Both Jeff Coulter and Harrison McKay have been kicking around the Philadelphia
Spacemusic scene for 25 years or so. Coulter, along with Chris Schwartz, played
in the cosmic music duo Tangent, while elsewhere McKay composed ethereal music
for dance in addition to his solo Ambient works.

More recently these two have been working together, experimenting with sounds
and textures reminiscent of the classics Zeit and Phaedra - yet their approach
incorporates their own unique sensibilities and outlook. Coulter's sequencer
runs, synth pads and melodies all move at different speeds while McKay's
processed guitar alternates between emitting atmospheric textures and liquid
lead solos. Their realizations are in constant motion, either moving forward or
churning in stillness, or at some indistinct level in between. Coulter and McKay
explore areas of both dark and light. Their music a culmination of a lifetime
worth of experience.

Tune in to STAR'S END this weekend for music from "Surface", a soon to be
released CD by The Tangent Project

For more on The Tangent Project, please access: www.tangent-project.com

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Harrison McKay of The Tangent Project to Lead Digital Sampler Workshop at The
Gatherings

On Sunday 13 September 2009 at 7:00pm The Gatherings Concert Series will present
a workshop on Digital Sampling at St. Mary's Hamilton Village. This workshop
will focus on the capabilities of sampling technology and is open to anyone
interested in learning more about the basic concepts of the hardware software
used.

The Sampler Workshop at The Gatherings will be headed by veteran synthesist
Harrison McKay, a leading talent in the field of music technology and in music
performance with the Spacemusic duo The Tangent Project. Demonstrating on an
array of gear McKay will discuss the history, technology, equipment and basic
concepts involved in using a sampler and the realization of music. Attendees
will have an opportunity to observe close-up the workings of a sampler, hear how
samples are created, modified and turned into music and learn how these means
might be used in their own creative endeavors.

For Complete Details on the Digital Sampler Workshop, 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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Visit STAR'S END on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/starsendradio

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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