When Tim Story wanted to know what he was doing in New
Orleans, Dwight Ashley replied, "standing and falling". While this
tale explains how their third album got its name and illustrates
the differences in this duo's orientation toward recreation, the
music community will need to compare their works as solo
artists in order to shed light on Ashley/Story's ability to produce
music beyond the reach of each as individuals. STANDING +
FALLING (69'41") is a continuation in this duo's tradition of
making Electronic Music which seeps through the porous
boundaries of this genre's sub-categories. The ten tracks, each
more of a realization than a composition, wander along the
strange and intertwined pathways of a puzzling digital
soundscape. Each track begins anew and provides music apart
from convention and in defiance of expectation. Great variations
in dynamic range are utilized to create a deeper spatial
dimension and psychological impact. The quiet and extended
reiterative passages address interiority, while elsewhere the
album lurches forward with percussive grooves and warped
melodies. STANDING + FALLING has an overtly electronic
texture, yet does not feel manufactured. Through its elegant and
idiosyncratic minimalism, the album provides the feel of
something alive and animated.

Tune in to STAR'S END this weekend for music from STANDING
+ FALLING by Ashley/Story

For more on Ashley/Story, access their STAR'S END Profile:
http://www.starsend.org/ashleystory.html

For more on STANDING + FALLING, access:
http://www.nepenthemusic.com

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Dwight Ashley + Tim Story live in Philadelphia

Ashley/Story make their live debut in Philadelphia at The
Gatherings Concert Series, 8:00pm on Saturday 19 November
2005 in the church sanctuary of St Mary's Hamilton Village, 3916
Locust Walk. For more details, please access:
http://www.thegatherings.org

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Dwight Ashley + Tim Story to Play Live on STAR'S END

Dwight Ashley and Tim Story have each on their own amassed a
significant collection of unique and interesting work. Dwight
Ashley's frostbound expressionism is both familiar and new,
while Tim Story composes music that is open and elegant. By
working together as the collective Ashley/Story, their music has
progressed into areas neither could have reached individually.

Following their performance at The Gatherings Concert Series
on 19 November 2005, Dwight Ashley + Tim Story will transfer
themselves and their music making equipment over to STAR'S
END Ambient Radio for a live in-studio radio concert of additional
new original material, prepared especially for STAR'S END. Tune
in to the 11.20.05 broadcast for the live on-air in-studio radio
concert beginning at 1:00am.

For more on Ashley/Story, access their STAR'S END Profile:
http://www.starsend.org/ashleystory.html

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