On ARCTURUS (61'05"), the live album from Arc, the duo of Ian Boddy and Mark
Shreeve sounds a bit more like Shreeve's side project Redshift in that the
pieces are arranged a bit looser and explore themes a bit longer than on
previous Arc albums. "Part One" (21'09") and Part Two" (24'11") transpire in
classic Spacemusic fashion. Out of the all-humbling darkness rises mechanistic
reiterating sequencer riffs intertwined with strident, propulsive rhythms. The
patterns mix, shift and divide like a twisting double helix of echoing
electronic tones. Engaging synth melodies saturate each piece; their timbre a
complicated layering of familiar elements fashioned into an artificial yet
somehow recognizable sound. These performances eventually progress through their
brawny phase to gently turn ethereal and otherworldly. Along with being shorter,
the third track "Helicon" (15'47") is also an even further departure from the
known Arc repertoire. Here the throbbing space bass pulse of the previous pieces
has been replaced by a more hypnotic, modern and minimalistic sound. Shreeve and
Boddy hit on all the major aspects of this genre, their melodies are human,
rhythms machine-like, harmonies ethereal and the range of timbres they create to
voice their music original and extraordinary. Arc filters the past into a vital
contemporary landscape without sinking to cliche. Their music is a sincere
exploration of the mood and mystery of the Spacemusic genre.

Please tune into STAR'S END this weekend for music from the English Electronic
duo Arc and their live CD ARCTURUS

For more on ARCTURUS, please access: www.DiN.org.uk

Arc make their stateside concert debut in Philadelphia at The Gatherings Concert
Series on 14 November 2009. For complete details, please access:
www.thegatherings.org

-

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!

-

Visit STAR'S END on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/starsendradio

-

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

-

Chuck van Zyl
Host of STAR'S END Ambient Radio
http://www.starsend.org