STARLIGHT VOLUME 1
 
1.POLARIS 7:14
2.ENVELOPING SPACE 10:10
3.MOONRISE 6:10
4.SATURN'S SONG 7:45
5.ATTRACTING LIGHT 8:34
6.STARBURST 7:47
7.DEEP INTO NIGHT 6:07
8.SPLENDROUS STARLIGHT 7:26
 
Instruments used were various
synthesizers and samplers
 
Released 2008
 
"STARLIGHT VOLUME 1" is the first in a series of CDS to be released.  Nights out under
skies full of stars is the inspiration for these CDS. Looking out into the vastness of our
Universe and feeling the sense of immense beauty and belonging. The cool night air, glittering stars,
soft ambient music, time whirls by. This music is ambient, spacious,  and emotional.
 
Robert Carty has always had a penchant for space music, perhaps never more so than on his latest release Starlight Volume 1. This is a perfect collection for your next planetarium show or space journey, real or imaginary. “Polaris” is full of bright shimmers and electronic twitters, an ethereal way to start. “Enveloping Space” drifts softly in, remaining feathery light throughout. “Moonrise” reminds me of Telomere’s space music, although I don’t think Carty uses a Serge synthesizer. Still, it has that pure deep space quality to it; the whole album does, but this one even more so. Shimmering swirls of sound seem appropriate for “Saturn’s Song,” as if the rings themselves had been put to music. “Attracting Light” is another airy gem that floats dreamily by. “Starburst” digs a little deeper with a pulsating undercurrent that gives it more bite, though it is still unmistakably music for the stars. My personal favorite is difficult to choose, but the wonderful floating of “Deep Into Night” is surely near the top of the list. “Splendrous Starlight” is as pleasant and dreamy as the rest, a very nice closing piece. If you like Carty’s prior works or the early space music works of Jonn Serrie, this is absolutely essential listening. © 2009 Phil Derby / Electroambient Space 
 
Ambient/space musician Robert Carty has started a new series of musical explorations under the moniker Starlight, which (as he writes) began with an attempt to create a work with a "space" theme. Well, he has succeeded well, as this eight-track album (composed in December 2008) offers some very nicely rendered free form, soft flowing, glistening and overall textural cosmic music that will please space music fans a lot. From the start, it creates a warm, inviting, uplifting and above all dreamy atmosphere, making things float, especially when listening through headphones. Recommended. © Bert Strolenberg