His acclaimed live performances and the ever-ascending quality
of his recorded works have made Rudy Adrian one of the most
distinctive voices in the ethereal music genre. His talent is in
picking just the right sounds, arranging them in unique
combinations and rolling it all out in an always-engaging collage
of music and atmosphere. This process stems from personal
experience or inspiration, as on his CD DESERT REALMS
(69'28"). The nine tracks are each an electronic expression of his
beloved rugged desert landscapes, and the connection we as
humans feel toward the natural world. The first few tracks feature
tones played on native flute or originating from Rudy Adrian's
own atmospheric vocals - mixed amidst hushed synth pads and
ceremonial bells. The synthetic and acoustic textures go
together very well and result in compositions that feel
transcendent yet tethered to earth. Throughout DESERT
REALMS harmony and timbre mutually reinforce each other.
Faint chimes cast above luminescent chords provide a slow
contemplative pace while reverberant strings (as if breathing)
shift from dark keys to light. The experience is quiet and
beautiful, like that of Spacemusic classics by Jonn Serrie,
Michael Stearns and Kit Watkins. Most times consoling, but
occasionally questioning, DESERT REALMS is a nuanced
journey into both sonic and terrestrial landscapes.

Tune in to STAR'S END this weekend for music from DESERT
REALMS the new CD by Rudy Adrian

For more on DESERT REALMS, access:
http://www.lotuspike.com

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Dwight Ashley - Live on STAR'S END 11.16.08

Dwight Ashley will perform live on the STAR'S END broadcast of
16 November 2008. Please tune in for details.

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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:

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