Public Service Broadcasting - Sputnik

October 4th 1957 marked the start of the space age, when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I. The Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory was the largest radio telescope in the world and the only device that could track Sputnik’s carrier rocket.
The Lovell Telescope picked up Sputnik on 11 October 1957 - on the anniversary of that date in 2015, Public Service Broadcasting filmed the video for ‘Sputnik’ in front of the iconic structure.
The video celebrates the launch of the first satellite into earth orbit and highlight The Lovell Telescope’s role in making space exploration history.
The ‘Sputnik/Korolev’ EP will be released on 12” vinyl, CD & digital on 20 Novemberalong with 4 stellar remixes from Blond:ish, Petar Dundov, Eagles & Butterflies & Plugger.
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[@Paulinemoke]

Greetings to all Cosmonauts out there

[@aa4a-a4]

Still the most impactful crescendo ive ever heard. "As the earth shrinks, the universe stretches forth its beckoning hands, in a gesture for all of mankind" Nothing beats it, and I'd be surprised if anything ever does.

[@viqtor23]

Fly save, dear cosmonauts! We know how you feel. We are in this together. Stay strong.

[@NewGoldStandard]

This is a really nice comment. You never know what you might mention in passing that really means something to someone else. Thank you.

[@yarp1246]

I can't stop coming back to watch this. Absolutely perfect.

[@psychoticlime9940]

Amazing song and the video is SPOT ON! The whole song is on a crescendo that really gives the feeling of the "beginning of a new era for mankind", and the use of the "blip" of the Sputnik as part of the rythm is brilliant

[@EndToxicAid]

Spot on, totally agree, the crescendo effect is so intense it sends shivers down my spine, I love it, makes me feel alive, like anything is possible! Also the Voice of The Russian Moon running throughout at the same pitch and volume, then when the crescendo drops and all you hear is Sputnik, exactly like it would have been in the vacuum of space. One of my favourite tracks of theirs, alongside Everest and I'd say The Pit.

[@xHarryBx]

Get ready with Ollie

[@callummoloney8709]

Molly*

[@stuartlee3827]

Had the extreme pleasure in seeing these guys in Norwich last week, if you're a fan then I absolutely urge you to see and hear them live. They're beyond incredible.

[@maxm55]

My grandfather helped design the Lovell telescope! Grew up visiting jodrell :)

[@Bulletguy07]

@Max M I live near to it and remember it being built. Have driven past it numerous times yet oddly never visited! Must go on a tour round it sometime. I'm 70 now and it was built when I was 16!!

[@JPWack]

Happy 60th Sputnik's day everyone!

[@robotikempire]

Not sure why, but I find this very powerful and emotional. Great piece!

[@accu-phase]

I can't stop coming back to watch this. Absolutely perfect. ,and again and again ........ super

[@timepil0t]

Just wow - really makes me have some faith with bands creating new and innovative music. Stupendous work - more please

[@teemediaprod]

saw them live once...they sound amazing live...and what a build-up. The pinnacle of human acheivement - travelling beyond the bounds of skies, captured beautifully in here. Thank you PSB

[@mrkekson]

Brady sent me here. Well worth the time!

[@Airbooth343]

You and I both, fellow HI listener.

[@michaelbabin9014]

Me three.

[@TonySaunders]

The last time I got this excited about a group was the first time I heard pink floyd and that was a long time ago. Just absolutely loving them

[@rebelScience]

Russian here wants to thank you for this amazing video and music. Very atmospheric. Gagarin video is amazing too. Keep up the good work guys!

[@railenthusiast88]

Very well done with the telescope that picked up Sputnik in the background - superb

[@westcumbriantransportfilms4364]

Watched this countless times, ajd listened to it countless more. Just get goosebumps at the end that beat, visuals and Sputnik charging through space, just simply amazing

[@Stubz_Perez]

The build-up at 2:05 is always my favorite.

[@Syllogyzym]

I loved PSB long before Abigail turned her followers onto them, but man, I'm sure glad she did. This band needs to be heard.

[@aa4a-a4]

Was brought here by hello internet, I was ecstatic when abigail used PSB in a video

[@theasparagus1769]

Who’s Abigail?

[@Fakeaorta]

Yea..... Who's Abagail? I am in Seattle. I heard it on KEXP first.

