Tim Story comes from a small town near Toledo. Where the
music on BUZZLE (51'48") comes from is hard to tell. Nothing at
all like the introspective and elegant "Ambient Chamber Music"
he is known for, BUZZLE plays to the mystery, irony and noir
themes of the darkened back room or basement tequila lounge.
Much like Story's earlier work with Blue Tofu (and vaguely
reminiscent of the esoteric Belgian group Pablo's Eye) this
unique and original music transports you to a space where the
day becomes erased and you can forget about yourself. The 14
tracks range from strong Dub-inflected jams and whispering
Electro-Jazz to surreal dreamlike stillness and tender melodic
engagement. With seething brilliance and dark seduction, even
the pretty parts have a tough core. This episodic album is
wonderfully diverse in its arrangement, full of enticing
synth-borne melodies, arcane modulations and shadows of
regret. If Story's work is actually a spiritual searching through the
medium of music, with BUZZLE he has stumbled across more
than a few haunted recollections.

Tune in to STAR'S END this weekend for music from BUZZLE

For more on BUZZLE, access: http://www.barkinggreen.com

For more on Tim Story, access: http://www.timstory.com

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ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS by Free System Project

Free System Projekt (Marcel Engels, Ruud Heinj and Frank vd
Wel) is working to re-contextualize classic spacemusic. The trio
constantly comes up with creative ways to express the vastness
of both inner and outer space. Their work is a wonderful example
of classic Berlin-School improvisations as it moves from
indistinct and shadowy atonal washes of pure sound, on to the
clarity of gleaming harmony above stepped sequencer patterns.
Their successful live performances are due to a unique musical
intuition - a perception and sensitivity, in real time, to the
dynamics of sound, energy and their fellow musicians.

Free System Projekt made their full-on stateside concert debut in
Philadelphia on 13 October 2001 at The Gatherings Concert
Series. Following their performance, FSP went live in-studio on
the 10.14.01 broadcast of STAR'S END Ambient Radio. The trio
performed two lengthy sets of classically inspired spacemusic -
pointed by deep space rumblings, commanding rhythms and
focused melodies. An excerpt of one of the sets was released on
the CD ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS as the track "Proeteus".

Tune into STAR'S END this weekend for music from
ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS by Free System Projekt, the live
album recorded on the 10.14.01 broadcast of STAR'S END.

For more on Free System Projekte, access:
http://www.freesystemprojekt.com

For more on ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS, access:
http://www.quantumproductions.nl

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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
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