29 August 2008

PGM 809R "AFRICAN GENESIS"


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PGM 809R : "AFRICAN GENESIS"
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PGM NOTE : a journey into the quiet heart of Africa
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FEED DATE : 8-29-08
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INTRO: The lilting songs of the Baka pygmies of Cameroon have
achieved international fame through the efforts of sympathetic
Western musicians. Just as DNA research has shown that Africa is
the origin point of the human species, in the last 200 years, the
infectious rhythms and harmonies of African music have bred new
styles of western music — originally laying the foundation for
blues, jazz and other forms of popular music, and more recently,
spawning a host of brilliant variations of what we now call
World Music.

While the majority of African music is for dance and celebration,
there's also a more contemplative sound. On this transmission
of Hearts of Space, we journey through the rhythms into the quiet
heart of African music...on a program called AFRICAN GENESIS.


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BAKA BEYOND
Woosi (edited) < 0:00->3:24 >
: THE MEETING POOL; Hannibal HNCD 1388; 1995
: Info: www.rykodisc.com; www.bakabeyond.net

SHAMAN'S DREAM
Entomononi (edited) < 3:24->7:14 >
: AFRICAN DREAM; Sounds True M1014D; 2006
: Info: www.soundstrue.com; www.shamansdreammusic.com

BAKA BEYOND
Ancestor's Voice (edited) < 7:14->10:37 >
: THE MEETING POOL; Hannibal HNCD 1388; 1995
: Info: www.rykodisc.com; www.bakabeyond.net

MAMADOU DIABATE
African Orphans < 10:37->16:05 >
: HERITAGE; World Village 468064; 2006
: Info: www.worldvillagemusic.com; www.mamadoukora.com

DANIEL BERKMAN
Mystery Box House (edited) < 16:05->18:39 >
: CALABASHMOON; self-published; 2005
: Info: www.magnatune.com/artists/berkman

MAMADOU DIABATE
Segou Blues < 18:39->22:40 >
: HERITAGE; World Village 468064; 2006
: Info: www.worldvillagemusic.com; www.mamadoukora.com

DANIEL BERKMAN
Heartstrings 2004 < 22:40->29:05 >
: CALABASHMOON; self-published; 2005
: Info: www.magnatune.com/artists/berkman

STEPHAN MICUS
Birds of Dawn < 29:05->36:38 >
Morning Breeze (extended) < 36:38->39:32 >
: TOWARDS THE WIND; ECM Records 1804 012 159 453-2; 2002
: Info: www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1800/1804.php

GRASSROOTS
Shimishweni < 39:32->41:12 >
--segue--
Kubu < 41:12->43:05 >
: TALES OF THE AFRICAN SPIRIT: SPACE & TRANQUILITY [compilation];
Sheer Africa SLCD 118; 2007
: Info: www.sheersound.co.za; www.oneworld.co.za

SHAMAN'S DREAM
African Dreams (edited) < 43:05->47:45 >
: AFRICAN DREAM; Sounds True M1014D; 2006
: Info: www.soundstrue.com; www.shamansdreammusic.com

DANIEL BERKMAN
Kelemane < 47:45->51:12 >
Ledge < 51:12->54:38 >
: CALABASHMOON; self-published; 2005
: Info: www.magnatune.com/artists/berkman

DEEP FOREST
Sweet Lullaby (Ambient Mix) (extended) < 54:38->58:59 >
: DEEP FOREST; Epic EK 53747; 1992
: Info: www.deepforestmusic.com (fan site)

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PRODUCED BY : STEVE DAVIS and STEPHEN HILL
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BAY AREA WEATHER : The weatherman is on a mission.
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(c) 2007-2008 Hearts of Space
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22 August 2008

PGM 849 "THE FLOAT ZONE"

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PGM 849 : "THE FLOAT ZONE"
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PGM NOTE : space blues, ambient drones and floating worlds
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FEED DATE : 8-22-08
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INTRO: Here in the days of "water cubes" and Olympic size
indoor pools,
summer is the time we renew our relationship
with water. In ocean, lake, river and pool, we
immerse ourselves
in earth's most precious fluid. And when we do, one of the most
agreeable sensations is one of the simplest: just...floating.

