25 July 2008

PGM 846 "ECHOES OF SPAIN"

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PGM 846 : "ECHOES OF SPAIN"
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PGM NOTE : the Andalusian roots of the Spanish guitar
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FEED DATE : 7-25-08
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INTRO: The evolution of the Spanish guitar, beginning with the
nomadic Arabic lute, through North Africa and into Moorish-era
Spain — is easy to forget. Today the guitar has found its way
into a hundred other genres and musical contexts, from African
to Country to Heavy Metal. Yet there's something that just
sounds natural in the Andalusian roots of the Spanish guitar
and the Mediterranean music that developed from it.

On this transmission of Hearts of Space, we focus on the
Spanish guitar...on a program called ECHOES OF SPAIN.


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ROMERO
Duende (part) <>2:30 >
: DUENDE; Bolero BOL7118; 2005
: Info: www.bolero-records.com; www.hernanromero.com

CONSUELO LUZ
Adir Venaor (Immense & Full of Light) (edited) <>7:10 >
: ADIO; Apricot [no catalog #]; 2006
: Info: www.consueloluz.com

BRENT GUNTER
Eternity <>11:37 >
--segue--
Solitude (part) <>14:57 >
: ANDALUCIA; Sandia Crest Entertainment 619981-16702 4; 2005
: Info: www.sandiacrest.com; www.brentgunter.com

JESSE COOK
Cancion Triste <>19:57 >
: VERTIGO; Narada 72438-45988-2-2; 1998
: Info: www.jessecook.com

OTTMAR LIEBERT
Looking West Until the Train Disappears (Ode to MagLev)

<>22:49 >
Sapo (Old Man Nods His Head) <>27:03 >
Out of the Blue <>31:15 >
: ONE GUITAR; SSRI Records 902008; 2006
: Info: www.ssri.biz; www.ottmarliebert.com

BENEDETTI and SVOBODA
Sueno <>36:03 >
Adagio (from Rodrigo's 'Concierto de Aranjuez') <>45:56 >
: ECHOES OF SPAIN; Domo 73006-2; 2002
: Info: www.domo.com/artist/echoesofspain.html;
www.benedetti-svoboda.com

ANDRE GERAISSATI
Entre Duas Palavras <>54:14 >
: NEXT; TomBrasil Producoes Musicais; Brazil 1999
: Info: www.myspace.com/andregeraissati

AL-ANDALUS (Tarik and Julia Banzi)
Alchemy (extended) <>58:59 >
: 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 : Mediterranean
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(c) 2008 Hearts of Space
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18 July 2008

PGM 845 "SUMMERTRONICA 3"

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PGM 845 : "SUMMERTRONICA 3"
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PGM NOTE : warm summer rhythms and cool electronic waveforms
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FEED DATE : 7-18-08
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INTRO: Summer...despite all the great new things we have to
worry about these days, good old
sunshine and heat still inspire
our bodies to move, explore, and expand, while our minds open up
to new sounds.

On this transmission of Hearts of Space, we mix up a refreshing
cocktail of summer electronica, world rhythms, cool horns and
trancey vocals, on a program called SUMMERTRONICA 3.


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DREAM JUNGLE
Entrance to the Dream (edited) <>4:17 >
--segue--
Ushma (edited) <>7:25 >
: LUCID; Third Ear Music [no catalog #]; 2007
: Info: www.thirdear.org; www.dreamjungle.com
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JON HASSELL
Maarifa Street (edited) <>12:35 >
: MAARIFA STREET: MAGIC REALISM 2; Nyen 2201; 2005
: Info: www.maarifastreet.com; www.jonhassell.com

PAUL HASLINGER
Dismissal of the Hemisphere <>17:58 >
: WORLD WITHOUT RULES; RGB Records RGB504-2; 1996
: Info: www.valley-entertainment.com/Artists/Paul_Haslinger;
www.haslinger.com
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MICHAEL BROOK and DJIVAN GASPARYAN
Sand <>25:14 >
: PENUMBRA; Canadian Rational CR 1011; 2008
: Info: www.michaelbrookmusic.com; www.gasparyanjivan.com

