In his exploration of analogue synthesis, Jeffrey Koepper
continually comes up with music less lab experiment than works
of personal expression. On LUMINOSITY (73'32") Koepper
realizes nine multi-layered and multi-faceted electronic pieces
that fit nicely alongside precedent releases by acclaimed
Spacemusic luminaries. The distinguishing characteristic of
LUMINOSITY is its cerebral (sometimes solemn, sometimes
ecstatic) energy. This CD achieves the heights of Koepper's best
work all the while reaching into the depths for meaning - taking
us even further into Koepper's creative center. Avoiding
digitalism he leads listeners on a heady musical journey full of
Mellotron pads, buzzing filter sweeps, simple waveforms and a
complex landscape of synchronized sequencer controlled
patterns. Stepping through each measure, the machine-like
rhythms repeat and grow additional lines - each in and of itself a
deceptively simple arrangement of rests and notes. Taken
together this music works as a mysterious system that perfectly
occupies a plane where the human spirit, music technology and
the cosmos coexist.

Tune in to STAR'S END this weekend for music from
LUMINOSITY by American synthesist Jeffrey Koepper

For more on LUMINOSITY please access:
http://www.jeffreykoepper.com

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Ombient Live on STAR'S END 02.15.09

Ombient is but one facet of multi-instrumentalist Mike Hunter.
Exploring his more ethereal side, Hunter creates improvised
soundscapes on a Warr Touch Guitar - a metal stringed
guitar-like instrument designed for two-handed playing and
extended sound generation. Utilizing a tapping technique
associated with this instrument, the process is a radical
departure from standard guitar practice. Picking and plucking
note cycles amidst quietly growling e-bow guitar lines, Hunter
bathes his tones in a deep, vast reverb. With the addition of
several layers of echo, pitch shifting, long and short delay lines
and other forms of digital processing, Hunter's live loop music
spans the Space, Ambient, Experimental and New Age genres.

Ombient will play a solo live in-studio on-air radio concert on the
02.15.09 broadcast of STAR'S END

For more about Ombient, please access:
http://www.ombient.com

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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