Floating is the goal-less, relaxed, "here and now" side of
swimming. And it's also something we enjoy in space and
ambient music, as we float in oceans and rivers...of sound.
On this transmission of Hearts of Space, a journey called
THE FLOAT ZONE.


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AL GROMER KHAN
Blue Raga (part) <>4:11 >
: TANTRA DRUMS; New Earth NE 9803-2; 1998
: Info: www.newearthrecords.com; www.algromerkhan.com

DARSHAN AMBIENT
Palace of the Windowed Rocks (edited) <>10:47 >
: FROM PALE HANDS TO WEARY SKIES; Lotuspike LSM 14; 2008
: Info: www.lotuspike.com; www.spottedpeccary.com;
www.darshanambient.org

JAMES ASHER
Earthsong (edited) <>14:40 >
: LOTUS PATH; New Earth NE 2311-2; 2004
: Info: www.newearthrecords.com; www.james-asher.co.uk

PARADISO
Angel of Chimes <>22:09 >
: MIDDLE PATH; 5th Element Music PMR 0004; 2008
: Info: www.5thelementmusic.com

ELUV
East Majala (part) <>24:47 >
: OCTAVES OF LIGHT; Radiant Sol Music RS001; 2006
: Info: www.radiantsol.com; www.eluvmusic.com

BIOMUSIQUE
Caeli et Terra <>33:08 >
: THE 10,000 STEPS; Kosmic Music 87483000-069-7; 2008
: Info: www.kosmicmusic.com; www.biomusique.net

ANUVIDA and NIK TYNDALL
A Dream in the Sky <>41:56 >
: REIKI ESSENCE; New Earth NE 2418; 2005
: Info: www.newearthrecords.com; www.anuvida.de

DARSHAN AMBIENT
Suffering Softens Stones <>46:35 >
I Await You <>51:04 >
Tomorrow (for Nicky) <>54:51 >
From Pale Hands to Weary Skies (part) <>58:59 >
: FROM PALE HANDS TO WEARY SKIES; Lotuspike LSM 14; 2008
: Info: www.lotuspike.com; www.spottedpeccary.com;
www.darshanambient.org

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PRODUCED BY : STEVE DAVIS and STEPHEN HILL
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BAY AREA WEATHER : Burning, man
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(c) 2008 Hearts of Space
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15 August 2008

PGM 848 "READING THE BONES"

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PGM 848 : "READING THE BONES"
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PGM NOTE : a techno-triba-delic journey
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FEED DATE : 8-15-08
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INTRO: It's all so clear in retrospect. The electronic music
revolution of the 1970s empowered artists to explore a new
palette of ethereal sounds and unnatural atmospheres.
In less than 10 years, a new musical language emerged in
Europe, the U.S., and Japan, and spread around the world.
By the 1980s, they looked around...and it was good.

But it didn't take long before a few of these artists realized
that something was missing: the vital, rhythmic foundation
of ethnic and primitive music, famously built into
rock from
the African roots of Rhythm & Blues. So just as early 20th
century painters looked to Africa, Polynesia, and other ancient
cultures for vitality and connection to the archaic human
experience — electronic musicians "went tribal."

The moment was marked by STEVE ROACH's famous trip to
the Australian outback and his 1988 album "Dreamtime Return,"
a title that wraps up the idea in two well-chosen words.
But other artists were already moving in this direction, first
crossing cultural barriers and then heading back in time,
to the roots of music and sound itself.

The genre that emerged was called "techno-tribal" —
a psycho-acoustic, trance-ambient music that combined
electronics, atmospherics, ethnic percussion (rainsticks,
rattles, drums), and didgeridoos. The combination possessed
some of the psychedelic powers of its shamanic forbears,
and it lives on today.


