Operating at the heart of electronic music, Saul Stokes' work has
been primarily an exploration of timbre and the character of
sound. On VILLA GALAXIA (55'45") Stokes does not ditch the
experimental ambiance he took so long to develop, but
surprises us with eight tightly arranged and focused works. With
the path of each piece following imaginative accelerating
percussion and charged synthetic rhythms, the energy level of
this CD wanders into the realm of more contemporary releases.
Yet, with its fascinating arrangement and wealth of original tones
and sonic coloration, VILLA GALAXIA will please the bobbing
club hipster as much as the prone head-tripper. In this finely
tuned collage of grainy beats, squiggly synths and twisting tones
each song bursts with vitality and warmth. An album of its time,
spanning and transcending electronica's musical moment,
Stokes channels the era of the synthesizer.

Tune into STAR'S END this weekend for music from VILLA
GALAXIA the new CD by Saul Stokes

For more on VILLA GALAXIA, access:
http://www.hypnos.com/binary

For more on Saul Stokes, access: http://www.saulstokes.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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Chuck van Zyl
Host of STAR'S END Ambient Radio
http://www.starsend.org