Is Electronic Music an Art or a Science? Paul Ellis will tell you that it
is both. While realized using machines his CD THE LAST HIDING PLACE OF
BEAUTY (60'00") is straight out of Ellis' own inner theater - traveling
from his mind to ours. This beautifully constructed work includes bold and
truly innovative ideas. From relentless sequencer phrases that jump
through dramatic key changes and vivid sonic forms rolling to Prog
inspired crescendos, to the dreamy inwardness of an adagio for Mellotron
and synth; THE LAST HIDING PLACE OF BEAUTY lingers on exquisite
instrumental detail without halting the music's momentum. By combining
equal portions of Classical, Ambient and Spacemusic with smart synth and
acoustic instrumental arrangements - Ellis' synthesized orchestra yields
a most listenable art. Knowing that the imaginary lines of genre are only
there to be crossed Paul Ellis demonstrates a sense of ease and adventure
that comes with longevity.
Please tune into STAR'S END this weekend for music from Pacific Northwest
Synthesist Paul Ellis and his CD THE LAST HIDING PLACE OF BEAUTY
For more on THE LAST HIDING PLACE OF BEAUTY, please access: www.groove.nl
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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
www.starsend.org