Among the factors influencing the aural space created at a Free
System Projekt concert is the venue. The physical setting as well
as the caliber and size of the audience all figure into the strange
equation that produces a live show. NARROW LANE (78'20")
presents recordings of two epic length live Spacemusic
excursions. Traveling through nothingness to nowhere the
music of FSP creates a liminal space - a threshold area neither
here nor there. Electronically generated drones materialize and
become animated by the classic sound of Mellotron strings and
flutes. The textures generated shroud these works in an
atmosphere of stillness and mystery. With the emergence of
spinning sequencer tones, the energy level rises several levels.
These sprawling lines, running parallel to one another, are
fantastically simple in their construction but endlessly complex in
effect. Cycling patterns echo and syncopate, and whirl by as on
classics like "Ricochet" and "Departure From the Northern
Wasteland". But there is a calm within the storm. The appeal of
this music is in its exotic otherness. Its ever-changing
destination is linked to the mood, talent and craft of the
performers - who take us with them on a journey to their creative
center.

Tune in to STAR'S END this weekend for music from NARROW
LANE the new live CD by the Dutch troupe Free System Projekt

For more on NARROW LANE, access:
http://www.freesystemprojekt.nl

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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