[@sydssolanumsamsys]

@@theasparagus1769 "abigail" refers to Abigail Thorn of Philosophy Tube, she recommended this song on her tumblr.

[@theasparagus1769]

@@sydssolanumsamsys ah her she’s sick. I do follow her on Tumblr I just hardly ever look at tumblr.

[@xcotty]

I'm a bit late to the game here, a recent discovery, what a discovery. This band are pure, and utter genius, I love em. This tune is wonderful, nice soothing start, with a proper kick up the bum build up, those cymbal crashes are heaven. Then off it fades, waiting to be played again.

[@tombatty2725]

If you liked this, wait until you see them live! They're brilliant. In the meantime try their Proms concert

[@RasmusDyhrFrederiksen]

Hot damned - I keep coming back to this track.

[@Ray767515]

Finally, my favourite song in this album gets a music video. I like this song very much, especially the beep; it's really well-done.

[@alexthepie]

take some kraftwerk splash on a little daft punk and some bbc sound effect vinyls, lovely stuff :)

[@firelifeblizzard8782]

We're all in this together, cosmonauts

[@polarisukyc1204]

Love the setting of this, not only is the song good, the animation overlaid on the Lovell space telescope is brilliant

[@AdrianMulligan]

Stunning, I have goosebumps!

[@bobhenry8750]

You mean willgoosebumps.

[@louisostrowski4395]

+Bob Henry Ayy lmao

[@panxeto]

Happy birthday, space age.

[@TheMrzippie]

thanks olly this is pretty good

[@sydssolanumsamsys]

that's so real of you

[@richardforshawsmith]

This video captures what it is to see them live. Mesmerising.

[@Fishing-xj8gp]

When i do homework i play this song on loop

[@TheSoundman57]

Fantastic show from PSB at Rock City, Nottingham last night - keep producing more of your unique material guys, it sounded (and looked) brilliant.

[@martinwalters1928]

Best thing you've ever done guys. Mind blowingly amazing

[@SyntheticFuture]

It took me way too long to realize that the projection was on an actual radio telescope 😅 That's pretty mad, love it :D

[@Pakistanicecream-z1x]

Which scumbags dared to give this wonderful piece of music a thumbs down?

[@iainmccallum5535]

What an awesome video! I love the use of The Lovell Telescope as a backdrop.

[@iainmccallum5535]

Stunning track and video, love it!

[@lauraclaire8374]

damn i already loved this song from a while ago but finding out ollie also likes it? hell yeah

[@sydssolanumsamsys]

😶‍🌫😶‍🌫

[@rokas6823]

awesome tune! seen em in Dublin awesome show

[@jamesabell9494]

Awesome. liking this more and more I listen to it.

[@nils1329]

СПУТНИК! Fantastic.

[@stevedalbor1001]

Heard the heavens fill with shouting, and there rain'd a ghastly dew, from the nation's airy navies grappling in the central blue...

[@vrixphillips]

Thanks Olly~

[@Aquilanis]

Can someone tell me why there are so many dislikes for this? i seriously don't get it. Please explain. I mean this stuff is fucking brilliant?

[@LoricSwift]

+emiayAquilani the only two reason I can think of off top of my head is 1) the beat and rhythm is seen as a departure from their normal stuff, and 2) anti-Russian sentiment

[@Aquilanis]

LoricSwift thanks for this. I just recently in love with PSB thanks to 'the other side'. Wondering now how they sounded before.

[@nedatiyah7665]

I reckon it's because it's been shortened from the actual song so missed out some of the best bits but love this song sooooo much

[@KurtAdams617]

They are biting Kraftwerk pretty heavy

[@hplovehandle]

Dreams Undesired not at all. Same synths but totally different style.

[@malwill54]

Happy Birthday to Sputnik. Still alive in deep space as those signals just didn't come to us down here, think about it.

[@Bucketheadhead]

Incorrect, it reentered Earth's atmosphere after three months in orbit, and it disintegrated into smithereens.

[@lobstertelephone8907]

malwill54 are you stupid. it rented the atmosphere you idiotic moron

[@doppelot5158]

He is wrong, but that is no reason to be a douche

[@realnutteruk1]

Sputnik did re-enter, but its signals are still travelling away from earth... by these we will be found....

