On ARC OF PASSION, Steve Roach re-imagines two earlier
CDs, "Stormwarning" and "The Magnificent Void", for the 21st
century. Roach's music has the ability to both calm and animate
the listener. ARC OF PASSION visits these two states on its
lengthy journey across two discs and 100 minutes. This 2CD set
contains four indexed tracks, but three musical movements.
Embracing the enormity of the cosmos, Roach begins with
"Moments of Grace". An ethereal slow dance of tones, this piece
simply and eloquently rises and recedes in long lines of
diverging synthesizer pads. Pauses are intuitively gauged to
amplify the drama of this section, and as tension builds the work
moves into the title track. Layers of synchronized tone patterns
emerge out of the dense atmosphere. Cycling in lock step
against a trail of echoes, machine-like sequencer runs gain
momentum. Variations in timing change the pulse throughout
this extended movement and cause the ever-evolving
kaliedescopic effect Roach achieves in his sequencer music.
Concluding with "Views Beyond", Roach draws down the level of
heat. We are left in a cool dark zone to ponder the mysteries of
space within and without. In a career-long exploration of pulse
and breath, Roach grows more engaging and mesmerizing with
each new realization.

Tune in to STAR'S END this weekend for new music from Steve
Roach and ARC OF PASSION

For more on Steve Roach, access: http://www.steveroach.com

For more on ARC OF PASSION, access: http://www.projekt.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 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
W285DH Whitehall, 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