STRATARADIALIS (53'55") by Cymphonic is as wispy as a dream you cannot
recollect. This work appears to be a multi-movement piece in nine
distinct parts, yet it maintains cohesion beneath the surface. The
rhythms here are more telluric than metronomic, with the chirps and
croaks of crickets and frogs, the drawing and release of breath, the
ebb and flow of tides and the coming and going of the seasons running
their own distinctive loops. Synth pads mingle beautifully with
whispering voices and environmental field recordings to create a range
of sonic states and moods. The soft distortion from one dark area
yields to the bright tone paintings of another in this wonderfully
varied ambient landscape. STRATARADIALIS is an intriguingly complex
journey into sound. Drawing on the powerful themes of "Ancient Leaves"
and "Substrata", Cymphonic gives us his homage to the cosmos - tempered
with the irony of the digital age.

Tune in to STAR'S END this weekend for music from the new CD
STRATARADIALIS by Swedish electronic musician Cymphonic

For more on STRATARADIALIS: http://www.databloem.com

For more on Cymphonic: http://www.cymphonic.nl

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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.

Thanks very much for your support!

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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