25 August 2006

PGM 631R "STILLNESS IN MOTION"

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PGM 631R : "STILLNESS IN MOTION"
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PGM NOTE : a world fusion journey
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FEED DATE : 8-25-06
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INTRO: In Indian music, the slow introduction of the raga is
called the alap. It is followed by movements of increasing speed
and activity, but the underlying tonal structure of the raga is
always maintained. The folk music of many cultures exhibits this
character — always moving and dynamic, yet calm at the center.
It's a metaphor we can use in our ever more dynamic lives.
On this transmission of HEARTS of SPACE, we range across music
with influences from Eastern Europe, Spain, the Middle East,
North Africa and India, on a program called STILLNESS IN MOTION.


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ANCIENT FUTURE
Alap (extended) < 0:00->2:39 >
Ne Po Pogrebu Bochonochek < 2:39->7:44 >
: PLANET PASSION; ancient-future.com AF 2001; 2001
: Info: www.ancient-future.com

DANNY HEINES
I Thought It Was Raining < 7:44->11:06 >
: WHAT WORLDS THEY BRING; Vadadisc VA1171; 2001
: Info: www.dannyheines.com

GREEN ISAC
Caravan (part) < 11:06->14:07 >
: GROUNDRUSH; Spotted Peccary SPM 1301; 2001
: Info: www.spottedpeccary.com/grsh.html; www.greenisac.com

GREG ELLIS
Form 4 (part) < 14:07->16:56 >
: KALA RUPA: EXPLORATIONS IN RHYTHM;
Narada World 72438-10980-2-8; 2001
: Info: www.narada.com; www.vasmusic.com

LAYNE REDMOND and TOMMY BRUNJES
Moroccan Moon (edited) < 16:56->22:52 >
: TRANCE UNION; Golden Seed CD 0100; 2000
: Info: www.layneredmond.com

GABRIELLE ROTH and THE MIRRORS
Stillpoint < 22:52->28:51 >
: STILLPOINT; Raven Recording [no catalog #]; 1996
: Info: www.ravenrecording.com

ARCHETRIBE
Wine Strand < 28:51->32:08 >
Solace < 32:08->35:48 >
: EARTHTONES; Stretta ST02002; 2001
: Info: www.stretta.com/archetribe

STEPHAN MICUS
Before Sunrise < 35:48->39:16 >
Padre < 39:16->43:15 >
: TOWARDS THE WIND; ECM Records 1804 012 159 453-2; 2002
: Info: www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1800/1804.php

ANOUAR BRAHEM
Conte de l'Incroyable Amour (edited) < 43:15->53:08 >
: CONTE DE L'INCROYABLE AMOUR; ECM Records 1457 314 511 959-2; 1992
: Info: www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1400/1457.php

GREEN ISAC
Red Guitar (extended) < 53:08->58:19 >
: GROUNDRUSH; Spotted Peccary SPM 1301; 2001
: Info: www.spottedpeccary.com/grsh.html; www.greenisac.com

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PRODUCED BY : STEVE DAVIS and STEPHEN HILL
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BAY AREA WEATHER : stuck on perfect
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(c) 2002-2006 Hearts of Space
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18 August 2006

PGM 776 "STRATOCASTER"

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PGM 776 : "STRATOCASTER"
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PGM NOTE : high altitude electric guitar
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FEED DATE : 8-18-06
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INTRO: High on the list of the most significant inventions of
the 20th century, you might be surprised to find LEO FENDER'S
solid body electric guitar, which created or revolutionized
almost every genre of popular music. Not only was Fender an
electronics and design genius, he also had a talent for naming
his creations; first came the TELECASTER and the PRECISION BASS
in 1951, and then in 1954, the guitar that changed the musical
world forever: the STRATOCASTER.
Consider the references in this elegant neologism — a combi-
nation of stratosphere and broadcaster: in short, an electronic
instrument you can fly. No one could have predicted the evolution
of synthesizers and electronic spacemusic at that point...but
Leo Fender implied it, in a single word.


