Chris MacDonald has the great ability to make old ingredients
new. Working under the name Telomere, his music grows more
sophisticated with each new release. THE STELLAR SEA
(55'41") is a beautiful series of eight electronic tone poems that
show their influence - "Planetary Unfolding", "Angelic Music", "Rainbow Dome
Musick" - and cut their own path as well. The music contains no discernable
rhythms, yet is in constant motion. Layers of synthesizer pads brighten then
turn dark, just as harmonies climb and recede. Out of this detailed and fluid
movement of sound arises a wonderful sustained atmosphere. According to
MacDonald, "...the listener is free to build their own journey with the guidance
of the music, rather than merely receiving the single, literal message of the
composer". MacDoanld's works are expansive, created in a spirit reflecting the
true nature of the cosmos, "...to me outer space, inner space, the oceans and
forests and all the life they contain, and even the space inside our minds are
all somehow associated and related and they all make sense in the context of
space music". THE STELLAR SEA is music encrypted in our being, and becomes more
absorbing the longer it goes on.

Tune in to STAR'S END this weekend for new music from THE
STELLAR SEA by Telomere

For more on THE STELLAR SEA, access:
http://www.evenfall.com

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The Tangent Project - Live on STAR'S END 02.24.08

Local Spacemusic duo The Tangent Project (Jeff Coulter synths
& Harrison McKay guitar) will make their concert debut on the
02.24.08 broadcast of STAR'S END.

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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 12 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). Call
1-800-565-WXPN for details.

Thanks very much for your support!

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

88.5fm WXPN Philadelphia, PA
88.7fm WXPH Middletown, York and Lancaster, PA
90.5fm Worton/Baltimore, MD
99.7fm Harrisburg, PA
104.9fm in the Lehigh Valley, PA

and live on the web at http://xpn.org

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