On BORDERS AND BARRENS (56'17"), Lammergeyer is
working without much in the way of rhythm. This work often
contains a pulse, but no apparent beat to carry it along. Instead,
the pieces are advanced by a uniquely designed torrent of
sound. Each brief and well-conceived track is captivating as
multiple layers of sound, moving at different rates, rush into the
listening space. The layers ebb and flow and new tones
eventually overlap and replace the core. A great sense of space
is achieved when the strong harmonic currents dwindle down to
a trickle. Although the impressionistic Ambient works on
BORDERS AND BARRENS offer little in the way of overt audible
cues to determine their inspiration or meaning, the listener is left
with a distinctive sense of the natural world. Far from being
categorized as an "environmental" album, this work somehow
manages to conjure up a sense of the majestic macrocosm of
the wilderness regions of our planet. Maybe it's the traces of
pastoral melodies or the pumping pressure of the shifting
atmosphere that places the listener at the center of the verdant
sonic sphere. Gloomier tracks possess an ominous
undercurrent as they visit a less friendly outland of conflicting
overtones and darkening climate. It is this fluctuating range of
experiences that engages the nocturnal wilds of the submerged
mind.

Tune in to STAR'S END this weekend for music from BORDERS
AND BARRENS by Lammergeyer

For more on BORDERS AND BARRENS, access:
http://www.databloem.com

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302 acid live on STAR'S END - 09.18.05

302 acid 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. The trio returns to STAR'S END next weekend
for another live in-studio on-air concert on the broadcast of
09.18.05.

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

302 acid + Gel-Sol make their Philadelphia concert debut on
Saturday 17 September 2005 at The Gatherings Concert Series

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