The Philadelphia based Spacemusic duo The Ministry of Inside Things exist
outside the confines of the recording studio and in the realm of the live
performance. As MoIT, Art Cohen (guitar) and Chuck van Zyl (synths)
continue a tradition of bringing an otherwise methodical studio based
artform out into the spontaneity of the performance environment. Their
third CD AMBIENT ELSEWHERE feels dark and isolated when compared to their
two earlier releases. While EVERLASTING MOMENT explored the edges,
dynamics and tension of space and atmosphere, and "CONTACT POINT embraced
the more unified themes of cosmic, biospheric and macrocosmic interaction,
AMBIENT ELSEWHERE moves through a strange new territory in-between and
outside of traditional Spacemusic. Drawn from a range of chilling themes,
this album sonifies wintertime, desolate landscapes and the midnight of
the soul. Moving through the timbral badlands of the empty quarter,
Ambient Elsewhere offers up a courageous intimacy. Always bringing their
own influences and innovation to the music process, MoIT produces a sound
that is uniquely individual and personal. The tracks on AMBIENT ELSEWHERE
were drawn from several tour performances and are considered definitive
live versions of classic MoIT pieces like "Love Attack" and "Naylor's
Run". The double album contains two one hour long suites of spacemusic and
easily flows through a variety of themes, energy levels and styles.

Please tune into STAR'S END this weekend for music from The Ministry of
Inside Things and their live CD AMBIENT ELSEWHERE

For more on AMBIENT ELSEWHERE, please access: www.synkronosmusic.com

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Johann Johannsson Performs Live in Philadelphia at The Gatherings Concert
Series Saturday 27 June 2009

Icelandic musician, composer, producer and soundtrack artist Johann
Johannsson combines minimalism, ambient and symphonic music to realize
compelling works that gently rise out of silence to endearing sonic
heights. Composing a symphonic music which draws more from the present
than the past, his works incorporate many unusual, possibly ironic,
elements layered in with the familiar sounds and motifs of a classically
outfitted string orchestra. Unfolding in time, the music plays heights off
of depths and lament against affirmation - all blending into one moment.

Along with the warm string section, often compositions feature pipe organ,
children's choir, woodwinds, piano and other unidentifiable drones and
atmospherics. His third CD "IBM 1410 - A User's Manual" (released in 2006
on 4AD) is a peculiar mixture of beautiful stringed harmonies, romantic
building themes, overtly long crescendos and somber resolutions - vaguely
tinged throughout by synthesizer rumblings, electronic drones, sparkling
chimes and manipulations of recorded sound. The result is a comforting,
yet somewhat surreal music. On "Fordlandia" (released in 2008 on 4AD),
Johannsson crafts somewhat more conventional orchestral works, though
nervously twitching computerized beats often guide him.

Neu-Classical composer Johann Johannsson will be making his stateside
concert debut on tour in Spirng 2009 and performs in Philadelphia within
the remarkable setting of St. Mary's Hamilton Village as part of The
Gatherings Concert Series at 8:00pm on Saturday 27 June 2009

For complete details, please access: www.thegatherings.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
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Chuck van Zyl
Host of STAR'S END Ambient Radio
http://www.starsend.org