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DANIEL LANOIS
Dusty (extended) < 0:00->1:50 >
: BELLADONNA; Epitaph/Anti 86767; 2005
: Info: www.anti.com/artist.php?id=16; www.daniellanois.com

LANTERNA
Atlantic (edited) < 1:50->7:27 >
: SANDS; Badman BRCD 978; 2002
: Info: www.badmanrecordingco.com; http://web.lanterna.tv

LANTERNA
Messina < 7:27->12:03 >
: DESERT OCEAN; Badman/Jemez Mountain JMD-946; 2006
: Info: www.jemezmountain.com; http://web.lanterna.tv

SUMNER McKANE GROUP
You're in East Montana Now, Boy < 12:03->15:05 >
: NIGHT BLOOMING CEREUS; Don't Hit Your Sister [no cat. #]; 2006
: Info: www.sumnermckane.com

DANIEL LANOIS
Telco < 15:05->18:37 >
The Deadly Nightshade < 18:37->22:40 >
: BELLADONNA; Epitaph/Anti 86767; 2005
: Info: www.anti.com/artist.php?id=16; www.daniellanois.com

LEO ABRAHAMS
Footprints (solo) < 22:40->26:38 >
: EP1; Just Music TAOEP005 [download release only]; England 2006
: Info: www.justmusic.co.uk/artists/leo_abrahams;
www.leoabrahams.com

LEO ABRAHAMS
Route II < 26:38->30:56 >
Pendulum < 30:56->37:09 >
: SCENE MEMORY; Bip_Hop bleep 33; France 2006
: Info: www.bip-hop.com; www.leoabrahams.com

BRUCE KAPHAN
Outpost < 37:09->45:34 >
Shinn Pond < 45:34->49:45 >
: SLIDER; Wiggling Air WA-10060; 2005
originally released by Hearts of Space (11404-2) in 2000
: Info: www.brucekaphan.com

LEO ABRAHAMS
Rings < 49:45->53:49 >
: SCENE MEMORY; Bip_Hop bleep 33; France 2006
: Info: www.bip-hop.com; www.leoabrahams.com

DANIEL LANOIS
Sketches (extended) < 53:49->58:20 >
: BELLADONNA; Epitaph/Anti 86767; 2005
: Info: www.anti.com/artist.php?id=16; www.daniellanois.com

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PRODUCED BY : STEVE DAVIS and STEPHEN HILL
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BAY AREA WEATHER : alta vista
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(c) 2006 Hearts of Space
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11 August 2006

PGM 775 "AIRTRIBE"

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PGM 775 : "AIRTRIBE"
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PGM NOTE : a techno-tribal excursion
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FEED DATE : 8-11-06
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INTRO: Back in 1988, STEVE ROACH followed his intuition into a
breakthrough that launched a whole new sub-genre of electronic
music. Searching for something less technical and more profound,
he took a trip to the Australian outback, where he encountered
the primordial artifacts of a 40,000 year old Aboriginal culture.
The result was the classic album DREAMTIME RETURN, a fusion of
tribal sounds and instruments like the didgeridoo — with
electronics, trance percussion, and ambient atmospherics.
Today we call it techno-tribal.
It's worth pondering just what kind of nerve he struck.
Techno-tribal music took a big step toward humanizing and
deepening electronic music, expanding its rhythmic palette, and
reconnecting it to a much older tradition of psychoactive sound.
And when we open ourselves to the music of so-called "primitive"
cultures, we not only gain that experience, but a greater sense
of perspective on our own culture.


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STEVE ROACH
Airtribe Meets the Dream Ghost (part) < 0:00->6:05 >
: DREAMTIME RETURN; Projekt 175; 2005
originally released by Fortuna Records in 1988
: Info: www.projekt.com; www.steveroach.com

MAX CORBACHO
Night Caravan < 6:05->12:58 >
: VESTIGES; Free FCD-1065; Spain 2000
: Info: www.maxcorbacho.com

STEVE ROACH, STEPHEN KENT, and KENNETH NEWBY
Rainfrog Dreaming (part) < 12:58->19:43 >
: HALCYON DAYS; Fathom 11072-2; 1996
: Info: www.valley-entertainment.com/Labels/Hearts_of_Space;
www.steveroach.com; www.stephenkent.net

PARADISO
Mirrors of Karma (edited) < 19:43->24:51 >
: SHAMAN'S TRANCE; 5th Element Music PMR 0003; 2005
: Info: www.5thelementmusic.com

MAX CORBACHO
Quietness < 24:51->31:53 >
: VESTIGES; Free FCD-1065; Spain 2000
: Info: www.maxcorbacho.com

