The debut from the Black Hole dropped so suddenly that it could have landed in outer space. It did. It takes time to reveal the true complexity and profundity of the sound waves from the Perseus galaxy cluster. The influence of the 1970s German Krautrock band Neu! and Can can be seen in the 34 second recording.
The sounds are striking, eerie, disturbing but strangely soothing and balm-like, and will be recognizable to anyone familiar with Brian Eno's 1983 ambient colossus Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks. A song that has long been the authority on these things, but now sounds like the work of a funky three-piece rock band from Teignmouth, is what Nasa's recording sounds like. One user has compared the real Black Hole to Pink Floyd's 1971 masterpiece, but conceptually, it's more in the spirit of A Saucerful of Secrets What is a black hole if it is not a deep space filled with mysteries and meaning?
The social media user likens it to trapped wailing souls and not the Jamaican band, thewailing souls. The sci-fi author thinks it is a timely sonic blast about the state of humanity. He said that the universe is not hot and sexy. He made his own 2min 44 second version, which he describes as "appropriately space-y and dark, with a beat so you can dance to it" Yes, you can.
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