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Shortly after the successful completion of a PR mission in the Sol system, the crew were heading out for a deep space probe when a massive ion storm severely damaged the ship's engines and threw it off course. With the drive system operating at minimal power, the crew realized that they were months away from being able to get to any kind of populated system. With no way to affect repairs, the only choice remaining was for the crew to secure themselves in their sleeper pods and ride out the long journey to the nearest system, Alpha Hydri (the "Head of Hydrus"). So all were placed in stasis and the ship, set on auto, began its long trek. The ship had been programmed to go into orbit around Alpha Hydri 2, a lush, tropical planet which had become popular as an interstellar vacation spot. Unbeknownst to the crew, the computer system had suffered damage from the storm as well and the result was an unexpected crash landing. Fortunately, the ship managed to hit just off shore from a major population center and the emergency landing protocols managed to kick in just in time to allow for a survivable landing. Somewhat shaken and soggy, the crew escaped the sinking ship and made it to shore where they were able to salvage some portable sonic grappling devices and engage in a shore side salvage mission before officials from the nearby settlement were dispatched to retrieve them.
credits
released July 22, 2011
TIME-FIX: 16.07.2011
GEOFIX: The Magda, Van, BC
CREW: Jethro Filipchuk (navigation, sonic frameworks, synthesizers), Ugo Fist (electric guitar, electric violin, rhythm source, ambient source), Vagus Ululatus (electric & acoustic guitar), Mobius Mim (synthesizer).
These artifacts are the result of live, improvised performances. They were recorded directly to stereo digital output with no additional overdubs, mixing or editing. The sounds you hear are exactly as they were heard at the time they were created.
Our world, in comparison to everything else we know about the universe, is a paradise. It is a remarkable, versatile and amazingly resilient being which has given life a home in its bosom for hundreds of millions of years. It has survived catastrophes and dramatic climactic upheavals. It has reshaped itself over and over throughout the eons and yet it now faces a challenge that may finally see it overcome and defeated. Now the world has to deal with humans. They were once a minor species on its surface, barely noticeable. They scrapped by, subsisting and surviving in their small numbers without having any significant influence on the environment around them. Then, something changed. They found a key into the realm of nature. A key which unlocked the doors of her resources and opened the floodgates of human social and technological evolution. These wonders may have been waiting there, as a gift for those who discovered it, but the humans who took that key and turned the lock held no regard for the source of these treasures and no concern for its well being. In their ignorance and greed, they only plundered and pillaged and now, after a mere few centuries, have left a mess beyond anything anyone could ever have conceived. The oceans and the life within choke on floating continents of garbage. Drills pierce into the bowels of the earth, releasing toxins the great body had carefully contained from exposure to the surface. The air is cloaked in particles which have triggered a cycled of change which threatens to spin out of control and plunge us all into a catastrophic nightmare world of climate extremes. The damage is great. It may be too great. Token jesters of recycled bags and toilet paper mean little in the face of what is happening. The big boys in the playing field are the ones who must be brought to account. Then we must all reinvent the way we live if we are ever to have any hope of survival.
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