March 1st, 2019

Sol 5: Music Music

The goal of the EVA of the morning was to climb to Hab Ridge to reach Hab View North and enjoy a nice view on the station. With Cerise and Gaspard, we faced the muddy slopes during an hour before reaching our goal. The landscape up there was fantastic; every quarter turn I made around me was the discovery of a new landscape, a new universe. I was travelling from round and eroded rocks to sharp buttes, from an abrupt plateau that reminded me of Monument Valley to a snowy mountain. It was like this place had been a draft for the creation of geologic richness and diversity of this planet.

Since the beginning of our mission, music has a precious role, as musical ambiance for life moments, sport sessions or experiments, to relax before going to sleep or just to spend time and have fun. Everyone shares its favorite playlist, its favorite music style.

We offer you a musical selection, composed of six songs, one for each of us, that we listened, discovered or rediscovered during the beginning of the mission.

– Come Together, The Beatles
“This music has the power to give me back energy even in fatigue moments, so that it’s difficult for me to not singing. It’s a perfect
song to resist fatigue or boredom moments, but really for my crewmates’ ears.”

– Papa loves Mambo, Perry Como
“Listened during reports writing, this song was relaxing and catchy for the crew, that was a good moment for me and the rest of the team!”

– Mr Brightside, The Killers
“This song represents the beginning of my adventure in loving english rock, as it is the first song I actually recall loving. I remember with remarkable details the first time I heard it in my brother’s room when I was 6. Mr Brightside was played randomly yesterday evening in the playlist of an other crew member.”

– Contact, Daft Punk
“When I listen to this music, it feels like I am with the astronauts, on their way to space. It gives me goose bumps listening to the beats and to the rocket taking off, but also thinking of what they’ve achieved.”

– Sleepless Nights, FM Attack
“This title moves me to another place temporarily, on a sunny beach or on the shore of a calm and peaceful lake. It helps me concentrate, find energy and motivation to work on any task. Even for a short time, it helps me continue for a while.”

– Banana Pancakes, Jack Johnson
“For some reason, this song never fails to remind me of our little trips to the beach in family when I was a kid. Playing it during the mission, so far away from those moments, made me feel almost at home again, and as always, it also filled me with happiness and good memories.”

Author: Auzou Benjamin, Journalist