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Dione (Floating)

from Cassini Transmissions by Xodex

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Dione is a moon of Saturn. It was discovered by Italian astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini in 1684. It is named after the Titaness Dione of Greek mythology.

At 1122 km (697 mi) in diameter, Dione is the 15th largest moon in the Solar System, and is more massive than all known moons smaller than itself combined. About two thirds of Dione's mass is water ice, and the remaining is a dense core, probably silicate rock.

Data gathered by Cassini indicates that Dione has an internal liquid water ocean (a situation similar to that of its orbital resonance partner, Enceladus).

(Source: Wikipedia)

I knew I wanted a track inspired by the ice moon Dione. But somehow I wasn't able to write something that I thought captured the feminine name of this moon. The solution came when I decided to 'borrow' a song from the song-based album I've also been working on.

That song, called Zweven (Dutch for Floating), seemed to be perfect for Dione. I slightly remixed the already finished music, replaced the verses with the Cassini-JPL dialogue and re-recorded the choruses into English.

The original song Zweven will still be part of the other album.

lyrics

JPL:
Cassini, you're approaching Dione. Prepare for fly-by.

Cassini:
Fly-by procedure initiated. Approaching ice moon Dione.

I float, I float. Floating to Dione.
I float, I float. Floating to Dione.

Transmitting first images.

JPL:
Cassini,images received. they look great!

Cassini:
I float, I float. Floating past Dione.
I float, I float. Floating past Dione.

Drifting from Dione now.

JPL:
Cassini, set course for the ring system.

Cassini:
Acknowledged. Course for the ring system is set.

I float, I float. Floating from Dione.
I float, I float. Floating from Dione.

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from Cassini Transmissions, released August 10, 2017
Dennis Versteeg: keyboards, programming, voices

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Dennis Versteeg = Xodex Nuenen, Netherlands

Dennis Versteeg (1973), father of four, patent attorney by profession, started making his own music in 2015, resulting in his first album 'De Zijlijn' (currently not available on Bandcamp). He is working on the second album under his own name. In between those sessions he started composing instrumental synthesizer tracks. He released an album of these (Cassini Transmissions) under the name Xodex. ... more

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