In a genre without borders, everything flows in. The 11 tracks on
HUMUS (62'17") by Emanuele Errante each touch on a different
aspect of Ambient Music. By paring short sketch-like realizations
with sweeping pastoral drifts, a sense of engagement is
sustained throughout. Errante constructs subtle rhythmic
vignettes out of multi-layered synth tones and soft percussion.
These pieces focus more around pulse than beat - making it
easy to become lost within their soft energy. His areas of space
and color range from washes of ethereal tones to explorations
into sustaining sound environments. Each piece, no matter the
length, is meticulously arranged so as to move around (or stay
put) in the sonic space it is creating. Sometimes dark and eerie,
while in other places light and airy; this music serves the listener
equally under scrutiny as it does in the background. Errante's
work is inviting and beautiful in its delicacy and otherworldly
meditation - while admirably avoiding excess.

Tune into STAR'S END this weekend for music from the CD
HUMUS by Emanuele Errante

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

For more on Emanuele Errante, access:
http://www.maisound.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