Through improvisation Gregory Taylor finds patterns, moods and
native flavors in his electronic realizations. By varying the speed
and timbre of the cycling percussive tones that flow throughout
his CD AMALGAM: ALUMINUM/HYDROGEN (43'43"), Taylor
exposes the audience to everything from gamelan-like chimes
and churning laboratory patterns down to searching arpeggios
and random lumpy rhythms. His probing leads to a deserted
digital plane across which cyber winds howl and synthetic sound
is reduced to the molecular level. Following this sonic
exploration all the way down to the level of subterranean drones
and Geiger counter clicks, the piece unwinds into a slow motion
of breathing coarse metallic sighs, and ultimately this work's
dissolution. Machine music can sound organic. Gregory Taylor's
expressionistic sonic minimalism is powered by this
over-arching concept, and built in the spontaneity of the moment.

Tune in to STAR'S END this weekend for music from the live
performance of AMALGAM: ALUMINUM/HYDROGEN by Gregory
Taylor

For more on AMALGAM: ALUMINUM/HYDROGEN, access:
http://www.palaceoflights.com

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STAR'S END 30th Anniversary Anthology CD

To mark 30 years of continuous broadcast of STAR'S END,
WXPN has released the STAR'S END 30th Anniversary Anthology
CD. This double CD contains over 120 minutes of live music
from 11 renowned artists. The unique performances were culled
from on-air in-studio radio concerts by some of our community's
greatest talents. Included on the disc are previously unreleased
live selections donated by: The Ministry of Inside Things, Orbital
Decay, Ian Boddy, AirSculpture, Radio Massacre International,
Robert Rich, Rudy Adrian, Jonn Serrie, Jeff Pearce, Saul Stokes
and Steve Roach.

The STAR'S END 30th Anniversary Anthology CD is available for
a $60 donation to WXPN, which includes membership and all of
its benefits. Current WXPN members can receive the STAR'S
END 30th Anniversary Anthology CD for a $25 donation. Access
the online Pledge Form at http://www.xpn.org to support WXPN
and aquire your CD. Call 1-800-565-WXPN for details.

CDs are currently being sent out to donors by the WXPN
Membership Department - which may be reached by telephone
at: 1-800-565-WXPN or via email.

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