With the three tracks on MOODS (77'47") Frank Klare further
explores the concept of mood sustainment first heard on Klaus
Schulze's early cosmic efforts. The opening track, "Alpha Moods",
works within the classic sonic architecture found on albums
such as "Irrlicht" and "Cyborg". For this piece, Klare develops a
deep-freeze of synthy iceness. With its revolving chord
progressions and dense layers of frosty electronic timbres, the
music conjures up a vast tundral expanse. "Beta Moods"
produces a prolonged energy similar to that of the more vibrant
tracks on Schulze's later work Audentity. The rhythm parts build
up, fill out and become insistent enough to attract the pulse of
the listener. Each chord shift feels like a course correction on
this wild cosmic ride. "Theta Moods", the third and shortest track,
is the most nuanced of the three, and a well-chosen pendant to
the longer pieces. Here Klare rolls out sci-fi space blip and
raygun blast effects which flash high above a slow current of
phasing pads and hollow tones. Somber harmonies rise up and
play out in a brief but epic gesture. This stark rendering of interior
space is profound in its simplicity, and is a testament to the
magnificence of the original.

Tune in to STAR'S END this weekend for music from MOODS by
Frank Klare

For more on MOODS, access: http://www.groove.nl

For more on Frank Klare, access: http://www.frank-klare.de

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Up until the evening of their 11.14.07 STAR'S END radio concert,
Blow Up Hollywood existed as a rock band that produced soulful
and moody pop songs through the exploration of texture and
atmosphere. The opportunity to do an unstructured ambient set
on STAR'S END inspired them to expound upon material utilized
previously in their music as ornamentation. The result is a most
coherent ambient jam session - the emotional arc of which
gently snakes through the set, creating its own wondrous
dreamscape as it goes.

Tune in to the 02.25.07 broadcast of STAR'S END for music from
STARS END, the live CD by Blow Up Hollywood


For more on Blow Up Hollywood, access:
http://www.blowuphollywood.com

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