THE ICARUS FORAY (59'02") may seem inspired by the works of
Jonn Serrie, Constance Demby or Kevin Braheny as some of its
themes and motifs feel similar to quintessential recordings by
these three stalwart spacemusic artists. But the first release by
Immersion Theory, the musical persona of John-Mark Austin,
shares more than just the tonal characteristics of the classics.
Throughout five tracks Austin contemplates the grandeur of the
cosmos and mankind's attempts at communion with it. With airy
synth pads, deep sweeping tones and reverberant waves of
electronic harmonies each composition builds a delicate
atmosphere. Combining this with astronaut voices, ethereal
choirs, rumbling spaceship effects and a dynamic musical
range extending from the sustaining quietude of space to
exultant orchestral crescendos gives us an album equally at
home in the planetarium as it is on a remote hillside gazing at
stars.

Tune in to STAR'S END this weekend for music from THE
ICARUS FORAY by Immersion Theory

For more on THE ICARUS FORAY, access:
http://www.immersiontheory.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 (EDST) 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