PGM 62R "THE BOOK OF SOUNDS"

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PGM 062R : "THE BOOK OF SOUNDS"
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PGM NOTE : HANS OTTE's minimalist piano masterwork
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FEED DATE : 1-26-07
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INTRO: We rarely devote an entire program to a single artist,
but the work of German composer HANS OTTE is so subtle and
sophisticated that it really deserves to be heard all by itself.

HANS OTTE was born in 1926 and studied in Italy, in Germany
with pianist WALTER GIESEKING, and at Yale University with
composer PAUL HINDEMITH. He had a very long career in Germany as
a composer and pianist. From 1959 to 1984, he directed the music
department at Radio Bremen, where he was an enthusiastic promoter
of fellow composers of experimental music and sound art.

THE BOOK OF SOUNDS is the title of his 12-part cycle of pieces
for solo piano. Otte began working on "The Book of Sounds" in 1979
and spent almost three years refining this deceptively simple
music. He says he wished to "rediscover the piano as an instrument
of timbre and tuneful sound, with all its possibilities of
resonance, color and dynamics"... and to "rediscover playing as
the possibility of experiencing oneself in sound, of becoming
at one in time with all the sounds around one"... and to
"rediscover the listener as a partner of sound and silence, who
also wishes to be totally at one with sound."

The whole piece takes over an hour and 20 minutes, so we're
only able to bring you nine of the twelve parts on this program.
Hans Otte has taken contemporary minimalism with its meditative
repetitions, fused it with influences from JOHN CAGE to BACH,
and brought it to another level of sensitivity and feeling. Pianist
HERBERT HENCK calls it "a milestone of European minimalism."

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HANS OTTE
Part 1 <>8:39 >
Part 2 <>16:40 >
Part 5 (edited) <>23:40 >
Part 6 <>26:58 >
Part 7 <>35:42 >
Part 9 <>39:27 >
Part 10 <>45:26 >
Part 11 <>50:26 >
Part 12 <>55:08 >
Part 6 (repeated) <>58:20 >
: THE BOOK OF SOUNDS; Kuckuck 11069-2; 1984
: Info: www.harmonies.com/releases/11069.htm

: Reissued as THE BOOK OF SOUNDS/BOOK OF HOURS;
Celestial Harmonies 12069-2; 2006
: Info: www.harmonies.com/releases/12069.htm

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PREPARED FOR REBROADCAST BY : STEVE DAVIS and STEPHEN HILL
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(c) 1984-2007 Hearts of Space
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PGM 791 "NORDIC SOUL"

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PGM 791 : "NORDIC SOUL"
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PGM NOTE : a far north spacejazz and new music journey
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FEED DATE : 1-19-07
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INTRO: The polar night creeps southward across the top of Europe,
while the winter snows and ice hold the fjords and forests in
their grip. In a land of dark and cold, the focus turns within,
and the music of Scandinavia, the Baltics and Russia warms the
heart and fills the soul. Classical, jazz and traditional folk
sounds stretch from melancholy to an ethereal lightness:
slow, majestic and beautiful.

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JAN GARBAREK
Iceburn <>5:03 >
: IN PRAISE OF DREAMS; ECM Records 1880 B0003025-02; 2004
: Info: www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1800/1880.php

FRANCOIS COUTURIER
Nostalghia <>13:25 >
: NOSTALGHIA - SONG FOR TARKOVSKY; ECM Records 1979 987 7379; 2006
: Info: www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1900/1979.php

STREIF
Estlandsk Vuggevise (edited) <>17:14 >
: NORDIC WINTER; Ozella Music OZ 015 CD; Germany 2006
: Info: www.ozellamusic.com

ANDREY DERGATCHEV
Piano <>20:21 >
: THE RETURN [soundtrack]; ECM Records 1923 987 1318; 2005
: Info: www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1900/1923.php

FRANCOIS COUTURIER
Miroir <>23:43 >
Toliu <>32:08 >
: NOSTALGHIA - SONG FOR TARKOVSKY; ECM Records 1979 987 7379; 2006
: Info: www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1900/1979.php

MICHELLE MAKARSKI
To Be Sung on the Water (part) <>36:58 >
Composed by DONALD CROCKETT
: TO BE SUNG ON THE WATER; ECM New Series 1871 476 3102; 2006
: Info: www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/New_Series/1800/1871.php

GALINA USTVOLSKAYA
Trio: II - Dolce <>40:23 >
Perf. by Alexei Lubimov, Alexander Trostiansky & Kyrill Rybakov
: MISTERIOSO; ECM New Series 1959 476 3108; 2006
: Info: www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/New_Series/1900/1959.php

VALENTIN SILVESTROV
Post Scriptum: II - Andantino <>44:19 >
Post Scriptum: I - Largo - Allegro (edited) <>50:47 >
Perf. by Alexei Lubimov, Alexander Trostiansky & Kyrill Rybakov
: MISTERIOSO; ECM New Series 1959 476 3108; 2006
: Info: www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/New_Series/1900/1959.php

STREIF
Ballade (edited) <>58:20 >
: NORDIC WINTER; Ozella Music OZ 015 CD; Germany 2006
: Info: www.ozellamusic.com

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(c) 2007 Hearts of Space
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PGM 790 "INTERSTELLAR"

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PGM 790 : "INTERSTELLAR"
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PGM NOTE : a cosmic electronic journey
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FEED DATE : 1-12-07
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INTRO: Surfing the void...exploring the vastness of interstellar
space.

