The delay from the original release date can only so far be attributed to the Vonlichten brothers' ill-concern with deadlines, although it is rumored the delay in release was due to the addition of Sans to the group of musicians, an addition much heralded by Helmut Vonlichten[2] Upon the album's release on the CDBaby website, it came accompanied with the following album description: "In 1929, the ancient map "Piri Reis" was discovered in Istanbul.

The map is extraordinary because it depicts bays and islands on the Antarctic coast which have been concealed under ice for at least 6,000 years.

On "Cartographer", we imagine that these explorers were from the tiny island of Numa in the Southern Indian Ocean.

We have created a language unique to them and tell stories through song that describe their creation, discoveries and ultimate demise.

Disc 1 - Luna Sans (Vocal) Disc 2 - Piri Reis Remixes (Remix) The list below provides details on movie trailers or television programs that have used tracks from the Cartographer album: 2008 2009