Although FADE (25'11") is not what is nowadays considered to
be a full-length CD, the listener will never even know. Once fully
inside this piece, time becomes a malleable dimension,
expanding, contracting, even stopping as the work trails off into
silence on four occasions. It is difficult to keep track of the
neo-classical, quasi-new age, post-ambient, chamber music of
Rick Cox. The edge of this work is in constant negotiation as the
ensemble (which, with Cox on guitar, includes Thomas Newman
on piano and Peter Freeman on bass) moves in a consonant
harmonic motion held back by a breathing atonal atmosphere.
The musicians may be feeling their way through this work of
amorphous, sonic minimalism, but with the ringing tone of a
well-placed piano chord or the grounding rumble of the perfect
bass note, the gradient quality of FADE's sound and mood is
brought into sharp focus. A process of intuition, Cox's work is
nuanced, peculiar, and with a well-balanced amount of warmth
and negative space. His is an innovative music for the heart by
way of the mind.

Tune in to STAR'S END this weekend for music from FADE by
Rick Cox

For more on FADE, access: http://www.coldbluemusic.com

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The Year in Review : 2005 Part Three

This weekend, STAR'S END presents the annual Year in Review
show which will feature the significant releases of 2005 (Part
Three). Included in this broadcast will be music from BYLA by
Kevin Hufnagle and Colin Marston, PLANETARY ELEMENTS by
Craig Padilla + Skip Murphy, SPHERES by Ken Martin, MAGIC
TRAVELER by Neal Merrick and many others.

The 2005 in Review page of the STAR'S END website includes
links to reviews of music heard on STAR'S END in 2005 as well
as show highlights from the past year.

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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