Recording as Under the Radar contemporary instrumentalist Richard Souther combines his accumulated knowledge of music into an intriguing listening experience....
By combining minimalism, ambient and symphonic music Jóhann Jóhannsson realizes compelling works. On the CD FORDLANDIA (67'09"), compositions gently rise out...
Between spring 2000 and fall 2006 UK electronic musician Ian Boddy traveled to Philadelphia to perform at events presented by The Gatherings Concert Series. On...
Women artists as a group are seriously under-represented in the Ambient Music genre. The Hypnos label rectifies this situation somewhat with the release of...
The CD FILAMENTS (55'35") by Description Without Place presents seven ambient stopovers - each inviting the listener into its own unique atmosphere. With this...
The works of Redshift have always been about the exploration of energy. From cosmic quiet to a palpable sense of propulsion, this ensemble communicates an...
In his exploration of analogue synthesis, Jeffrey Koepper continually comes up with music less lab experiment than works of personal expression. On LUMINOSITY...
U.K. synthesist Kevin Kendle has to his credit numerous releases of Contemporary Instrumental music. Fortunately for STAR'S END listeners every few years or so...
Cosmic Hoffmann thinks with his hands. We can hear this on ELECTRIC TRICK (69'19), an album of nine spacey works that each journey out of a distinctly unique...
The dreamy digitalia of Ian Boddy & Bernhard Wöstheinrich permeates HEMISPHERES (93'39"), their lushly imagined live recording from Germany's Bochum...
The genre of Spacemusic is truly a lost continent of sound. Those venturing into this expanse often return with vivid discoveries. One of the most intrepid...
Jeffery Koepper first came to the attention of STAR'S END in the mid-1990s when he was part of the duo Pure Gamma. Their music was an interesting mix of the...
While out exploring the aural universe one would be most fortunate to come in contact with Dutch Space Mission (Epple E. Hulshof and Bert Hülshoff). Their...
The work of musical outlier Jon Hassell is resistant to description. Alone in his field, he continues a decades long career in opening up and exploring sonic...
Jason Sloan's explorations in sound, texture and atmosphere go a bit further on his cryptically named CD [--] (41'02"). Until his performance at The Gatherings...
Most music is all about pairing notes. Electronic Music is all about pairing sounds. Saul Stokes is an artist who lives in sound. His album METACOLLAGE...
Ethan Rose manufactures loveley Ambient Music on his computer. The CD OAKS (37'55") is the result of his skill and talent in manipulating the unlikeliest of...
The parallel narratives of synthesists Paul Nagle and Peter Ruczynski converge under the name Ideation. This duo brings to their CD project ADRIFT (58'16") the...
Whitetree (Ludovico Einaudi and Ronald & Robert Lippok) could easily fit in amongst all the other Jazz trios in the world, were it not for their special...
STAR'S END has been airing in its time slot on WXPN for over 30 years. It would be difficult to find a show of this nature, scope and duration elsewhere on the...
STAR'S END Update 05.24.09 It is hard to know exactly what the music of Circular (Bjarte Andreassen & Jostein Dahl Gjelsvik) aligns with. On their CD SUBSTANS...
By combining minimalism, ambient and symphonic music Jóhann Jóhannsson realizes compelling works. On the CD FORDLANDIA (67'09"), compositions gently rise out...
While channeling classic releases by Vangelis and Jonn Serrie, Palancar has some fresh things to say. On ELYSIUM PLANITIA (60'17") he (a.k.a. Darrell Wade...
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...
Recording under the name Terra Ambient soundscape artist Jeff Kowal brings together his passion for Ambient and World Music in an impressionistic synthesis of...
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 ...
From out of the atmospheric backwaters of the World Music genre flows the fascinating soundworlds of Forrest Fang. His work combines native flutes, eastern...
Clear meanings are nowhere to be found on CODE SENT (65'44"). A work that is equally experimental and accessible the electronica artist Con_Sense artfully...
Creating music as Between Interval began as a way for Stefan Strand to take a break from his more kinetic musical pursuits. THE EDGE OF A FAIRYTALE (62'41") is...
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...
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