Test Shot Starfish is an American
electronic music production duo formed in 1999 by Kyle Schember and Ryan Stuit.
History
The duo met on the film set for
Forever Fabulous
''Forever Fabulous'' is a 1999 comedy starring Jean Smart, Jennifer Elise Cox, Robert Wagner, Emily Proctor and Jorja Fox, which was written and directed by Werner Molinsky and initially screened under the title Tiara Tango at the 1999 Austin Film ...
in
Los Angeles in the late 90s. Their first EP was released in 2003 and a self titled full length album in 2005. Their name refers to the
Starfish Prime
Starfish Prime was a high-altitude nuclear test conducted by the United States, a joint effort of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and the Defense Atomic Support Agency. It was launched from Johnston Atoll on July 9, 1962, and was the larges ...
nuclear test from 1962, the largest nuclear detonation in space.
Music style
Test Shot Starfish "is the sound of space, if it had one – at least in this
parsec".
For example, their song "LC-39A" is inspired by the launch pad of the
same name which launched
Apollo,
Space Shuttle, and
Falcon Heavy.
Another example is on "Sputnik" which was named after the
first artificial satellite. The song contained samples of news clips and the audio from the satellite itself.
Their music is also commonly used in
SpaceX's YouTube and X livestreams of rocket launches.
Discography
Studio albums
* ''Test Shot Starfish'' (2005)
* ''Music for Space'' (2018)
* ''Music for Space Sleep'' (2020)
* ''Earth Analog'' (2022)
Extended plays
* ''Test Shot Starfish EP'' (2003)
Singles
* Mars (2019)
* Cities in Flight (2019)
* The New Astronauts (2020)
* Crew (2020)
* Moon (featuring
Everyday Astronaut) (2021)
References
External links
Test Shot Starfishofficial site
Test Shot Starfishdiscography on
MusicBrainz
Test Shot StarfishSoundCloud
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American electronic music duos
Musical groups established in 1999
Musical groups from Los Angeles
1999 establishments in California