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PGM 646R 'COLD BLUE' : nov.25 - dec.2

Winter: it sails in on flotillas of blue-gray clouds, drains the color from the landscape, and settles down to stay a while. Shortening days bring a sense of nature's majestic rhythms and implacable power. The earth prepares to sleep.

On this transmission of Hearts of Space, a journey in the deep autumn soundscape called COLD BLUE. Music is by A PRODUCE, ROBERT RICH & IAN BODDY, DIVINATION, VIDNA OBMANA, RICK COX, and STEVE ROACH.

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PGM 963 'GIVING THANKS' : nov. 18-25

We live in a complex and ever-changing world. When things go wrong, it's all too easy to fall back on cynicism, worry, even despair. In difficult times, we tend to forget that despite our problems and injustices, our world is still supporting more people, at a higher standard of living, than at any time in human history.

That's why the Thanksgiving holiday is a welcome respite. From its origins as an after-harvest celebration, it evolved into something more: an opportunity to convene family and friends; share comfort food and conversation; and at the heart of the holiday, the simple act of pausing, looking back, and expressing gratitude for what life has brought us this year.

Like prayer, the attitude of thanks is quiet, reflective, and humble. But while prayer is normally personal, giving thanks is something we like to share — an expression of the spirit of abundance, inclusion and generosity.

On this transmission of Hearts of Space, music for acceptance and gratitude, on a program called "GIVING THANKS." Music is by JONATHAN ELIAS, ELENI KARAINDROU, KEVIN KELLER, PULUSHA, HECTOR ZAZOU and DAVID DARLING.

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PGM 962 'MISTS OF TIME' : nov. 11-18

As we descend into autumn, cooling temperatures condense water vapor in the atmosphere into mist and fog. At dawn on fall mornings, we find a new world, magically air-brushed by sun and water. At night, it's a kaleidoscope of surreal colors and luminescent curtains surrounding cars, signs and streetlights.

Mist is ethereal and mysterious. It blurs and conceals, softening form and blending colors into hazy gradients, shrinking the world around us to a gauzy blanket, bending light with a palette of optical special effects: rings and halos, diffusion, refraction and reflection.

In ambient music, the equivalents of fog and mist are deep drones, shadowy harmonies, and dense clusters of subtle sound. It's music for drifting slowly...in a field of dreams.

On this transmission of Hearts of Space, a journey in the autumn atmospheres...on a program called MISTS OF TIME.

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PGM 890R "FADING WORLD" : nov 4-11

As we journey deeper into the autumn soundscape the music reflects the progression of the seasons. After the bounty of summer, it's a time of receding, darkening, diminishing…marked by a final blaze of intense color, then desaturation — as life withdraws and retreats.

The music of autumn is complex, with foggy timbres, minor key harmonies, descending progressions, and patient suspensions. It's the sound of withdrawl, deflation, and retreat, as the natural world prepares for the rigors of winter.

On this transmission of HEARTS of SPACE, a chamber/electronic journey for autumn called FADING WORLD. Music is by LUDOVICO EINAUDI, JAMI SIEBER, JEFF GREINKE, AMIINA, and the KEVIN KELLER ENSEMBLE.

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