Over the course of his career, Steve Hillage has gained a lifetime
(or two) worth of insight into music. While establishing his name
as a Rock guitarist he turned toward the Ambient to realize the
now classic "Rainbow Dome Musick". Later, working as a
producer, then on to collaborations with The Orb, Hillage
reconciled these many worlds with the formation of the bands
777, System 7 and Mirror System. Evan Marc also views music
as an interdependent system. Recording and performing under
the name Bluetech as well as the multi-faceted Evan
Bartholomew, Evan Marc explores everything from techno to
contemporary instrumental to Ambient. DREAMTIME
SUBMERSIBLE (67'00") brings Evan Marc and Steve Hillage
together for seven connected tracks of techno-infused,
trance-based electronica more for the thinker than the dancer.
Within the first few moments of DREAMTIME SUBMERSIBLE the
pace is set with a throbbing bassline and steady pulse - the bare
instrumentation stripping the music down to its core. As the
music propels forward, rhythmic elements are added,
subtracted, reversed and augmented in minimalist fashion.
Intricate layers of shifting electronic percussion, synth pops,
accents and effects provide an engaging listening experience.
But what really sets this work apart is the top-notch guitar artistry
of Steve Hillage. At various points throughout this album we hear
the atmospheric wavering of Hillage's glissando guitar. Half
melody, half-textural source, under heavy reverb and delay the
voice-like tone rises amidst the ongoing beats. Elsewhere his
strumming accumulates into interlocking echo waves. With the
beats gone several levels of loops slowly mix between one
another - allowing the CD to conclude in a more cerebral zone.
Both popular and accomplished, Steve Hillage and Evan Marc
create music at the service of the mind.

Tune into STAR'S END this weekend for music from the CD
DREAMTIME SUBMERSIBLE by Evan Marc and Steve Hillage

For more on DREAMTIME SUBMERSIBLE, access:
http://www.somniasound.com

For more on Evan Marc, access: http://www.bluetechonline.com

For more on Steve Hillage, access: http://www.a-wave.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