The music of Saul Stokes seems to have two centers. The first
accommodates the current ideas of tonal and rhythmic
organization while the other freely seeks original timbres outside
conventional sonant hierarchies. On his previous several
releases, Stokes has navigated the paradox of using technology
to express a wide range of human feelings quite well. VAST
(62'10") is Stokes' most accessible work so far and strongly
forges ahead on paths parallel to both mainstream and
experimental music. The seven tracks are intermittently lazy,
loose and open yet elsewhere demonstrate a knowing affectivity
in their tight arrangement and harmonic contrast. Stokes ushers
the concept of musical indeterminacy down to the level of circuit
design. His hand-built, self-designed tone generators often
produce sonically unexpected but esthetically welcomed results.
The drifting oscillators, distorting filters and general irregularity
inherent in his homemade devices produce a range of chaotic
characteristics honed out of commercially manufactured
keyboard synthesizers. As high-concept as this may seem,
Stokes manages to infuse a sense of wonder into his
compositions. Be it in dreamy melodic figures, expanding
harmonic progressions or basal body beats, the music of Saul
Stokes speaks the electronic infinite word. His work is an
exemplary fusion of experimentalism and electronica.

Tune in to STAR'S END this weekend for music from VAST by
Saul Stokes

For more on VAST, access: http://www.foundrysite.com

For more on Saul Stokes, access: http://www.saulstokes.com

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Saul Stokes to Perform live concert in Philadelphia - 25 March
2006

Saul Stokes is recognized as one of the leading voices in
modern Electronic Music. Described as "fresh and inventive",
Stokes brings together elements of Space, Ambient, Industrial
and Intelligent-Techno and forges a sound uniquely his own. For
Stokes, the immediacy of the live setting is the best medium for
bringing out his talent for creating floating spacemusic. Using
unique, self designed and constructed electronic instruments,
he effortlessly conjures up completely improvised electronic
soundscapes. Saul Stokes returns to Philadelphia and The
Gatherings Concert Series on 25 March 2006. This event marks
the release of the forthcoming album VAST. Also appearing will
be Electronic Musicians Michael Bentley and Jonathan Hughes.

For more on Saul Stokes at The Gatherings Concert Series,
access: http://www.thegatherings.org

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