Pulstar
Posted on June 30th, 2008 posted by bearbaby in italo disco, soundtracks, the future
I’m italo-discoing it UP! right now. Pardon me. The track “Pulstar” by Vangelis, the same composer who did “chariots of fire”, was featured on the Bladerunner soundtrack in 1982. Sah-weet…. the Vangelis track is epically classical-like. It’s slightly like Tomita’s Planets, but maintains a more eerie momentum. Vangelis’s version of “Pulstar” is like a twinkling space craft. On the other hand Hypnosis’s “Pulstar” is a two-stepping dark dub classic right out of 1983. I love the Hypnosis version, it embodies electro-italo club bleakness. I posted both though, so you decide which you like better.
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MP3: Vangelis - Pulstar
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MP3: Hypnosis - Pulstar
July 1st, 2008 1:46 am
Chariots of fire was not for blade runner it does not feature in the soundtrack, it was actually composed for the film “chariots of fire” which was about the english 4 minute mile runner roger banister. still, it’s a great track, don’t have it myself but wold love someone to post it up.
cheers for the music
J
xxx
July 1st, 2008 1:47 am
ah i just realised what you meant, my dyslexia is not cool.
haha
July 1st, 2008 2:34 am
Sorry to be Mr Web Pedant but Pulstar first appeared in the mid 70’s on an album called ‘Albedo 0.39′ not 1983 - it’s one of his early pieces.
Tis brilliant though, esp. for the time.
July 1st, 2008 9:48 am
i think i’m, gonna have to pick the pulstar version too…
July 1st, 2008 10:28 am
aw thanks, i worded that.. so badly haha I meant that it was featured on the 1982 bladerunner soundtrack (the vangelis version) and then the hypnosis version was put out on vinyl in 1983.
July 6th, 2008 8:24 pm
In 83 when I was a kid someone gave me this track on a tape (the hypnosis version). I loved the tune, I played it for years. It inspired me in fact to make electronic music myself. Now 25 years later in life, what a blast to finally find out what the name of it is and who made it. Who would have thought it was a cover of Vangelis, lol. Thanks for the MP3 !! However I was listening to the long version back then, I also found it on youtube. Anyone has that one on MP3?