24 April 2009

PGM 873 "MORE AMBIENT COOL"

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PGM 873 : "MORE AMBIENT COOL"
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PGM NOTE : a journey in the lazy, hazy Fourth World soundscape
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FEED DATE : 4-24-09
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INTRO: You're listening to the mysterious "Fourth World" music
of trumpeter/composer JON HASSELL: an apparition arising out of
the hazy cross-cultural soundscape between classical Indian vocal
music, electronics, and cool jazz. It's a sound that's been widely
influential in contemporary music for over 25 years — a popular
atmospheric hybrid that defies category...by design.

On this transmission of Hearts of Space, we invoke the spirits
of departed masters like cool jazz trumpeter MILES DAVIS, Indian
vocalist PANDIT PRAN NATH and electronics pioneer KARLHEINZ
STOCKHAUSEN...on a journey called MORE AMBIENT COOL.


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JON HASSELL
Last Night the Moon Came (part) <>2:49 >
: LAST NIGHT THE MOON CAME DROPPING ITS CLOTHES IN THE STREET;
ECM Records 2077 B0012573-02; 2009
: Info: www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/2000/2077.php;
www.jonhassell.com

TWILIGHT ARCHIVE
Something Unquiet <>8:01 >
: RITUAL FICTION; Electrophonogram 200802; 2008
: Info: www.twilightarchive.com

PAUL HASLINGER
Urban Source Code (edited) <>11:44 >
: WORLD WITHOUT RULES; RGB Records RGB504-2; 1996
: Info: www.valley-entertainment.com/Artists/Paul_Haslinger;
www.haslinger.com

PAUL SCHUTZE
Rivers of Mercury <>18:10 >
: APART; Virgin AMBT6 7243 8 32233 29; 1995
: Info: www.paulschutze.com

JON HASSELL
Time and Place <>21:54 >
Last Night the Moon Came (edited) <>31:03 >
: LAST NIGHT THE MOON CAME DROPPING ITS CLOTHES IN THE STREET;
ECM Records 2077 B0012573-02; 2009
: Info: www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/2000/2077.php;
www.jonhassell.com

NELSON FOLTZ and TOM LYNN
Second Interlude (track 5) (part) <>36:51 >
: STILL LIFE - SECOND INTERLUDE; Still Sounds [no catalog #]; 2008
: Info: www.stillsounds.com; www.still-life.org

TOM HEASLEY
Prelude (part) <>46:35 >
: ON THE SENSATIONS OF TONE; Innova 566; 2002
: Info: www.innova.mu/artist1.asp?skuID=70; www.tomheasley.com

JON HASSELL
Blue Period <>54:32 >
: LAST NIGHT THE MOON CAME DROPPING ITS CLOTHES IN THE STREET;
ECM Records 2077 B0012573-02; 2009
: Info: www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/2000/2077.php;
www.jonhassell.com

HAROLD BUDD
Little Heart (edited) <>58:59 >
: AVALON SUTRA; Samadhi Sound CD ss004; 2004
: Info: www.samadhisound.com; www.myspace.com/haroldbudd

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PRODUCED BY : STEVE DAVIS and STEPHEN HILL
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BAY AREA WEATHER : green to gold
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(c) 2009 Hearts of Space
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17 April 2009

PGM 805 "EQUILIBRIUM"

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PGM 805R : "EQUILIBRIUM"
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PGM NOTE : entrancing Middle Eastern electronic fusion
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FEED DATE : 4-17-09
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INTRO: That's SMADJ...out of Tunisia by way of Paris. He brings
together the venerable oud and the sultry rhythms of North Africa
with the latest electronic sounds.

Today the mediasphere is alive with a new kind of "world music."
The old masters of the great ethnic music traditions have a
global audience, while DJ's sample beats and create new world
mixes for the intelligent dance floor. Almost any musician can
have their own studio and release their music worldwide online —
with photos, video and text—on giant sites like MySpace
and Facebook.

The successful ones travel, perform, and build worldwide networks
of collaborators and audience. The Internet ties it all together.
For these musicians, even in the midst of all the political
struggles of today — it really
is a new world.

On this 25th Anniversary retrospective edition of Hearts of Space,
a journey in the Middle Eastern electronic fusion zone called
EQUILIBRIUM.


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SMADJ
Tristan <>5:50 >
: TAKE IT AND DRIVE; Rasa Music RS-3162-2; 2006
: Info: www.rasamusic.com/product_73.html;
www.myspace.com/jeanpierresmadj

STELLAMARA
Baraka (part) <>8:33 >
: THE SEVEN VALLEYS; Lucidity Music lucd-002; 2004
Reissued by Hearts of Space (11417-2) in 2005
: Info: www.valley-entertainment.com/Artists/Stellamara;
www.stellamara.com

ELIYAHU SILLS
The Dunes (edited) <>12:30 >
: SONGS OF QADIM; EliyahuSills.com [no catalog #]; 2006
: Info: www.eliyahusills.com
--segue--
MERCAN DEDE
Ab-i Verd <>18:46 >
: SU; Escondida 6510-2; 2004
: Info: www.mercandede.com; www.escondidamusic.com

SMADJ
Betty <>23:00 >
: TAKE IT AND DRIVE; Rasa Music RS-3162-2; 2006
: Info: www.rasamusic.com/product_73.html;
www.myspace.com/jeanpierresmadj

