The work of Rhian Sheehan is quite polished, which allows his music's many
colors to shine through. On his CD STANDING IN SILENCE (47'29") the mood of the
tracks shift as if on a whim. Sputtering beats cycle around candy shop chords
then give way to electronic elegy and heroic crescendo - embuing this album with
a lustrous charm. Catchy hip riffs fade into the strains of a tearful string
ensemble while dancing tones glow and recede. Sheehan is able to play his
instruments in a musical way and the results are lovely, beautiful and
evocative. But what enhances these engaging moments are the intermittent
imaginative soundscapes that pull these earthbound sections into an ethereal
realm. STANDING IN SILENCE concludes with a set of Ambient pieces, each
lingering just long enough to leave the listener in a perfumed sonic atmosphere.
Sheehan's music swings a wide arc. From its kinetic sonic reverie to a final
sigh of longing, STANDING IN SILENCE has charms that are hard to resist.

Please tune into STAR'S END this weekend for music from New Zealand Electronic
Musician Rhian Sheehan and his CD STANDING IN SILENCE

For more on Rhian Sheehan, please access: rhiansheehan.com

For more on STANDING IN SILENCE, please access: www.loop.co.nz

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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