In fact, astrophysicists tell us, the void is not really empty:
it's full of gas, dust, and plasma / ions, atoms, and molecules /
electromagnetic radiation, cosmic rays, and magnetic fields —
not to mention the occasional asteroid. It's the stuff of dreams
and fantasy, the domain of science fiction, the mission of NASA...
and it's a virtual journey we can take anytime with a little help
from our travel agents of cosmic electronica. On this transmission
of HEARTS of SPACE, we suit up for a deep space journey called
INTERSTELLAR.

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REMY
Ou Sont Les Femmes? (part) <>5:42 >
: CONNECTED; Akh Records akh 09032-2; The Netherlands 2003
: Info: www.groove.nl/cd/2/24075.html; www.akhrecords.nl

ROBERT RICH
Electric Ladder (edited) <>10:57 >
: ELECTRIC LADDER; Soundscape Productions SP009; 2006
: Info: www.robertrich.com
--segue--
STEVE ROACH
Essential Occurrence <>14:18 >
Adreno Stream (edited) <>18:30 >
: PROOF POSITIVE; Timeroom Editions TM17; 2006
: Info: www.steveroach.com

DAN BARRIO
Sheath of Bliss (edited) <>24:46 >
: THIS PHYSICAL WORLD; Praxis Mundi TPW2400; 2006
: Info: www.praxismundi.com

GULAN
Submergence <>39:37 >
: CASSIOPEIA; Gulan Music [no catalog #]; Latvia 2006
: Info: www.gulan.us

AMIR BAGHIRI
Mesosphere <>45:02 >
: EXOSPHERE; Bluebox Recordings BB001; Germany 2005
: Info: www.amirbaghiri.de

CRAIG PADILLA
The Light in the Shadow (edited) <>53:05 >
: THE LIGHT IN THE SHADOW; Spotted Peccary SPM-1403; 2006
: Info: www.spottedpeccary.com; www.craigpadilla.com

KLAUS SCHULZE
Georg Trakl <>58:20 >
: X; Brain 833 627-2; Germany 1978
Reissued by SPV/Revisited (SPV 089-304042 DCD); 2005
: Info: www.klaus-schulze.com

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PGM 717R "HARMONIC VOICES 2"

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PGM 717R : "HARMONIC VOICES 2"
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PGM NOTE : the subtle world of harmonic overtone singing
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FEED DATE : 1-05-07
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INTRO: It's a bit of a stretch thinking of your head as a
musical instrument, but for practitioners of the art of
overtone singing, it's all about head cavities and how they
resonate. At least that's the science part of it. The emotional
and cultural part is a lot more interesting.
Mongolian herdsmen and Tibetan monks developed the
technique for solitary entertainment and meditation centuries
ago. The famous 'throat singers' of Tuva have their own style;
and with a little practice, almost anyone can sing two or
three distinct tones at the same time — an ability that allows
you to sing harmony...with yourself.
It's living research into a hidden musical dimension, with
sounds that range from beautiful to ethereal to absolutely
spine-tingling. Beginning with the pioneering work of DAVID
HYKES and THE HARMONIC CHOIR in the 1970s, overtone
singing and overtone music has cast its spell on a dedicated
group of western musicians, mostly in the U.S. and Germany.

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BAIRD HERSEY and PRANA
Ahimsa (part) <>4:51 >
Asana <>9:32 >
Satya <>15:34 >
: THE ETERNAL EMBRACE; Hersey Music/Prana Sound BRS7; 2004
: Info: www.pranasound.com

OBERTON-CHOR DUSSELDORF
Confirmation <>20:11 >
: PLANET CHANT [compilation]; Triloka TR 8081-2; 2001
: Info: www.lichthaus-musik.de

BAIRD HERSEY and PRANA
Aparigrahah <>24:47 >
Pratyahara <>30:09 >
: THE ETERNAL EMBRACE; Hersey Music/Prana Sound BRS7; 2004
: Info: www.pranasound.com

DAVID HYKES and THE HARMONIC CHOIR
Two Poles: Ascent <>32:45 >
: HEARING SOLAR WINDS; Ocora C. 558607; France 1982
Reissued by Signature Records; France 2003
: Info: www.harmonicworld.com

JIM COLE and MATHIAS GRASSOW
Starlit Shadows (part) <>39:12 >
Longing <>46:13 >
: THE LAST BRIGHT LIGHT; AtmoWorks AW42104; 2004
: Info: www.spectralvoices.com; www.mathias-grassow.de

TOM HEASLEY
Western Sky (part) <>53:13 >
: WHERE THE EARTH MEETS THE SKY; Hypnos hyp2135; 2001
: Info: www.hypnos.com; www.tomheasley.com

BAIRD HERSEY and PRANA
Ahimsa <>58:20 >
: THE ETERNAL EMBRACE; Hersey Music/Prana Sound BRS7; 2004
: Info: www.pranasound.com

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PRODUCED BY : STEVE DAVIS and STEPHEN HILL
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BAY AREA WEATHER : silver moon
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(c) 2005-2007 Hearts of Space
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