[@funkyironman69]

yeah.. guys hes talking about the signal propagating through space... it will go for ever, just get weaker with distance...

[@1975spenie]

Best track on the album. Keep up the great work :)

[@mikekleineraffe4787]

art for my ears and eyes . a big thanks to you

[@markbygrave3573]

This Is just brilliant - just fantastic , good work :)

[@DRAINPIPE57]

What a band of fantastic musicians with a point to say in music of historical.events and progression Very OMD for the 21st century Just discovered this band on the BBCs Biggest weekend

[@ruthhorne9295]

Grate song

[@KaberEsplin1]

Love your stuff.

[@riggz5496]

Awesome when music can make you feel

[@modonnell697]

These guys are so talented so amazing. Well done 😎

[@paulelliott3220]

Fantastic indeed, a modern marvel

[@laurieoneill7137]

Happy Space Week!

[@danielenriquelopezbeltran3427]

amazing!!!

[@martynwilliams8526]

Superb!

[@ialexen]

What a way to musicalize the History facts. Make feel part of the event.

[@oppo-bs5zl]

Love it

[@KieranHoban]

Superb. Loving the way that Jodrell Bank looks! Hope you managed a trip to the cafe there: awesome food :)

[@mobilegamer7069]

a legendary music

[@Pakistanicecream-z1x]

Great in every sense of the word.

[@PhyllisJay]

I love it.

[@discbomber]

absolutely brilliant!!! Greetz from Germany!!!

[@matthewoldfield340]

Love this song good song this

[@mrkaic]

I love this goddamned song. Man.

[@markkelly940]

Cool ...... Great work

[@garethwilkinson3456]

The wonderful Sputnik.

[@peterschofield6810]

Jodrell Bank what a wonderful place

[@andycostilla3998]

Genial!! saludos de Perú.

[@philhibberd6667]

Best backdrop ever!

[@theculturalstudies9114]

ohlala, very good tuned!!!

[@EndToxicAid]

The most innovative band in the last 50 years, discuss?

[@paulcrisp9861]

Yep !!! This music is definitely out of this world, P S B FOREVER. Apr 2021😎🇬🇧😎🇬🇧😎🇬🇧👍👍👍🌎🌎🌎

[@ErickSoares3]

64 years since the Sputnik!

[@koolrockradio]

Dope!

[@NickolasViana]

aweasome!!!!!!

[@dukesylvaner]

wow!

[@guzzaccio]

Chapeau

[@DirtyMerkin]

I like it.

[@Liloldliz]

philosophy tube sent me here

[@Liloldliz]

am i doing this right

[@pernetvalentine455]

Genialllllll.........

[@vhs389]

That drop at 3:05 😲

[@DataHog]

Using the heartbeat as rhythm is genius

[@80thtasties85]

the ghost of tangerine dream (lil' bit;-), cool work!!! cheers from germany!

[@nathansmith8076]

The drumming is so underrated on this track.

[@reachingplanets1]

Amazing track. I am an electronic music producer looking for inspiration. I just found it!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@nandel]

blip...Sputnik...bilp....(sublime)

[@TinTaBraSS777]

Шикарно )

[@richardbeebeeerasure]

Reminds me of Jarre a bit. Great tune................

[@YetAnotherAaron]

An Idea for the future, a tune about the British land speed record obsession

[@sergejisd]

the beginning reminds me of M|A|R|R|S "Pump Up the Volume"

[@connorw.6971]

206 salty Vanguard engineers disliked this video.

[@lobstertelephone8907]

Connor W. lol

[@gomperhooblet]

Good. Subbed.

[@markbygrave3573]

Love It - Sputnik , fellow traveller roughly translated :)

[@glpilpi6209]

I think they like space stuff.

[@xHarryBx]

Now get hyped with Ollie

[@rogerbillings5081]

Wow! Is this concert footage or did they just film the video there? Can see Jodrell Bank in the Cheshire Plain from the very big hill where I live 15 miles away on the Staffordshire border.

[@patricialea4024]

Mow cop?

[@rogerbillings5081]

@@patricialea4024 No but very close. Can see Mow Cop from here as well plus Manchester city centre tower blocks and beyond.

[@DesmondSky]

Wow

[@9307derek]

Looking forward to Brixton.