Hello_World

Released: 2017 (Double Vinyl — limited edition of 250 copies, with an unusual double groove on Side 4)

The Concept

Hello_World is 1201_Alarm’s ambitious debut album – an experimental fusion of electronic jazz, spoken word, and scientific ideas.

For this unique record, bandleader Steve Thompson travelled across the UK and beyond to interview some of the world’s most brilliant scientists, skeptics, and thinkers. Each track is inspired by these conversations, turning complex ideas into immersive sonic journeys.

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The Collaborators

Scientists, presenters, and thinkers who feature on Hello_World include:

  • Dr Aleks Krotoski – Social psychologist and broadcaster

  • Professor Helen Czersky – Physicist and oceanographer

  • Professor Winfried Hensinger – Experimental physicist and quantum pioneer

  • Professor Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi – Father of the concept of ‘Flow’ 

  • James Randi – World-renowned magician and skeptic

  • Libby Jackson (Science Museum London)

 

  • Professor Jim Al-Khalili OBE – Theoretical physicist and science communicator

  • Professor Marcus du Sautoy OBE – Mathematician and author

  • Professor Richard Feynman (posthumous) – Legendary theoretical physicist

  • Dr Anna Ploszajski – Materials scientist and author

  • Gemma Church

  • Isla Cummings 

  • Adrian Woodward 

  • Steve Pretty

A Mission Beyond Earth

Hello_World made headlines when it was loaded onto Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander – aiming to become the first musical album to reach the Moon. Although the mission sadly failed to land successfully, the project remains a powerful symbol of 1201_Alarm’s mission to push music, science, and curiosity beyond the limits of our planet.

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