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RESONANT DRIFT
Rock, Sand, Soil, Bark (edited) <>2:44 >
: RESONANT DRIFT; Resonant Drift Music 180205; 2004
: Info: www.resonantdrift.com
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STEVE ROACH
Cerulean Blue Sky Over a Seared Desert Wasteland (part)
<>8:33 >
: LANDMASS; Timeroom Editions TM20; 2008
: Info: www.steveroach.com

STU JENKS
Aspens Ascending (edited) <>12:52 >
: WEST OF THE FIRE: Soundtracks for Photographs Vol. 2;
Fezziwig 1; 2005
: Info: www.stujenks.com

NUMINA
Red Stone, Black Sky <>18:18 >
: CHASING THE DAWN [compilation]; Ultima Thule Ambient Media
UTAM001; Australia 2006
: Info: www.ultimathule.info/CD2006.html; www.numinamusic.com

RESONANT DRIFT
On the Edge of Doubt (edited) <>22:05 >
: RESONANT DRIFT; Resonant Drift Music 180205; 2004
: Info: www.resonantdrift.com

BRIAN PARNHAM
Rising Temperatures <>28:39 >
--segue--
Altar of the Underworld <>33:45 >
: MANTLE; SteveRoach.com SR01; 2007
: Info: www.steveroach.com; www.floatingpointrecords.com

BIFF JOHNSON
Earth Extraction <>42:21 >
: READING THE BONES; Broad Vista Music BVM001; 1997
: Info: www.broadvista.com

AMIR BAGHIRI and BRANNAN LANE
Feather Dance (Part 2) <>46:36 >
: LUCID CIRCLES; BrannanLane.com BLCMUS508; 2004
: Info: www.brannanlane.com; www.amirbaghiri.de

STEVE ROACH
Fate Awaits [with Suso Saiz] <>50:49 >
: TRUTH AND BEAUTY: The Lost Pieces Vol. 2;
Timeroom Editions 2; 1999
: Info: www.steveroach.com

STEVE BRAND
Breathing Light (part) <>58:59 >
: BRIDGE TO NOWHERE; Hypnos Secret Sounds .20; 2008
: Info: www.hypnos.com; www.stevebrand.us

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PRODUCED BY : STEVE DAVIS and STEPHEN HILL
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BAY AREA WEATHER : convection oven
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(c) 2008 Hearts of Space
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08 August 2008

PGM 431R "EXOTICA"

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PGM 431R : "EXOTICA"
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PGM NOTE : the edge of world/space, with a focus on India
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FEED DATE : 8-08-08
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INTRO: Wandering the streets of New Delhi, Cairo, Teheran or
Tangiers these days, you'd probably hear everything from Elvis
to the Ayatollah, but one thing's for sure: the age of exotic
mixtures of music from all over the world is a fact of life.

On this 25th Anniversary retrospective series edition of a
1996 Hearts of Space program called EXOTICA, we continue our
exploration of
world spacemusic, with a focus on India.

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RAVI SHANKAR
Genesis Theme (extended) <>1:45 >
: GENESIS [soundtrack]; Milan 73138 35722-2; 1995
: Info: www.ravishankar.org

ANNE DUDLEY and JAZ COLEMAN
Habebe (extended) <>6:14 >
: SONGS FROM THE VICTORIOUS CITY; TVT Records TVT3310-2; 1991
: Info: www.annedudley.co.uk

LUIS PANIAGUA
El Fuego Circular (edited) <>9:00 >
: MUY FRAGIL; Hyades Arts hyCD-13; Spain 1993
: Info: www.luispaniagua.com

AL GROMER KHAN and KAI TASCHNER
Boot and Paisley <>17:02 >
: BLACK MARBLE & SWEET FIRE; Hearts of Space HS11061-2; 1996
: Info: www.valley-entertainment.com/Labels/Hearts_of_Space;
www.algromerkhan.com

