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Astral may refer to:
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Concepts of the non-physical [link]
- Astral body, a subtle body posited by many religious philosophers
- Astral journey (or astral trip), the same as having an out-of-body experience
- Astral projection and the astral plane, a controversial interpretation of out-of-body experiences
- Astral catalepsy, a type of catalepsy and sort of sleep paralysis which, under some circumstances at a semi-waked state, can be experienced in connection to an astral journey
- A ghost or spirit
Entertainment [link]
- Astral, a Magic: The Gathering gaming set
- Astral (band), a dream pop band
Companies [link]
- Astral Media, a Canadian media corporation
- Astral Telecom, a Romanian company
- Astral Oil Works, American producers of Astral Oil
Other [link]
- Astral Apartments, a historic apartment building in Brooklyn
- Astral character, a Unicode concept
- Astral microtubules, a sub population of microtubules
- Astral Propagation Model a US Navy underwater sound progation loss model
- Astral (1923 automobile), a British car of the 1920s
See also [link]
- All pages beginning with "Astral"
- All pages with titles containing "Astral"
- Astralwerks
- Astro (disambiguation)
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Astral Media
Astral Media (branded simply as Astral since 2010) was a Canadian media corporation. It was Canada's largest radio broadcaster with 84 radio stations in eight provinces, and was a major player in premium and specialty television in Canada, including The Movie Network, Super Écran, Family, Télétoon, Canal D, Canal Vie, VRAK.TV, Séries+, Ztélé and more. Astral also had numerous billboards for outdoor advertising through its Astral Out-of-Home division.
In March 2012, Astral Media announced that it had accepted a $3.38 billion bid to be acquired by Bell Canada, a merger which would give the company's Bell Media division a larger presence in the premium television and French language media sectors. However, the proposed acquisition was met with criticism from other broadcasters and television providers, who showed concerns surrounding the combined market power that Bell would have following the merger. As a result, the acquisition was blocked by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission in October 2012. A revised merger, which saw the divesture of several Astral-owned television properties and radio stations to competing companies, was approved by the CRTC on June 27, 2013, and closed on June 5, 2014. The company was dissolved in July 2014 as a result of Astral's assets being officially acquired by Bell.
Astral (band)
Astral is a shoegaze group based in San Francisco, California. Astral was formed by singer-guitarist Dave Han and drummer Shawn in 1999; bassist Amy Rosenoff joined them in 2001. Their vocals are frequently compared to those of The Cure; other influences include My Bloody Valentine and Joy Division. Their music is of an ethereal, melodic nature; this ambient sound is created largely by heavy use of distortion and feedback effects in Han's guitar. Astral are also notable for incorporating improvisation into their live performances. In 2002, Astral released a self-produced EP, "Only Sometimes". In 2003, Astral released an LP, entitled "Orchids". Two songs from that album, "Raining Down" and the title-track instrumental, were preloaded in the Rio Carbon MP3 Players. In 2008 the band released their second album Sleepwalker.
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Dreamscape
Dreamscape may refer to:
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Dreamscape (2007 film)
Dreamscape is a 2007 science fiction thriller style black-and-white film noir written and directed by Daniel J. Fox as the first feature film made by UK based Indie production company Chat Noir Productions Ltd.
Plot
After hearing about Dreamscape Inc., a company that provides custom fantasies directly to a subscriber's brain as he sleeps, a bored businessman (Daniel J. Fox) visits the sales offices and signs up for the service. After an outpatient procedure to implant a receiver in his head, he goes home and begins to dream about being an unstoppable secret agent whose mission is to deliver a confidential package to a contact. In his electronic fantasies, he tackles rival agents, wins the affections of "The Girl" (Sandra Darnell), and keeps one step ahead of his nemesis "The Investigator" (Mark Ellingham). But the fantasy turns sour and reality and illusion begin to blur.
Partial cast
Dreamscape (band)
Dreamscape is a progressive metal band from Munich, Germany.
History
Origins
Dreamscape was founded by Wolfgang Kerinnis (lead guitarist) and Stefan Gassner (rhythm guitarist) in 1986. After numerous changes in the line-up, Tobi Zoltan (singer), Andreas Angerer (drummer) and Benno Schmidtler (bass guitarist) were hired to perform full-time with them. After very thorough preparations, they started performing live in 1992.
The Demos
After a few more line-up changes, they produced three demos in between 1993 and 1995: Dreamscape, Decisions and Changes.
Trance-like State
In 1996, the band recorded its first full-length album in their own studio, titled Trance-like State. It was released through Rising Sun Records almost a year later in 1997.
In the wake of the CD production, the band decided that they needed a keyboard player as a permanent member, hiring Jan Vacik to fill the spot. Vacik's hiring caused a rift, and as a result three members left, including the founding member Gassner.
