Hey, Bob I'm looking at what Jack was talking about
and its definitely not a particle that's nearby
it is a bright object and it's obviously rotating because its flashing
its way out in the distance apparently rotating in a very rhythmic fashion because the flashes come around almost on time
as we look back at the earth its about up at eleven o'clock
about well maybe ten or twelve earth diameters
i don't know whether that does you any good
but there's something out there
and its definitely not a particle that's nearby
it is a bright object and it's obviously rotating because its flashing
its way out in the distance apparently rotating in a very rhythmic fashion because the flashes come around almost on time
as we look back at the earth its about up at eleven o'clock
about well maybe ten or twelve earth diameters
i don't know whether that does you any good
but there's something out there
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To me, this whole song speaks without words. The monologue at the beginning let's you know they are in space looking at an object that is ten to twelve earth diameters rotating in a rhythmic fashion. The whole time, the music is what the object is emanating, whatever that object may be. It repeats the same four chord progression but somehow building the tension. But near the end, the song gets progressively more and more intense. As the tension rises, the spacecraft is enveloped by the object and the beat of the object is heard for a while then gradually lost. Like a black hole, it distorts the message until it finally sucks the spacecraft in, ending the transmission.
I like your interpretation, J
I like your interpretation, J
The spoken monologue is from the Apollo 17 mission, where the astronauts saw something outside the capsule. Take a look at http://www.spaceanswers.com/space-exploration/2837/which-astronaut-is-speaking-at-the-start-of-daft-punks-new-song-contact-and-what-is-he-talking-about/.
I do like what Daft Punk has done sonically here.
If you like this, particularly the tag to a real-life bit of spaceflight history, you'll probably like Countdown by Rush.