STAR'S END Update - 29 August 2010
EmeraldMatt Hillier Elve is yet another musical incarnation of Matt Hillier. Also known as Ishq, Ishvara and Indigo Egg, Hillier's work as Elve is decidedly more towards the Ambient, yet keeps it author's signature Earthen atmosphere. More than an album of environmental field recordings under stacks of synthesizers, Emerald (64'35") uses the natural sounds of woodlands as a textural element to be mingled creatively with electronic tones, swirling modulations and gently sweeping harmonies. The result is a work that creates a sensory experience of being deep within a surreal living forest - a place powered by the electrical current of the mind. With the constant texture of nature expanding and shifting throughout a soundfield of buzzing electronics, smooth breathing drones, stretched bells and mellow keys, Emerald fades into the listener's state - providing a profound soundscape full of natural and synthetic detail, or just as easily a barely perceptible Ambient dreamscape. At either level, the perpetual place conjured up by Emerald welcomes new inhabitants to its cathedral of aural wilderness.

Tune in to this weekend's broadcast of STAR'S END for music from Emerald the new CD by Elve

For more on Emerald, please access: www.v-i-r-t-u-a-l-w-o-r-l-d.net

For more on Elve, please access: www.ishq.org

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Infinite Garden by Elve
Timelapse in Mercury by Ishq
Orchid by Ishq

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STAR'S END Random Photo - 8 October 2006
Old Guard

Jeff Towne, Chuck van Zyl, Gino Wong, John Diliberto, Floyd Miller (seated)
at the WXPN fund drive, 8 October 2006

The 10.08.06 Fundraising Broadcast of STAR'S END featured an in-studio live interview with a few hosts from the early days of the program. Current host Chuck van Zyl spoke to STAR'S END co-founder and present day ECHOES host John Diliberto and Philadelphia music scene icon Gino Wong about their past involvement with the show. Topics included how STAR'S END first came to air on WXPN, it's original concept, the early groups that gave STAR'S END its identity, a possible inception date, past hosts, anecdotal tales and the 30th anniversary of STAR'S END. Access an MP3 audio file which includes an extended excerpt of the 10.08.06 interview.

Fundraiser Interview 10.08.06

STAR'S END on MySpace & Facebook
MySpace Facebook STAR'S END Ambient Radio has a MySpace Webpage and a page on Facebook which you are invited to visit. Here you will find some background on the radio show as well as news about the weekly broadcasts, including album reviews and notes on upcoming live in-studio on-air radio concerts. Visitors to the MySpace Webpage may listen to music from the STAR'S END 30th Anniversary Anthology CD while viewers of the Facebook page may interact with other fans. Maintained by STAR'S END listener and supporter Chuck Nixon the STAR'S END MySpace Webpage and Facebook page has a growing list of friends and fans from the worldwide listening community.

Access the STAR'S END MySpace Webpage: www.myspace.com/starsendradio

Access the STAR'S END Facebook page: www.facebook.com

Recent Music Reviews - from STAR'S END
Distant StarsPortalSoundscapesCirco DivinoSigh of Ages
July 2010 Top 25 STAR'S END Releases - Alphabetical
Artist - Album (Label)
STAR'S END 30th Anniversary Anthology CD
STAR'S END CD To mark 30 years of continuous broadcast of STAR'S END, WXPN has released the STAR'S END 30th Anniversary Anthology CD. This double CD contains over 120 minutes of live music from 12 renowned artists. The unique performances were culled from on-air in-studio radio concerts by some of our community's greatest talents. Included on the disc are previously unreleased live selections donated by: The Ministry of Inside Things, Orbital Decay, Ian Boddy, AirSculpture, Radio Massacre International, Robert Rich, Rudy Adrian, Jonn Serrie, Jeff Pearce, Erik Wolo, Saul Stokes and Steve Roach.

The STAR'S END 30th Anniversary Anthology CD is available for a $60 donation to WXPN, which includes membership and all of its benefits (current WXPN members can receive the STAR'S END 30th Anniversary Anthology CD for a $25 donation). Access the online Pledge Form to support WXPN and aquire your CD (please enter "STAR'S END 30th Anniversary CD" in the "Comments" box). Call 1-800-565-WXPN or send an email to WXPN Member Services for additional details.

CDs are currently being sent out to donors by the WXPN Membership Department - which may be reached by telephone at: 1-800-565-WXPN or via email.

Thanks very much for your support!

STAR'S END 30th Anniversary Celebration
STAR'S END 30th Anniversary CD Anthology

Selected Ezines - Online
Sonic Immersion Amazing Sounds Ambient Visions Ambience for the Masses Electro Ambient Space Hypnagogue
Selected Magazines - In Print
Sequences #31 e/i Expose E-dition Audion
STAR'S END - Site Search
Google Have you ever been looking for something on this website only to become bogged down by the massive size and enormous content? Now you can find what you are seeking somewhat easier. Searching the STAR'S END Website has become much easier. Look for info on artists, albums, track names, labels, etc. via a Google "site search" - now part of the STAR'S END Website.

For more on STAR'S END Website search, access: http://www.starsend.org/search.html

STAR'S END Updates - via Email to you
Yahoo Groups logo Have this update emailed to you as a newsletter once a week by joining the STAR'S END Radio Group at Yahoo Groups. Whether it's a review of a new spacemusic release, an artist interview or news about an upcoming in-studio concert, receiving the newsletter is a convenient way to keep informed of the music featured on STAR'S END Ambient Radio each week.

Click on the provided link and follow the easy instructions for signing up. Once your registration has been confirmed, you will receive the STAR'S END Update every Thursday evening. This is not a discussion group, email addresses will not be made public. There is no fee for this service and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Thanks for signing up!

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Images From Selected Live On-Air Concerts - Click on an Image for Details
Erik Wollo Saul Stokes RMI Orbital Decay MoIT Ian Boddy

Access the Concerts page for more about live on-air in-studio STAR'S END radio concerts

~ Coming Up Live on STAR'S END ~

Erik Wollo : 17 October 2010
Dave Eggar : 5 September 2010
Spyra : 16 May 2010
Radio Massacre International : 18 April 2010
Ombient : 21 March 2010

and others


Griffin + Sabine Website Pages Updated/Added

STAR'S END broadcasts every
Saturday Night/Sunday Morning from 1:00am til 6:00am (EDT) on:
    88.5fm WXPN Philadelphia, PA
    88.1fm WXPH Harrisburg, PA
    90.5fm WKHS Worton/Baltimore, MD
    104.9fm Allentown, PA

and live on the world wide web at: http://xpn.org/stream.shtml

30th Anniversary
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