Utilizing large forms and expansive tonalities Craig Padilla
realizes music to enhance sleep rather than induce it. THE
LIGHT IN THE SHADOW (63'32") combines the grand scale of
America's western spaces with the precision of the Teutonic
school. This continuous long-form piece, clearly a follow-up to
2002's VOSTOCK, begins carefully within a gently broken
silence. Lulled by an otherworldly calmness, the listener drifts
along on multi-layered harmonic currents. Padilla extends the
long line by filling the sound field with beautiful synthesizer tones
and a slowly building ethereal energy. The churning,
shimmering sounds flow together into a sweeping resonant
unity, then fade away - displaced by a new and equally ingenious airy
modulation. Throughout the growing density of sound,
Padilla conceals a slow sequencer pattern. The rhythm
becomes noticeable as it gains volume, more defined as notes
are added, and appealingly syncopated as echo is
administered. By about 3/4 of the way through, the meandering
pulse has become a force - drawing the listener above the
shifting timbral expanse. Padilla, the sonic wizard, creates
worlds out of sound; cosmically complex yet microscopically
intricate. The listener need not feel transported to an unreachable spiritual
world - they're already in their own.

Tune in to STAR'S END this weekend for music from THE LIGHT
IN THE SHADOW by Craig Padilla

For more on THE LIGHT IN THE SHADOW, access:
http://www.spottedpeccary.com

For more on Craig Padilla, access: http://www.craigpadilla.com

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STAR'S END - Radio Massacre Int'l

Radio Massacre Int'l is a trio of English musicians (Steve
Dinsdale, Duncan Goddard, Gary Houghton) known for their
extended concerts of epic aural excursions. RMI proudly admits
that their performances are largely improvised and often veer off
into areas dictated by mood, circumstance or whim. Their
recorded output reflects the diversity and complexity of this work,
which is often compared to that of the Berlin School of cosmic
music. But RMI is not simply re-creating the music of this era, but
rather further exploring and contemplating the expressional
mode and the instruments that made it possible - in hopes of
realizing new ideas.

RMI's stateside concert debut happened in November 2002 at
the ProgWest festival in Claremont, CA. Their East-Coast
appearance in Philadelphia at The Gatherings Concert Series
on 16 November 2002 followed. Immediately after this
performance, RMI played on into the night with a live in-studio
radio concert on the 11.17.02 broadcast of STAR'S END. Their
album: SOLID STATES is an audio document of their bi-coastal
2002 tour of the USA, including the track "nov(embers)" recorded
live on STAR'S END.

Tune into STAR'S END this weekend for music from SOLID
STATES by Radio Massacre Int'l

For more on Radio Massacre Int'l, access:
http://www.radiomassacreinternational.com

Radio Massacre Int'l returns to Philadelphia for live
performances at The Gatherings Concert Series and STAR'S
END on 17 November 2007

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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