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Radio Channel Update

New playlist today:

01   843   STELLAR VISIONS   a cosmic electronic journey
02   842   GLOBAL WARMING   from equatorial percussion to pure sound
03   841   FLYING AND FLOATING 2   electronic explorations and weightless waiting
04   840   DIVENIRE   the contemplative minimalism of LUDOVICO EINAUDI
05   803   WEST BY SOUTHWEST   an ambient steel guitar journey
06   828   DEEP WORLD   contemplating the polycultural soundscape
07   812   DYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM   the sound of tranquility in motion
08   804   DOWNTEMPO TO SPACE   from electrogrooves to electrospheres
09   802   ARGUABLY POST-AMBIENT   new waveforms from the international electronic soundscape
10   795   SPACE GUITARS 7   stretching six strings till they dematerialize
11   773   CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS   slow music for those fast summer nights
12   771   FOREST PRIMEVAL   cool sounds from the tropical rainforest
13   768   PAISLEY MUSIC   an AL GROMER KHAN retrospective
14   766   FLOATING GARDENS   globally warmed spacemusic for summer
15   760   UNDERSCORE   exploring the world of ambient film music
16   741   SUMMERTRONICA 2   warm-blooded ambient for high summer
17   740   NIGHTSCAPES   environmental electronics for a summer night
18   737   INDIAN SUMMER   sultry charms of the Indian soundscape
19   705   SUMMERTONES   floating transitions for the warm night
20   703   MIDSUMMER NIGHT 2   ambient atmospheres for a summer night
21   635   RETURN TO DREAMTIME   a techno/tribal journey to the virtual outback
22   701   LATIN MOON 2   the languid, romantic sounds of Latin spacemusic
23   696   POSSIBLE MUSICS   more cool sounds from hot places
24   668   SUMMERTRONICA   warm-blooded ambient for hot summer nights
25   667   MIDSUMMER NIGHT   a summer solstice celebration
26   662   SANTOSA   the languid East Indian sound of contentment
27   632   GATHERING SPIRITS   a journey in the tribal-ambient soundscape
28   630   GARDEN OF PARADISE   a summer journey to the Garden of Paradise

PGM 843 "STELLAR VISIONS" : Week of June 27th...

The Cosmic Journey school of electronic spacemusic includes soundtracks for imaginary sci-fi movies, deep-drifting stellar soundscapes, and spiritual innerspace explorations.

With its tonal flights across the galaxies and vast cosmic dramas, the genre appeared to be an artifact of the 1980s. Like progressive rock, it seemed to implode at its peak — a victim, perhaps, of its own considerable success...and the fact that it takes real inspiration and talent to do it well.

Artists like CONSTANCE DEMBY, IASOS and MICHAEL STEARNS in California, JONN SERRIE in Atlanta, VANGELIS and KLAUS SCHULZE in Europe, TOMITA, STOMU YAMASHTA and KITARO in Japan, created an ethereal, expansive, cosmic sound that found kindred spirits in symphonic composers like GUSTAV HOLST, RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, ALAN HOVHANESS, and the monumental sound cathedrals of BACH.

On this transmission of Hearts of Space called STELLAR VISIONS, we're pleased to report that the genre's still alive, with new artists and fine new work — at least in California.

Music is by CONSTANCE DEMBY, TELOMERE, DAVID HELPLING and JOHN JENKINS, and introducing IMMERSION THEORY.

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Prepaid Minutes are back!

Some of our sharp-eyed users noticed that this payment option quietly disappeared several months ago.

Long story short: we were having some technical problems with the accounts, and it looked like we would not be able to offer minutes with the new Flash/MP3 Audio player we are moving to this fall. We didn't want to continue selling an access plan we couldn't support in the future.

Good news! The technical issues have been resolved and the minutes accounts are working perfectly for current users, AND we found a way to make them work with the upcoming Flash player as well. So we re-enabled the option for users to buy Prepaid Minutes today.

Prepaid minutes aka timed usage-based accounts (vs. subscriptions) are popular with new users who just want to try the service. Some people prefer to "pay as they go" but once you find you are using the service regularly, it's easier and more economical to buy a subscription package.

We offer prepaid minutes in blocks of 600 (10 hours) and 900 (15 hours) Please see our ACCESS PLANS page for details. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to write to [email protected].

Hint: they make a great gift. See our gift certificate page for that.

:: Stephen Hill

PGM 842 "GLOBAL WARMING" : Week of June 20th...

Ahhh yes, the drums of summer — our legacy from the warm weather cultures, where the days are hot, the nights are long, and the parties...last till dawn.

On this transmission of Hearts of Space, we ride the soft skin drum grooves down to a place where percussion turns contemplative and rhythm turns to pure sound...on a program called GLOBAL WARMING.

Exotic trance rhythms are by RANGA, MICHEL UYTTEBROEK, GABRIELLE ROTH and THE MIRRORS, STEPHAN MICUS, ED MANN and BRIAN HAND, RANDY GRANGER, ELUV, and RAVID GOLDSCHMIDT.

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PGM 294R "CARAVAN" : Week of June 13th...

Dramatic, darkly emotional, and still exotic to Western ears, the music of the Middle East continues to fascinate contemporary musicians.

We're listening to a nicely crafted example of the Biblical epic genre of movie music by SHELDON MIROWITZ from the soundtrack for the television production "Columbus and the Age of Discovery."

On this 25th Anniversary retrospective edition of Hearts of Space, we journey once again through these ancient nomadic soundspaces, softly wailing melodies, and gently rocking rhythms, on a program called CARAVAN. Music is by PAUL AVGERINOS, BRIAN KEANE and OMAR FARUK TEKBILEK, ABED AZRIE, NIGHT ARK and more.

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PGM 841 "FLYING and FLOATING 2" : Week of June 6th...

These days electronic waveforms bubble up from every corner of the globe like some kind of benign gas. Wherever they come from, they often share the qualities of flying...or floating.

Flying music is rhythm-powered and moves through space, heading for worlds beyond;
floating music is goal-free — ethereal, static, and timeless.

On this transmission of Hearts of Space, another electronic journey in our flying and floating series called...FLYING and FLOATING 2. Music is by GREY AREA, PAN ELECTRIC, SNAKESTYLE, COLOURFORM, CYBERCHUMP, EMANUELE ERRANTE, and TETSU INOUE.

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