STILL LIFE
Still Life - Volume Three (part) <>33:27 >
: STILL LIFE - VOLUME THREE; Still Sounds [no catalog #]; 2007
: Info: www.stillsounds.com; www.still-life.org

PAUL HASLINGER
Le Sens Du Sens <>38:13 >
: WORLD WITHOUT RULES; RGB Records RGB504-2; 1996
: Info: www.valley-entertainment.com/Artists/Paul_Haslinger;
www.haslinger.com

AL GROMER KHAN
The Enthronement of Hank W (King of Louisiana) <>42:57 >
: NEGUS: THE ROYAL PRINCIPLE; RasaTeaTime 844610; Germany 2008
: Info: www.rasateatime.com; www.algromerkhan.com

LOTUS
Quiet <>45:54 >
: LOTUS; Rasa Music CD 6006; 1999
: Info: www.rasamusic.com/product_49.html

ISHWISH
Flight <>49:20 >
Drift (edited) <>58:59 >
: REMEMBER; Magnatune [no catalog #]; 2008
: Info: www.magnatune.com/artists/ishwish; www.ishwish.net

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PRODUCED BY : STEVE DAVIS and STEPHEN HILL
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BAY AREA WEATHER : tawny hills green oaks blue skies
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(c) 2008 Hearts of Space
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11 July 2008

PGM 347 "ELECTRONIC DREAMS"

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PGM 347R : "ELECTRONIC DREAMS"
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PGM NOTE : electronic spacemusic in the grand tradition
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FEED DATE : 7-11-08
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INTRO: Now there's a sound that got a lot of people excited
back in 1978: the rich, mysterious, romantic, oh-so-French
electronic music of JEAN MICHEL JARRE, from EQUINOXE.

One of only a handful of electronic musicians to achieve

popular stardom, Jarre continues to perform all over the world.
His free outdoor sound and light concerts in Houston, Paris,
Moscow, China, and a 12-hour spectacular at the Great
Pyramids in Egypt for the Millennium celebration, have set
records as the largest public music events in history,
with audiences of up to 3.5 million.

On this 25th Anniversary retrospective edition of Hearts
of Space, a program of spacemusic in the grand tradition —
intensely emotional music that takes off from the orchestral
tone poem and navigates into uncharted electronic space.


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JEAN MICHEL JARRE
Equinoxe Part 2 <>4:52 >
: EQUINOXE; Disques Dreyfus 800 025-2; 1978
: Info: www.jeanmicheljarre.com

MARK DWANE
The Atlantis Factor Part 2 (edited) <>9:12 >
: THE ATLANTIS FACTOR; Trondant MD 0505; 1993
: Info: www.markdwane.com
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JEAN MICHEL JARRE
Chronologie Part 1 <>19:37 >
: CHRONOLOGIE; Disques Dreyfus FDM 36152-2; 1993
: Info: www.jeanmicheljarre.com
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PATRICK O'HEARN
Devils Lake (extended) <>25:42 >
: INDIGO; Private Music 01005-82091-2; 1991
: Info: www.patrickohearn.com

MICHAEL STEARNS
The Beacon <>31:32 >
: ENCOUNTER; Hearts of Space HS11008-2; 1988
: Info: www.valley-entertainment.com/Artists/Michael_Stearns;
www.michaelstearns.com

DAVID PARSONS
Dorje Ling (part) <>42:35 >
: DORJE LING; Fortuna 17076-2; 1992
: Info: www.harmonies.com/releases/17076.htm
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PATRICK O'HEARN
Upon The Wings of Night <>45:57 >
The Beauty Within <>48:39 >
: INDIGO; Private Music 01005-82091-2; 1991
: Info: www.patrickohearn.com

MARK DWANE
Song of the Dolphin <>54:31 >
: THE ATLANTIS FACTOR; Trondant MD 0505; 1993
: Info: www.markdwane.com

