Cosmic Hoffmann thinks with his hands. We can hear this on
ELECTRIC TRICK (69'19), an album of nine spacey works that
each journey out of a distinctly unique region of the artist's mind.
Using his guitar and effects Hoffmann cranks out prog-rock
inspired melodies as equally well as he plays in the more dulcet
and tranquil range of his instrument. On several tracks Hoffmann
invites fellow German spacemusic-wizard Stephen Parsick to
contribute electronics and sequencer tone patterns. Generating
a different fascinating pulse for each piece, Parsick's infinitely
repeating runs of electronic blips and beats provide a pumping
machine-like foundation in one place, loping beatbox rhythms in
another and synchronized multi-layered arpeggios elsewhere.
Co-existing with all this is Hoffmann's guitar. Leads snaking over
and under the pattern or playing within it, his guitar's output wails
in free psychedelia as perfectly as it does in measured precision
playing. Hoffmann also brings to ELECTRIC TRICK his ample
talents as a Mellotronist, coaxing an amazing range of sounds
and moods from this classic instrument. Somehow his
performance always sounds like it is coming from the heavens.
Above the clouds an ethereal choir sings on high, a beautiful
flute tone plays somberly through deep reverberation and
dreamy strings conjure up a most heartfelt elegiac atmosphere.
Although Cosmic Hoffmann may have the cosmos flowing
through his mind, his heart is always expressing itself in his
music.

Tune in to STAR'S END this weekend for music from ELECTRIC
TRICK by German Spacemusic artist Cosmic Hoffmann

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

For more on ELECTRIC TRICK, access: http://www.mindala.de

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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
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