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PGM 1181R 'CONFESSSIONS' : sept 27-oct 4

CONFESSION...it's simple in theory: to tell the truth. In practice? It's more complicated.

Confession plays a critical role in the justice system, in religion, in therapeutic and personal relationships. And at a time when the very idea of objective facts and truth is being challenged, confession is more important than ever.

A true confession is a revelation — a release of hidden knowledge. And it's often accompanied by powerful, even cathartic, emotions. No wonder confessional songs and music are found in some of the oldest cultures on earth.

On this transmission of Hearts of Space...the quiet sound of emotional truth, on a program called CONFESSIONS. Music is by ADAM HURST, ELINA DUNI, MIRABAI CEIBA, SAVINA YANNATOU, BADI ASSAD, JOSÉ LUIS MONTÓN, ESTÁS TONNÉ, ANDRÉ GERAISSATI, and AMBERFERN.

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PGM 1381 'ELECTRON TRAVELER 7' : sept 20-27

One of the most durable program concepts in the now 41 years of Hearts of Space is the experience of virtual space travel on electronic waves. And like our "Space Guitars" series—now up to lucky number 13—we've been working on another series for electronic touring called "ELECTRON TRAVELER." This week, we arrive at number seven.

Whether flying effortlessly across vast cosmic spaces on the kinetic rhythms of electronic sequencers and the fractal patterns of loop echoes, or floating peacefully in star-crossed fields of cosmic gas and dust, we celebrate the awe and wonder of the celestial spectacle.

On this transmission of Hearts of Space, it's another cosmic-electronic journey, on a program called ELECTRON TRAVELER 7.  Music is by ASCENDANT, TIME BEING, JAJA, JUTA TAKAHASHI, JIM OTTOWAY, and DREAMSTATE LOGIC.

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PGM 1122R 'SUMMER'S END' : sept.13-20

It's only three short months from the summer solstice to the autumn equinox, and we make the most of them: travel, vacation, backyard parties, fun at the beach or the lake, and sports and water activities of every description. All that plus balmy nights, and the hypnotic rhythm of the crickets to lull us to sleep. Summer can be a magical respite in our complicated lives, but when mid-September comes, we know it's drawing to a close.

Instrumental music can express our complex feelings about the end of summer—good memories, a sense of nostalgia, a tinge of melancholy, and quiet acceptance. Acoustic instruments like piano, guitar and cello are perfect for the job, especially when enhanced by electronics. On this transmission of Hearts of Space, music for the summer/fall transition, on a program called SUMMER'S END. Music is by HELEN JANE LONG, JEFF PEARCE, KATHRYN KAYE, ANGELO RABAN, and the late DAVID DARLING.

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PGM 1380 'PLANETARY RHYTHMS' : sept. 6-13

THESE HOT SUMMER DAYS inspire a more energetic music, born out of ancient rituals, festivals, and religious ceremonies, and featuring primitive instruments whose descendants are still with us—flutes, rattles, drums, and other members of the global percussion family.

Whether played for practical communication on hunts, for social and military occasions, or to accompany artistic performances, percussion music served many functions in cultures all over the ancient world. According to Grateful Dead drummer MICKEY HART in his essential book PLANET DRUM:

“World Music—and the percussive impulse that drives it—reaches past the needs of the marketplace, into emotional and spiritual dialogue with older oral traditions. Underneath the world’s extraordinary musical diversity is another, deeper realm, in which there is no better or worse, no modern or primitive, no art music or folk music—no distinctions at all—but rather an organic compulsion to translate the emotional fact of being alive into sound, into rhythm, into something you can dance to.”

On this transmission of HEARTS of SPACE—an ambient/trance/world percussion journey—on a program called PLANETARY RHYTHMS. Music is by JAMES HOOD, SPACE DRUM MEDITATION, DON PEYOTE, JAMES ASHER, MICHAEL SHRIEVE, HANG MASSIVE, SHAMANIC DRUMS, BYRON METCALF, and MICKEY HART.

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