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Radio Channel Update

New Winter and Holiday playlist today:

01    857   DUSK TO DUSK   ambient/classical introspections for fall    
02    843   STELLAR VISIONS   a cosmic electronic journey  
03    825   HYMNOS   contemplative hymns and prayers for the holiday season  
04    829   GALACTIC TRAVELER   an electronic deep space excursion  
05    824   VOICES IN THE NIGHT   heavenly harmonies and angelic voices  
06    827   WINTER LIGHT   a cold day journey in blue-grey soundscapes  
07    823   POINTS OF LIGHT   a turn-of-winter ambient journey  
08    822   RESTRAINT   subtle, lyrical Nordic spacejazz  
09    804   DOWNTEMPO TO SPACE   from electrogrooves to electrospheres  
10    789   CANTORUM   hymns and sacred spaces for chorus  
11    787   CAMERATA NOVA   Early Music reconsidered  
12    786   WINTER ON THE WIND   deep, clear electronics & warm, floating harmonies  
13    777   HALL OF MIRRORS   a journey through the electronic looking glass  
14    776   STRATOCASTER   high altitude electric guitar  
15    759   CELTIC VOICES 2   another journey in the contemplative Celtic soundscape  
16    751   CALM AND BRIGHT   the sound and spirit of the Holiday season  
17    717   HARMONIC VOICES 2   the subtle world of harmonic overtone singing  
18    684   GLACIER BAY   an electronic journey to the heart of winter  
19    649   CRYSTAL BELLS   clear and deep: a winter's holiday journey  
20    685   THE HEALING HARP   a celebration of the harp  
21    634   ENIGMATIC CHILDREN   an electronic-classical-vocal fusion festival  
22    619   CRYSTAL LAKE   a supercooled electronic winter journey  
23    584   ARCTIC   an ultra-chilled electronic journey in the glacial North  
24    595   CHILLED EUPHORIA   a look at the 'Chill' culture of ambient music  
25    546   NORTHERN NIGHTS   a Scandinavian winter's journey  
26    550   A NORTHERN PLACE   music from Arctic and mountain spaces  
27    509   GOD'S TRUMPET   German mystic composer Hildegard von Bingen  
28    512   ETHERWAVES   electronic sounds...past, present, and future  

PGM 540R "GOTHICA" : Week of November 28th...

When the definitive history of 20th century music is written, there will be a short but intense chapter on the phenomenon called GOTHIC.

It is in this darkly ethereal environment that atmospheric electronics, medieval dirges, and high-style romantic pop genres like Gothic Rock, Dreampop, Darkwave, Goth-Industrial and Goth-Metal intersect, cross-pollinate, and breed new shades of crimson roses.

On this edition of Hearts of Space, we explore the sounds and metaphors of this area of ethereal space music on a program called GOTHICA. Music is by ANGELS OF VENICE, VAS, DEAD CAN DANCE, LISA GERRARD, JOCELYN MONTGOMERY, ANNE DUDLEY and others.

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PGM 857 "DUSK TO DUSK" : Week of November 21st...

When musical tradition meets creative innovation, just about anything can happen. The results can be harmonious or dissonant, fascinating or boring, exciting or torpid.

These days, you can find experiments of all kinds in the blandly named "new music" genre. From the deliberate iconoclasm of descendents of the 20th century Avant-Garde to the stirring pulses of the minimalists, the heady abstractions of the conceptualists, or the contemplative explorations of "deep listening" — classical values are always being stretched and adapted into new forms.

On this late autumn transmission of Hearts of Space, we explore the intersection of classical form and ambient space, with a program of introspective journeys called DUSK TO DUSK. Music is by ROBERT SCOTT THOMPSON, PAUL SAUVANET, STEVE KORNICKI, JIM FOX, SOMEI SATOH, and the MICO NONET.

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PGM 610R "SHADOWPLAY" : Week of Nov. 14th...

Fall...is the season of descent. Everything is falling: leaves, of course; the temperature; the amount of daylight; and frequently, the rain. The music of fall is darker, lower, shadowed, mutable, with glints of gold — perfectly expressed by the complex timbres of the cello, the oboe, and the piano.

On this transmission of Hearts of Space, we explore the ambient tonalities and sombre emotions of the autumn season, on a program called...SHADOWPLAY. Music is by cellist DAVID DARLING and pianist KETIL BJORNSTAD, MICHAEL JON FINK, RICK COX, and the sublime TIM STORY.

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PGM 856 "TRIBULATION" : Week of November 7th...

The turbulent days and storm-tossed nights of November have their own special energy. All too often, it's an extended tribulation on the long transition to the heart of winter, and the redemptive light of the holiday season.

It's a time of recognition of things lost, and potentials to come; melancholy...often painful...but infused with hope. This year the transition takes on a special meaning, as we confront difficult times and extraordinary changes.

On this transmission of Hearts of Space, a somber-but-hopeful dark ambient journey for Scorpio called TRIBULATION. Music is by ASHLEY/ROEDELIUS/STORY, CHAD KETTERING, A PRODUCE, ROBERT RICH and FARYUS, COPAL RIVER, and DIATONIS.

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