ARTEMIS ll : A KIND UNITY - Music CD
Full Track Listing
- Artemis I - 'A New Generation' - 5.08
- Artemis lI - 'La Famille Dans L’espace' - 5.34
- Artemis III - 'Protect US' - 3.08
- Artemis IV - 'Behind The Moon' - 1.35
- Artemis V - 'Humanity' - 4.36
- Artemis VI - 'Hope' - 5.38
- Artemis Vll - 'A View From The Portal' - 14.02
- Artemis VlIl** - 'The Spirited Crew' - 2.54
- Artemis IX - 'We Live There' - 3.20
- Artemis X - 'A Kind Unity' (ما شاء الله) - 9.00
Total running time: 55 minutes
All Tracks Arranged, Produced & Engineered by Sebastian
Recorded at the Les Project des Studio ( Dec 25 - Nov 26 )
Album eMastered at Real World by Tim Oliver ( Bath )
*"Initial engineering of the acoustic Djembe (dʒɛmbeɪ), Darabukka (دَرَبُكّة) & Dolak drums by Micheal Huang
*"Based on a drum improvisation by Amenah, Chandni & Sebastian
Cover Photography by Olaide Asuni
"Such a Majestic View Out Here," - Reid Wiseman (Commander)
ARTEMIS II
"Whether you believe in God or not, this mission reminds us of who we are,
Where we are, and that we have got to work together."
Victor Glover – Pilot (NASA)
On April 1, I followed the LIVE links from Kennedy Space Centre. Reid Wiseman ( Commander ),
Christina Hammock Koch ( Mission Specialist ), Jeremy Hansen (Mission Specialist/Canadian Space)
& Victor Glover (Pilot). Alongside 150million worldwide, I interacted online with NASA. I found the entire event both an inspiration and an emotional testimony to mankind's technology, humanity & sense of comradeship.
"This crew was set to travel farther from Earth than any humans before them"
From the opening track 'A New Generation' to the closing track ; 'A Kind Unity', I illustrate themes born from the surrounding energies at this time - Emotions felt before, and throughout the Artemis 10 day voyage. Through 10 music compositions, I explored; the 'projected' mentality of these 4 individual astronauts as they become ONE space 'family', I juxtaposition responses around the astronaut's occasional religious commentary. I included observations of their heightened awareness and of our own moral responsibilities to earth and each other. For me, the entire Artemis ll community indirectly and directly brought much 'hope' and an increased sense of 'our better selves' . Regrettably, beneath the shear wonders of A2's explored galaxy, were the ongoing flaws of our worldly pursuits ; War, Climate Crisis, Reactive Bias, Genocides, Extremism, Human Rights Violations, Man-made Famine, Dehumanisation, Spiritual & Moral Bankruptcy and a mass fragility of 'Hope' itself. Opportunities to nurture aspirations to better protect ourselves at every level seems near redundant in each corner of our troubled world - Evidence of our wretched greed is on daily parade, here on Mother Earth.
However, way beyond the skies - onboard Artemis 2, for 10 solitary days - We were able to feast on stark reminders as set by 4 inspirational astronauts that ;
'Our space is precious. We can do and achieve so much more good within this world, when we work together'
When we are all moving for the same positive outcome" I see this as a 'Kind Unity'.
不是不报，时候未到 : Karmic return is certain, but it operates on its own timeline rather than instantly
Sebastian
ARTEMIS II : A KIND UNITY - Acknowledgements
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Personnel
Sebastian: Voice, Piano, Keyboards, Assorted Drums & Handpan
Keir Crawley: Sound Samples & Sonic Layers
Zalika Dale: Vocal Harmonies
Amenah Mustafa: Assorted Drums & Percussion
Kamilla Pederson: Vocals
Shivraj Sharma: Flutes
Chandni Surti: Assorted Drums & Percussion
Website & Artwork
Sebastian: Website / CD Design Concept
Anum, Vee & Sebastian: CD Fornt Cover Design
Olaide Asuni: CD Front Cover Photo of Sebastian
Qaiser Azim: CD Portrait Photos of Amenah, Chandni & Shivraj
Vee Ladwa: 'CD' digipak Layout & Artwork
Anum Rauf: Sketchbook Arabic Artwork
Richenda Court: Moral Questions Original Lino-cut Artwork
Chris Fortune (Getty Images): Photos sourced through license
A Special Thanks ( Mission Crew )
I am sincerely grateful to the Singers/Instrumentalists for their enthusiasm and support throughout this mission.
Artemis 2: A Kind Unity, describes how a group came together - a "kind unity" of togetherness that explored
and celebrated the individual cultural contributions each could bring to the table. On this project, I worked ostensibly with 4 session musicians on rotation. This selective approach enabled a more cohesive sound, and made it easier to bring additional and appropriate other talents to themes that were already established.
On this Project, I was very specific with whom I wanted to work with and their contribution.
Nonetheless, each brought a uniqueness and openness that played a key part in the overall musical direction.
Although, I have worked individually with many of the above musicians before - This time, I wanted to replicate the sense of 'A Kind Unity', that I felt so overwhelming on within and around the Artemis 2 Project.
Cultural collaboration, humanity, and breaking my own boundaries.
I am indeed very proud of this work, and much appreciate the creative skills, talents and inspiration from whomever, wherever and however they came to impact on me over the last 14months. To all those inspirational explorers, there is indeed "Hope"
Sebastian
Some Artists/Writers that inspired : 'A Kind Unity'.
Inspirations
Francesca Albanese: A Moon Will Rise from the Darkness ( Book )
Banksy: The Art of Banksy 2025 Exhibition
Kate Bush: 'The Ninth Wave'
Kelly Boesch: 'The Archive' Album
Denise Chong: The Girl in the Picture ( Book )
Adam Dodson: 'Where The Light Can't Reach'
Dominique Fils-Aime: '3 Little Words' Album
Peter Gabriel: 'Passion' ( Film Soundtrack )
Jan Garbarek: 'In Praise of Dreams' Album
Herbie Hancock: 'Mwandishi' Album
William Kentridge: Brilliant Ideas ( Youtube Video )
Spike Lee: Do The Right Thing, Breaks Down His Film Heroes ( Youtube Video )
Pessi Levanto: 'The Innocents 2021' ( Film Soundtrack )
Jean Michelle Jarre: ''Arpeggiator'
Levon Minassian: 'Songs from a world apart' Album
Paul McCartney: Photographs 1963-64 Eyes of the Storm ( Book )
Hania Rani: 'Ghosts'
David Sylvian: 'Alchemy: An Index of Possibilities'
Stevie Wonder: 'The secret life of Plants Album'
Vangelis: 'Bladerunner' ( Film Soundtrack )
Hans Zimmer: 'Dune' ( Film Soundtrack )
Permission to use NASA audio assets follows NASA’s media guidelines and does not suggest NASA endorsement.
ANISH KAPOOR 2026 Exhibition Photos by Sebastian. BANKSY