On SLIDE (56'21"), Ian Boddy transforms raw energy and
experimentation into nine sharp, shifting songs. Whirling
dervishly or hovering as space creating sound-images, his
compositions posses an eerie beauty. With each release he
presents new features in an already amazing vocabulary.
Utilizing the unique attributes of an innovative keyboard
controller, and his natural gifts as a melodist, Boddy's
passionate synth leads slide between notes - and compare well
with (yet remain distinct from) the glissando of steel guitar, a
musical saw blade being bowed, or the clear voice and emotive
vibrato capable of a theremin. This new toy allows Boddy to take
his playing into areas barely imagined beyond the expressive
use of the portamento and vibrato mods on a classic synthesizer
- and is prominent against the backdrop of sequencer runs and
drum loops. Ian Boddy has always had a knack for concision
and song structure. With rhythmic finesse he moves confidently.
Whether an untamed torrent of electronic grooves and weighty
keyboard solos, or curious atmospherics meant to externalize
the intimate, at the heart of this moving sound tapestry is the
unknown and mysterious. Each work on SLIDE is a piece of art
in motion.

Tune in to STAR'S END this weekend for music from SLIDE the
new CD by UK synthesist Ian Boddy

For more on SLIDE, access: http://www.din.org.uk

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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