By combining minimalism, ambient and symphonic music Jóhann Jóhannsson
realizes compelling works. On the CD FORDLANDIA (67'09"), compositions
gently rise out of silence to endearing sonic heights. Akin to the Adagio
section of a symphony, Jóhannsson's work achieves its forlorn beauty by
lingering on the notes around a chord's fundamental - a unique decoartive
style in which the piece seems to be asking to resolve. Along with the
warm string section, some compositions also feature pipe organ, children's
choir, woodwinds, piano and other unidentifiable drones and atmospherics.
Unfolding in time, the music plays heights off of depths and lament
against affirmation - all blending into one moment. There is no way to
escape the power and desperate beauty of this music. With the harmonic
motion of Angelo Badalamenti, the celestial reach of Joep Franssens and
the pathos of Arvo Pärt, FORDLANDIA is always on the verge of breaking
into poetry.

Please tune into STAR'S END this weekend for music from Icelandic composer
Jóhann Jóhannsson and the new CD FORDLANDIA

For more on FORDLANDIA, please access: www.4ad.com

For more on Jóhann Jóhannsson, please access: www.johannjohannsson.com

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Jóhann Jóhannsson to Perform Concert in Philadelphia as part of The
Gatherings Concert Series - 27 June 2009

Jóhann Jóhannsson is an Icelandic musician, composer, producer, soundtrack
artist and an active member of his country's artistic community. His
stately, slow-building and hauntingly melodic music has been quietly
bewitching listeners for the past several years. Composing a symphonic
music which draws more from the present than the past, his works
incorporate many unusual elements layered in with the familiar sounds and
motifs of a classically outfitted string orchestra. By combining
minimalism, ambient and symphonic music Jóhann Jóhannsson realizes
compelling works - gently rising out of silence to endearing sonic
heights.

Jóhann Jóhannsson makes his Philadelphia concert debut as part of The
Gatherings Concert Series on Saturday 27 June 2009 within the remarkable
setting of St Mary's Hamilton Village on the Penn campus in West
Philadelphia.

For complete details, please access: www.thegatherings.org

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WXPN Spring 2009 Fundraiser

Thank You for calling in on the 05.17.09 broadcast of STAR'S END and
pledging! Your generosity and support are sincerely appreciated - and are
needed to keep WXPN going! During the STAR'S END portion of the WXPN
Spring 2009 Fundraiser, 59 listeners called in with pledges totaling
nearly $5000.00.

We listen to STAR'S END because we seek music with substance - expressions
of the human spirit. STAR'S END and WXPN seek to facilitate the broadcast
of these unique artistic realizations - and the creation of an intimate
listening space for contemplation and reflection. Thank you for helping us
continue to have a pivotal role in Philadelphia's radio and cultural
landscape as a presenter of original contemporary works.

For more about the WXPN Spring 2009 Fundraiser, please access:
http://www.starsend.org

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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 (EDST) 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