Dean De Benedictis has found his voice, and on A CAMBIENT
VARIATIONS (75'15") uses it on every track. Utilizing a variety of
processing techniques, human vocal sound is layered into
chords, shifted into choirs, looped into rhythms and stretched
into unrecognizable textures. Obstruents become percussion
riffs, grunts and groans make bass grooves and rhythm accents,
while ethereal "oohs" and breathy "aahs" are transformed into a
mysterious resonating atmosphere. Squeaks mutate into roars
and whispered words resound under a cavernous echo as De
Benedictis, using editing software, transforms elemental
vocalizations into his singular digital soundscapes. A CAMBIENT
VARIATIONS transcends Ambient Music. With its unique
character and original concept, the nine tracks each head out
into uncharted experimental realms - each telling a different
story. Taken all together the artist is revealed in his music.

Tune in to STAR'S END this weekend for music from A
CAMBIENT VARIATIONS the new CD by dean De Benedictis

For more on A Cambient Variations, access:
http://www.fatelessmusic.com

-

Orbital Decay - Live on STAR'S END 11.02.08

Local Spacemusic duo Orbital Decay will play live on the
11.02.08 broadcast of STAR'S END. Please tune in for details

-


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!

-

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

-

Chuck van Zyl
Host of STAR'S END Ambient Radio
http://www.starsend.org