Robert Rich advises those listening to ECHO OF SMALL
THINGS (61'14") that, "meaning waits at the periphery." Yet Rich,
an endlessly versatile musician, has once again produced an
album of Ambient Music worthy of cognitive engagement. If there
is a story behind every work of music, the forward to ECHO OF
SMALL THINGS would cover Rich's association with
photographer David Agasi. Dark dreamers both, they posses a
unique facility for creating distinctive atmospheric works of
isolationism, environmental reverence and mournful beauty.
ECHO OF SMALL THINGS is their first collaboration. If out of the
mundane comes the profound, the magnification of nuance is
each man's subtle achievement. As for the sonic half of this
arrangement, Rich details a drifting soundscape of lovely
drones, cloud-like flute tones, imaginative electronic
modulations and field recordings, into a gradually unfolding
examination of sound and mood. Any rhythmic element within
this work is either too subtle or spaced too far apart to be
recognized. Attentive listening reveals harmonious components
floating above layers of simultaneous contrasts. The sliding
voice of Rich's steel guitar as well as the muted shades of his
ethereal flute both bring a melodic component to this otherwise
textural piece. Equal parts intellectual structure and warming
experience, this work is fulfilling to both the cerebral and the
spiritual aspects of the mind. On ECHO OF SMALL THINGS,
Rich compounds the unidentified interstitial moments which lie
between the eventful.

Tune in this weekend to STAR'S END for music from ECHO OF
SMALL THINGS, the new album by Robert Rich

For more on ECHO OF SMALL THINGS, access:
http://www.robertrich.com

For more on Robert Rich, access the STAR'S END Profile:
http://www.starsend.org/robertrich.html

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Guest DJ : Scott Kelly

The 06.12.05 broadcast of STAR'S END will include a set of
music programmed by local DJ Scott Kelly. Otherwise known as
DJ Kel, Scott has been spinning and mixing on the Philadelphia
music scene at clubs and events for the past several years. He
also is a long-time staffer at WKDU 91.7FM and currently hosts
"The Nod" on Wednesday evenings. Along with his more upbeat
musical interests, Scott possesses great insights into Ambient
music. His first guest set on the 12.19.04 broadcast of STAR'S
END demonstrated a unique ability to produce an hour-long
smooth mix of music, drawn from a library of recordings
appropriate for but previoulsy unknown to STAR'S END. Tune in
to the 06.12.05 broadcast STAR'S END for yet another spacey
music mix by Scott Kelly.

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Live on STAR'S END : 302 acid

302 acid is from Washington DC and combine elements of
computer technology with live instrumentation. Improvisation
plays an integral role in the way they approach both composition
and live performance. The result is a heavily-layered sound that
draws influence from dub, ambient and IDM. 302 acid combines
live instrumentation with real-time audio sources. 302 acid are
scheduled to play a live set of Ambient music on the 06.19.05
broadcast of STAR'S END. 302 acid returns to Philadelphia for a
performance at The Gatherings Concert Series on 17
September 2005.

For more on 302 acid, access their STAR'S END Profile:
http://www.starsend.org/302acid.html

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STAR'S END broadcasts every Saturday night/Sunday morning
from 1am-6am (EDST) on:

88.5fm WXPN Philadelphia, PA
88.1fm WXPH Harrisburg, PA
90.5fm Worton/Baltimore, MD
104.9fm Allentown, PA

and live on the web...

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