STEVE ROACH
Approaching Kata Tjuta < 31:53->39:07 >
: CHASING THE DAWN [compilation]; Ultima Thule Ambient Media
UTAM001; Australia 2006
: Info: www.ultimathule.info/CD2006.html;
www.steveroach.com

D LOOP
Desert Blue < 39:07->43:41 >
Peace < 43:41->53:24 >
: MYSTERY'S RIVER; Third Ear 100-101; 2004
: Info: www.earwaves.net; www.cobaltsun.net

STEVE ROACH
The Ancients' Way (edited) < 53:24->58:20 >
: NEW LIFE DREAMING; Timeroom Editions TM15; 2005
: Info: www.steveroach.com

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PRODUCED BY : STEVE DAVIS and STEPHEN HILL
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BAY AREA WEATHER : cricket cool
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(c) 2006 Hearts of Space
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04 August 2006

PGM 774 "FLAMENCO FUSION"

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PGM 774 : "FLAMENCO FUSION"
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PGM NOTE : an excursion in the Andalusian soundscape
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FEED DATE : 8-04-06
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INTRO: In an age when musical fusions have become common,
flamenco stands as one of the great eclectic fusions — with an
extraordinary set of influences dating back to the 8th century,
when the Moors of North Africa conquered Andalusia and set in
motion the rich combination of Arabic, Moorish, Jewish, Gypsy
and Spanish elements that emerged in the late 18th century
as flamenco.
Every two years in September, the aficionados of flamenco
gather in the south of Spain for a month-long festival of music,
song and dance. This is a culture that comes with a lifestyle
attached; and that means late nights with lots of great music,
food, wine, and
way too much tobacco. Flamenco is unapologetically
excessive in its pursuit of passion.


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ARMIK
Guitar Passion < 0:00->2:34 >
: CAFE ROMANTICO; Bolero BOL7112; 2004
: Info: www.bolero-records.com; www.armik.com

AL-ANDALUS (Tarik and Julia Banzi)
Cancion del Jinete (Rider's Song) < 2:34->8:22 >
: ALCHEMY; Al-Andalus Productions ALA CD 195; 2006
: Info: www.andalus.com

PEDRO CORTES
Blanca (edited) < 8:22->13:25 >
: FLAMENCO SOUL; Soulfood Music SF014; 2001
: Info: www.soulfoodmusic.com/artist_14a.cfm; www.canastero.com

ANCIENT FUTURE
Quiet Fire (edited) < 13:25->16:56 >
: QUIET FIRE; Narada ND-61012; 1986
: Info: www.ancient-future.com

SILVIA PEREZ CRUZ and RAVID GOLDSCHMIDT
Nina < 16:56->21:06 >
Claro la Luna < 21:06->24:10 >
Clara < 24:10->29:25 >
: LLAMA; MA Recordings M070A; 2006
: Info: www.marecordings.com/main/product_info.php?products_id=107

RUBEN ROMERO and LYDIA TOREA
Lagrimas para Mi Hermano < 29:25->32:45 >
: FLAMENCO FANTASIA; Canyon CR-7030; 1993
: Info: www.canyonrecords.com/cr7030.htm; www.rubenromero.com

ARMIK
Amor < 32:45->35:42 >
: ROMANTIC DREAMS; Bolero BOL7104; 2004
: Info: www.bolero-records.com; www.armik.com

MANITAS DE PLATA
Levantes (part) < 35:42->41:02 >
: GYPSY FLAMENCO; Vanguard Classics OVC 8018; 1993
original LP release by Connoisseur Society in 1963

GINO D'AURI
Las Minas < 41:02->51:12 >
: FLAMENCO MYSTICO; World Class HSWC11300-2; 1992
: Info: www.valley-entertainment.com/Artists/Gino_D_Auri

RUBEN ROMERO and LYDIA TOREA
Ecos del Canyon Rojo < 51:12->54:03 >
: FLAMENCO FANTASIA; Canyon CR-7030; 1993
: Info: www.canyonrecords.com/cr7030.htm; www.rubenromero.com

AL-ANDALUS (Tarik and Julia Banzi)
Alchemy (extended) < 54:03->58:20 >
: ALCHEMY; Al-Andalus Productions ALA CD 195; 2006
: Info: www.andalus.com

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PRODUCED BY : STEVE DAVIS and STEPHEN HILL
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BAY AREA WEATHER : retemperate
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(c) 2006 Hearts of Space
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