DAVID PARSONS
K-2 (edited) <>58:59 >
: DORJE LING; Fortuna 17076-2; 1992
: Info: www.harmonies.com/releases/17076.htm

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PRODUCED BY : NEIL HARVEY and STEPHEN HILL
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BAY AREA WEATHER : still smokin'
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(c) 1994-2008 Hearts of Space
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04 July 2008

PGM 844 "AMERICAN CROSSROADS"

(click program title above for 30 second MP3 promo clip)

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PGM 844 : "AMERICAN CROSSROADS"
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PGM NOTE : music for a time of change
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FEED DATE : 7-04-08
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INTRO: Every July 4th, we celebrate America's independence with
food, fun, and fireworks. For as long as most of us can remember,
everything that's good about America — our diversity, freedom,
individuality and self-assurance — has been proudly on display.

This year, our celebration is tempered by a growing awareness of
the great challenges we face in national, global and even planetary
affairs. You have to look back to the 1930s to find a comparable
period, but even those challenges seem limited by comparison.

So this year we celebrate the founding of America with the knowledge
that American ideals and the American character are being tested.
If Americans can respond positively to the challenges we face, we
may look back on this period as the time of America's maturity.

American music today reflects the maturing of our melting-pot of
cultural traditions — hymns, folk and popular songs, blues, jazz,
electronica, maverick classical, ethnic rhythms, and immigrant
genres — a complex panorama of musical sources, freely invented
and reinvented. On this transmission of Hearts of Space, we listen
for the reflective side of the American soundscape, on a program
called AMERICAN CROSSROADS.


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BRIAN KEANE
American Open <>4:06 >
American Open Reprise <>7:52 >
: ANSEL ADAMS [soundtrack]; Green Linnet GLCD 3140; 2002
: Info: www.greenlinnet.com; www.briankeanemusic.com

BRIAN KEANE
The Way West (Main Theme) <>10:56 >
The Course of Empire <>18:30 >
: THE WAY WEST [soundtrack]; Shanachie 6013; 1995
: Info: www.shanachie.com; www.briankeanemusic.com

PAUL WINTER CONSORT
Cloud <>22:17 >
: CRESTONE; Living Music LMU-41; 2007
: Info: www.livingmusic.com

BRIAN KEANE
Continental Citizens <>25:13 >
: THE WAY WEST [soundtrack]; Shanachie 6013; 1995
: Info: www.shanachie.com; www.briankeanemusic.com

SACRED EARTH (with BILL MILLER)
My Land, My People, My Soul (edited) <>28:40 >
: WIND OF THE WEST; Red Feather Music RFP-6103; 2006
: Info: www.peterkater.com; www.billmiller.net

SOULFOOD and BILLY McLAUGHLIN
The Pond (Pt. II) <>34:52 >
: GUITAR MEDITATIONS, VOLUME II; Soulfood Music SF026; 2005
: Info: www.soulfoodmusic.com; www.billymclaughlin.com

WILLIAM ACKERMAN
When the Moon Sings <>41:00 >
: MEDITATIONS; Compass Productions 41325; 2008
(available exclusively at Target stores)
: Info: www.williamackerman.com

BIOMUSIQUE
Redemption <>48:04 >
: THE 10,000 STEPS; Kosmic Music 87483000-069-7; 2008
: Info: www.kosmicmusic.com; www.biomusique.net

PATRICK O'HEARN
Wheelhouse - Opening Titles <>50:54 >
: THE WHEELHOUSE [soundtrack]; Gypsy Joker Music PO3001; 2006
(download only at iTunes.com)
: Info: www.patrickohearn.com

PETER OSTROUSHKO
Heart of the Heartland <>54:25 >
: LEWIS & CLARK [soundtrack]; Columbia/Legacy CK 90658; 1997
: Info: www.legacyrecordings.com

JOHN DOAN
Pioneer Rose <>58:59 >
: REMEMBRANCE: MELODIES FROM A FORGOTTEN ERA;
Tapestry Productions TD-1001; 1993
: Info: www.johndoan.com

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