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PGM 957R 'MYSTERIOSO' : sept.28 - oct. 5

[We begin with] a classic piece of electronic spacemusic from France by JEAN-MICHEL JARRE. With just a few notes, it creates a whole world of mystery and imagination. Slow, deep, romantic and sublime, it invites us into a place that's unknown and unpredictable, yet alluring.

It's true that all good music takes you away, but since the 1970s artists have been using electronic tools to craft a sound that takes you to places far beyond the reach of ordinary music. Dark ambient electronics have become a vehicle...for transport to deep virtual worlds and exotic environments.

On this transmission of Hearts of Space, we travel the dark ambient spaceways, on a program called MYSTERIOSO. Music is by JEAN MICHEL JARRE, A PRODUCE & LOREN NERELL, PAUL ELLIS, MEG BOWLES, RICHARD BONE, ERIK WOLLO, KIT WATKINS, and ANDREW LAHIFF.

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PGM 991 'THE FADING LIGHT' : sept.21-28

This week we mark the official beginning of the fall season with the autumnal equinox. Here in the northern hemisphere, the sun has descended from the lofty heights of summer halfway to the low point of winter, and the days and nights are approximately of equal length: more accurately, the equilux.

​Musically, we return to the complex tones of traditional acoustic instruments — the piano, the guitar and the cello. It’s a time for minor keys, descending progressions, and deepening harmonies, as we explore the sound of the season. On this transmission of HEARTS of SPACE, an ambient-acoustic journey for early autumn called THE FADING LIGHT. Music is by JEFF PEARCE, HANS CHRISTIAN & HARRY MANX, WILL ACKERMAN, KEVIN KELLER, HELEN JANE LONG and others.

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PGM 990 'STELLAR VISIONS 2' : sept.14-21

You know, there's something about the immateriality of electronic sound that naturally lends itself to images of cosmic space. Since the dawn of electronic music, artists have created starry soundscapes and interstellar flights in a quest to expand our connection to the cosmic environment we inhabit. It's a sound we come back to time and again.

On this transmission of Hearts of Space, another deep space electronic journey called STELLAR VISIONS 2. Music is by JONN SERRIE, THIERRY DAVID, MEG BOWLES, MAX CORBACHO, ALPHA WAVE MOVEMENT, DAVE LUXTON, and THE TANGENT PROJECT.

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PGM 989 'ARCANA' : sept.7-14

The musical traditions of the greater Middle East are fueled by complex rhythms. For westerners raised on a steady diet of marches in 4/4 time, the seven, eight, nine and twelve beat rhythms, sinuous melodies and quarter-tone tunings of the Middle East are a revelation.

On this transmission of Hearts of Space, we revisit the ecstatic rhythms, pungent timbres and secret spaces of the Middle East, on a program called ARCANA. Music is by JEF STOTT, NIYAZ, PAUL AVGERINOS, PAOLO MODUGNO, WAHID, ANOUAR BRAHEM, and BRIAN KEANE & OMAR FARUK TEKBILEK.

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