MYCHAEL DANNA
Snake Dance (extended) <>23:19 >
: EXOTICA [soundtrack]; Varese Sarabande VSD-5543; 1994
: Info: www.varesesarabande.com; www.mychaeldanna.com

BELA FLECK, V.M. BHATT and JIE-BING CHEN
Tabula Rasa <>26:25 >
: TABULA RASA; Water Lily Acoustics WLA-CS-44-CD; 1996
: Info: www.waterlilyacoustics.com

RAVI SHANKAR
Woman Reminiscing <>30:17 >
: GENESIS [soundtrack]; Milan 73138 35722-2; 1995
: Info: www.ravishankar.org

AL GROMER KHAN
Utopia al-Kahira - Beautiful Future
(Hymn to the Unknown Dervish)
<>38:18 >
La Chanson de la Rose <>45:20 >
: SPACE HOTEL; New Earth NE 9601-2; 1996
: Info: www.newearthrecords.com; www.algromerkhan.com

LUIS PANIAGUA
Atencion! Muy Fragil <>54:00 >
: MUY FRAGIL; Hyades Arts hyCD-13; Spain 1993
: Info: www.luispaniagua.com

AL GROMER KHAN
How Can We B Sure? (edited) <>58:59 >
: SPACE HOTEL; New Earth NE 9601-2; 1996
: Info: www.newearthrecords.com; www.algromerkhan.com

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PRODUCED BY : RICK KOVACIC and STEPHEN HILL,
with music research by JACOB OFMAN
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BAY AREA WEATHER : optimized
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(c) 1996-2008 Hearts of Space
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01 August 2008

PGM 847 "SPACE GUITARS 8"

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PGM 847 : "SPACE GUITARS 8"
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PGM NOTE : above the stratosphere, beyond the sky
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FEED DATE : 8-01-08
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INTRO: When the sun is high and the sky is the deepest blue,
a space fan's thoughts turn to that matchless vehicle for flight,
the infinite, expanded, atmospheric guitar.

On this transmission of Hearts of Space, it's time for another
installment of our longest running series — SPACE GUITARS.
This time we venture out to the edge of the stratosphere and
into the rarefied spaces beyond the sky, on a program called
SPACE GUITARS 8.


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MARCONI UNION
Hinterland (part) <>2:57 >
--segue--
We Travel (part) <>8:48 >
Transient (part) <>12:45 >
: A LOST CONNECTION; MarconiUnion.com [download only]; 2008
: Info and Exclusive Downloads: www.marconiunion.com

JEFF PEARCE
The Last Secret <>17:43 >
Heatherscar <>21:38 >
Unrequited <>24:17 >
: BLEED; Hypnos hyp2241; 2002
: Info: www.hypnos.com/pearce; www.jeffpearcemusic.com

BOB HOLROYD
Approaching Silence <>27:22 >
: HOLLOW MAN; Soundscape Music/Anything Goze BHCD3001; England 2006
: Info: www.soundscapemusic.co.uk; www.anythinggoze.com

DIATONIS
Between Fenceposts (edited) <>37:13 >
: HIGHWAY 1; Diatonis.com 6 34479 16018 9; 2005
: Info: www.diatonis.com

HAMMOCK
This Kind of Life Keeps Breaking Your Heart <>42:38 >
Maybe They Will Sing for Us Tomorrow <>48:18 >
Eighty-Four Thousand Hymns <>53:58 >
: MAYBE THEY WILL SING FOR US TOMORROW; Darla DRL196; 2008
: Info: www.darla.com; www.hammockmusic.com

HAROLD BUDD and CLIVE WRIGHT
At This Moment (part) <>58:59 >
: A SONG FOR LOST BLOSSOMS; Darla DRL198; 2008
-- to be released Oct. 7 --
: Info: www.darla.com

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PRODUCED BY : STEVE DAVIS and STEPHEN HILL
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BAY AREA WEATHER : gold in blue
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(c) 2008 Hearts of Space
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