonic Immersion is the outlet for his reviews and articles. Bert has posted a review of “The Other Side.”

“With his seventh release “The Other Side”, Glenn Adams (aka Galactic Adams) treats us with a true cosmic album. The nine tracks offer a bright assortment of electronic sounds, ranging from a few dynamic, pulsating, rhythmic-sequencer driven pieces to cinematic spacious sketches making up the biggest part of the album.

The melodic, uptempo side is heard on e.g. “8:05 to Olympus Mons” and “Forward Motion”. Thereafter, the music takes a strong turn and heads into the far depths of the galaxy with soundscape outings.

The expansive deep spaces found on the second half of the cd are very well done. This galactic journey takes off with “Fog across the moor”. “Ghosts of the Andalusian Plain”,“In F” “System Sentinels” and the title track complete it. All are morphing, swirling but always “active” tracks, together clocking over 30 minutes.

This excellent deep space music offers lots of spacious details, evaporating a profound sense of mystery and adventure as we drift through and immerse into grand cosmic bubble.
Nice going, Glenn. ”

Thanks Bert!

Galactic Anthems releases “The Other Side”

• February
• 25

Now available from CD Baby and iTunes, “The Other Side.” Nine explosive tracks ranging from energetic propulsion to deep space alien soundtracks. Here’s the link to CD Baby:

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/galacticanthems

The CD Baby page features two minute previews of each track. If you would like to preview the whole CD, go to Soundcloud at this link:

http://soundcloud.com/galacticanthems/sets/the-other-side/

Want to use Paypal to order direct from the artist? Click the “Add To Cart” button.

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.