OUTERSPACE GEMS (60'48") travels a path formed of ancient
echoes. Cosmic Hoffman presents nine rough-hewn late-night
jam sessions channeling the ethos of "Phaedra" and the
cerebral energy of "Cyborg". Hoffmann embraces the early-day
attitudes of the Kosmische Musik movement and transcends
them. Elevating the most familiar themes to another sphere, his
Mellotron, guitar and classic analogue synths glow with their first
radiance. Glissando guitar, modular synthesizers and Mellotron
pads fall into a wondrous mix of vibrating metal chords,
electronic modulations and elegiac choir and strings. Riding the
tides of cosmic seas, this work shifts in a current of sonic and
harmonic motion. OUTERSPACE GEMS is often beautiful, even
breathtaking - as it conjures up visions of galaxies, planets and
vast stretches of space. Hoffmann's imagination carries these
performances, and anyone in love with Spacemusic and its very
specific poetry will want to hear this recording.

Tune in to STAR'S END this weekend for music from
OUTERSPACE GEMS the new CD by Cosmic Hoffman

For more on OUTERSPACE GEMS, access:
http://www.manikin.de

For more on Cosmic Hoffman, access the:
http://www.cosmic-hoffmann.de

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Orbital Decay - Live on STAR'S END 11.02.08

Listening to the music of Orbital Decay one would believe that
digital synthesizers had never been invented. Existing on a plane
outside the oppressive rush of modernity, their music quotes the
classics of Spacemusic without mimicking them. Synthesist
Terry Furber and guitarist Scott Watkins demonstrate a masterful
grasp of the vintage gear around which their genre gravitates
and explore the past in a new way. Creating layers of space with
harmonies warm and golden, pumping sequencer patterns and
strident lead lines, this duo explores the inner darkness of
electronic music - yet out on the verge of ethereality their music
gleams like new. Summoning the ghosts of the 1970s, Orbital
Decay's music feels like "Phaedra", "Meddle" and "Wired"
recollected in tranquility. Their CD SOLAR MAXIMA contains
studio-perfected versions of live jams originally found in the act
of making.

Orbital Decay will reprise their annual on-air in-studio Back in
Time Concert on the 2 November 2008 broadcast of STAR'S
END. Please tune in for details.

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Clocks Back One Hour This Weekend

STAR'S END will be one hour longer this weekend as Daylight
Saving Time ends on Sunday 2 November 2008, at 2:00:00 AM
local standard time. Please turn your clock back one hour this
Saturday Night/Sunday Morning while you listen to STAR'S END.

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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 (EST) on:

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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