The Philadelphia based Spacemusic duo The Ministry of Inside
Things exist outside the confines of the recording studio and in
the realm of the live performance. As MoIT, Art Cohen (guitar)
and Chuck van Zyl (synths) continue a tradition of bringing an
otherwise methodical studio based artform out into the
spontaneity of the performance environment. Their third CD
AMBIENT ELSEWHERE feels dark and isolated when compared
to their two earlier releases. While EVERLASTING MOMENT
explored the edges, dynamics and tension of space and
atmosphere, and CONTACT POINT embraced the more unified
themes of cosmic, biospheric and macrocosmic interaction,
AMBIENT ELSEWHERE moves through a strange new territory
in-between and outside of traditional Spacemusic. Drawn from a
range of chilling themes, this album sonifies wintertime,
desolate landscapes and the soul's midnight. Moving through
the timbral badlands of the empty quarter, AMBIENT
ELSEWHERE offers up a courageous intimacy. Always bringing
their own influences and innovation to the music process, MoIT
produces a sound that is uniquely individual and personal.

AMBIENT ELSEWHERE will be released on 20 September 2008
at The Gatherings Concert Series in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Tune into STAR'S END this weekend for music from AMBIENT
ELSEWHERE by The Ministry of Inside Things

For more on AMBIENT ELSEWHERE, access:
www.synkronosmusic.com

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The Ministry of Inside things Live in Philadelphia

The Ministry of Inside Things will release a new double CD at
their upcoming performance at The Gatherings Concert Series.
The music from AMBIENT ELSEWHERE has been drawn from
several recent tour performances and features definitive live
versions of classic MoIT pieces like "Love Attack" and "Naylor's
Run". The album contains two one hour long suites of
spacemusic and easily flows through a variety of themes, energy
levels and styles.

For more about Philadelphia-based duo The Ministry of Inside
Things at The Gatherings Concert Series in Philadelphia on
Saturday 20 September 2008, access:
http://www.thegatherings.org

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Mahoney & Peck Live in Philadelphia

Mark Mahoney and Michael Peck utilize analogue, digital and
software synthesizers in their electronic realizations. Their work
is formed out of a balance between dark ambient soundscapes
and spare sequencer figures. The duo have performed live in
Philadelphia at Electro-Music and on STAR'S END Ambient
Radio, and have worked to develop the Spacemusic scene at
home in Tennessee. Their latest CD Starfest 2007 was recorded
live.

Mark Mahoney & Michael Peck will travel to Philadelphia to
perform live on Saturday 20 September 2008 at The Gatherings
Concert Series and then later on the 09.21.08 broadcast of
STAR'S END Ambient Radio. Please tune in for details.

For more about Mahoney & Peck at The Gatherings Concert
Series, access: http://www.thegatherings.org

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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
104.9fm Lehigh Valley, 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