Test Shot Starfish
{{Short description|American electronic music group}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| origin = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| years_active = 1999-present
| genre = Ambient, Electronic, IDM
| current_members = Kyle Schember and Ryan Stuit
}}
Test Shot Starfish is an American electronic music production duo formed in 1999 by Kyle Schember and Ryan Stuit.{{Cite web|title=Test Shot Starfish : Test Shot Starfish : KANPAI RECORDS|url=https://www.domomusicgroup.com/kanpai/testshotstarfish/|access-date=2020-06-08|website=www.domomusicgroup.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017215955/https://www.domomusicgroup.com/kanpai/testshotstarfish/ |archive-date=2021-10-17 }}
History
The duo met on the film set for Forever Fabulous in Los Angeles in the late 90s.{{Cite web|date=2018-11-20|title=Out Take: Test Shot Starfish, Dance/Electronic Duo - Music Connection|url=https://www.musicconnection.com/out-take-test-shot-starfish/|access-date=2020-06-08|website=Music Connection Magazine|language=en-US}} Their first EP was released in 2003 and a self titled full length album in 2005. Their name refers to the Starfish Prime nuclear test from 1962, the largest nuclear detonation in space.{{Cite web|date=2018-11-02|title=Test Shot Starfish Gets Immersive En Route to Outer Space|url=https://www.prosoundnetwork.com/recording/test-shot-starfish-gets-immersive-enroute-to-outer-space-audio-robert-margouleff|access-date=2020-07-01|website=ProSound News|language=en-US}}
= Music style =
Test Shot Starfish "is the sound of space, if it had one – at least in this parsec".{{Cite magazine|date=2018-10-05|title=Test Shot Starfish Break Down 'Music for Space' Album: Exclusive|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8478508/test-shot-starfish-music-for-space-space-x-breakdown|access-date=2020-06-23|magazine=Billboard}} For example, their song "LC-39A" is inspired by the launch pad of the same name which launched Apollo, Space Shuttle, and Falcon Heavy. Another example is on "Sputnik" which was named after the first artificial satellite. The song contained samples of news clips and the audio from the satellite itself. Their music is also commonly used in SpaceX's YouTube and X livestreams of rocket launches.{{Cite web|title=Mission Webcasts - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBQ5P5txVQr8qmgRWbVyqhhRzb3Xprefy|access-date=2021-02-10|website=www.youtube.com}}
Discography
Studio albums
- Test Shot Starfish (2005)
- Music for Space (2018)
- Music for Space Sleep (2020)
- Earth Analog (2022)
- Test Flight (2025)
Extended plays
- Test Shot Starfish EP (2003)
Singles
- Mars (2019)
- Cities in Flight (2019)
- The New Astronauts (2020)
- Crew (2020)
- Moon (featuring Everyday Astronaut) (2021)
References
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External links
- [http://testshotstarfish.com/ Test Shot Starfish] official site
- [https://musicbrainz.org/artist/724c3aad-d8f1-49da-b082-48af2076c07e Test Shot Starfish] discography on MusicBrainz
- [https://soundcloud.com/testshotstarfish Test Shot Starfish] SoundCloud
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Category:American electronic music duos
Category:Musical groups established in 1999