TONE-CONE (65'39") by Mind Transport Tools (a.k.a. Cameron
Akhunaton) harkens back to the early days of electronic
spacemusic, a time before the inclusion of rhythm. While
steeped in the sensibilities and style of the 1970s, this music
points forward, but with a slant on the many intricacies of texture
and the genre's overall form. The virtue of this music is that each
ambient work is built on such a basic and open design that any
interpreter must first arrive at deeply personal conclusions about
the music well prior to its realization. TONE-CONE evokes the
spaciousness of the universe as well as a contemplative
quietude and depth. As listeners we turn over our trust to the
composer. In this mode of expression, one cannot predict where
each piece will lead. Like early works of electronic music,
TONE-CONE has as its essential feature a dramatic form
portrayed through soft dynamics over long stretches of music.
The detuned drone of oscillators, the slow sweep of a resonant
filter - in this context even the most basic synth tones seem
fascinating. It is the music's subtlety and texture that most
notably characterize it. Sometimes dramatic, elsewhere spare
and exploratory, the darkness of this album's tonality depicts an
inward poetry, the effect of mystery and distance in a whisper of
infinity.

Tune in to STAR'S END this weekend for music from
TONE-CONE, the new album from Mind Transport Tools

For more on Mind Transport Tools, access:
http://www.magicsoundfabric.com

For more on TONE-CONE, access: http://www.spiralight.com

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Lanterna live on STAR'S END

Lanterna plays live on the 10.17.04 broadcast of STAR'S END.
Tune in this week for details as well as music from the latest
release, HIGHWAYS.

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from 1am-6am (EDST) on:

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and live on the web...

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Chuck van Zyl
Host of STAR'S END Ambient Radio
http://www.starsend.org