If music can reflect the glow of galactic light, Kevin Kendle's
Deep Skies series is it. LAGOON OF ETERNITY (69'50") is the
second volume, and possesses a fascinating emotional depth
in a genre that has become devalued through its own success.
This effort departs the two-dimensional spirit world of New Age
music to capture moments where the chaos of the universe
comes together in perfect composition. Kendle's synthesizers
produce lush pads of ethereal harmony. The swirling clouds of
slow moving sounds are pleasantly intoxicating in their portrayal
of his romance with the spirituality of space. Less inspiration
than presence, this CD enshrines the early expansive works of
Iasos, Jonn Serrie, Michael Stearns, Steve Roach and Giles
Reeves - here recollected in tranquility. Kendle is joined on a
number of tracks by synthesist Nigel Shaw and guitarist Brian
Abbott, the later turning in performances pulsing in the fine
afterglow of glissando guitar legends Daevid Allen and Steve
Hillage. LAGOON OF ETERNITY keys into the spiritual and
physical aspects of the cosmos. Kendle demonstrates a
masterful grasp of both the cosmological ideas upon which
these nine realizations are based and the technology he uses to
create his works. Kendle is an interpreter of what is observed in
the night sky. LAGOON OF ETERNITY succeeds where raw
science data fails. His music seems simple but is meant to
evoke complex meditations on the majesty of space; in hopes
that at the close of these dreamy explorations, we return to the
Earth and know the place as if for the first time.

Tune in to STAR'S END this weekend for music from LAGOON
OF ETERNITY, Part 2 of the Deep Skies sereis by Kevin Kendle

For more on LAGOON OF ETERNITY, access:
http://www.eventidemusic.co.uk

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Live From STAR'S END: OVER THE POND by Under the Dome

Under the Dome features Grant Middleton and Colin Anderson
on assorted synthesizers and guitars. The duo are based in
Scotland and have appeared on several CD anthologies and
released two acclaimed full-length studio albums: The Demon
Haunted World (1998) and Bellerophon (2002) as well as Wot
No Colin?; a live album which was released at their 13
September 2003 concert in Philadelphia.

Outside the studio, Under the Dome has performed live at
several noted British Electronic Music series, including those
held at the National Space Center, Jodrell Bank Planetarium and
at the "Hampshire Jam" festivals. Their live work culminated in
the Fall of 2003 in Philadelphia at their state-side concert debut
at The Gatherings Concert Series on 13 September 2003.

Following this concert, Under the Dome moved their
music-making gear up to STAR'S END Ambient Radio for a live
on-air in-studio radio concert. The duo realized two one hour
sets of original ambient spacemsic specifically designed for this
broadcast of STAR'S END. Upon the duo's return home, OVER
THE POND, a recording of this radio concert, was released.

Tune into STAR'S END this weekend for music from OVER THE
POND by Under the Dome, the live album recorded on the
0914.03 broadcast of STAR'S END.

For more on Under the Dome, access:
http://www.starsend.org/underthedome.html

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

88.5fm WXPN Philadelphia, PA
88.1fm WXPH Harrisburg, PA
90.5fm Worton/Baltimore, MD
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and live on the web...

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