MICHEL BANABILA
Bicycle Exotica <>28:07 >
: TRACES; Tapu TRBOP 02; Holland 2007
: Info: www.banabila.com

PAUL AVGERINOS
Awakening <>33:36 >
: GNOSIS; Round Sky Music 1011; 2006
: Info: www.roundskymusic.com

DANIEL BOULIANE
Burning Sand (extended) <>38:33 >
: TAGAYET; Onde-Spirale ond-0002; Canada 2006
: Info: www.ondespirale.com; www.myspace.com/danielbouliane

ANOUAR BRAHEM
Diversion <>44:13 >
Lumiere du Silence <>49:28 >
: CONTE DE L'INCROYABLE AMOUR; ECM Records 1457 314 511 959-2; 1992
: Info: www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1400/1457.php;
www.anouarbrahem.com

NADIMI
Nature's Awakening - The Inspired Reed (part) <>54:02 >
: SUITE FOR PEACE; Nadimi Productions [no catalog #]; 2004
: Info: www.suiteforpeace.com

ERDEM HELVACIOGLU
Bridge to Horizon (part) <>58:59 >
: ALTERED REALITIES; New Albion NA131; 2006
: Info: www.newalbion.com/NA131; www.erdemhelvacioglu.com

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PRODUCED BY : STEVE DAVIS and STEPHEN HILL
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BAY AREA WEATHER : fair and balanced
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(c) 2007-2009 Hearts of Space
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10 April 2009

PGM 872 "AMAZING GRACE"

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PGM 872 : "AMAZING GRACE"
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PGM NOTE : 15 variations of the classic hymn for Easter
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FEED DATE : 4-10-09
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INTRO: If popularity is the measure, the English hymn
"Amazing Grace" must be one of the best loved
songs in existence.
We found over 6400 versions of it on just one online music site!

It's been recorded by everyone from Elvis to The 3 Tenors to the
Cherokee National Youth Choir, in every style you could imagine—
and a lot more you couldn't, including Maori, Reggae, Heavy Metal,
and Doo Wop.

The hymn comes with a good story. The
words were written
around 1772 by an English slave trader turned Christian preacher
named JOHN NEWTON. The pentatonic
melody first appeared in
hymn books around 1829 and was called "New Britain." It's thought
to be Scottish or Irish originally, which accounts for the many
versions featuring the bagpipes.

On this Easter week transmission of Hearts of Space, we spread
the love with a program conceived by longtime guest producer
ELLEN HOLMES and devoted entirely to our most popular hymn...
AMAZING GRACE.


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JOHN DOAN
Amazing Grace <>4:42 >
: THANKSGIVING: A Windham Hill Collection;
Windham Hill 01934-11381-2; 1998
: Info: www.johndoan.com

THE ROYAL SCOTS DRAGOON GUARDS
Amazing Grace <>8:13 >
: HIGHLAND CATHEDRAL; BGS Productions CDITV642; Scotland 1998
: Info: www.scotdisc.co.uk

KAREN MATHESON
Amazing Grace (Gaelic Psalm version) <>12:59 >
: CELTIC WOMEN FROM SCOTLAND: Songs of Love and Reflection

[compilation]; Greentrax Recordings CDGMP8012; Scotland 2006
: Info: www.karenmatheson.com;
www.musicscotland.com/cd/vol-12-celtic-women-from-scotland.html

STATE OF GRACE
Amazing Grace <>19:28 >
: STATE OF GRACE; Windham Hill 01934-11565-2; 2000
: Info: www.paulschwartz.com

WALELA
Amazing Grace (edited) <>24:41 >
: WALELA; Triloka TRI-CD-82024; 1997
: Info: www.walela.com

DANIEL LANOIS
Amazing Grace (sung by Aaron Neville) <>28:32 >
: ACADIE; Opal/Warner Bros 9 25969-2; 1989
: Info: www.redfloorrecords.com

SHANON
Amazing Grace <>32:26 >
: CELTIC CLASSICS II; Honest Entertainment HON CD 1016; 1997
: Info: www.ronanhardiman.com

JONN SERRIE
Amazing Grace <>36:28 >
: EPIPHANY: MEDITATIONS ON SACRED HYMNS;
Valley Entertainment VLT-15195; 2005
: Info: www.valley-entertainment.com/Artists/Jonn_Serrie;
www.vipinfo.com/jonn

MARK O'CONNOR'S APPALACHIA WALTZ TRIO
Amazing Grace <>40:02 >
: CELTIC TWILIGHT 7: SACRED SPIRIT [compilation];
Hearts O'Space 2-HOS-11117; 2007
: Info: www.valley-entertainment.com/Labels/Hearts_of_Space
originally released on CROSSING BRIDGES; OMAC Records 7; 2004
: Info: www.markoconnor.com

DAVID TOLK
Amazing Grace (Solo Piano) <>44:47 >
: GRACE; Old World [no catalog #]; 2008
: Info: www.davidtolk.com

CANADIAN BRASS
Amazing Grace <>47:08 >
: WEDDING ESSENTIALS; Opening Day Entertainment Group ODR7334;
Canada 2006
: Info: www.openingday.com; www.canbrass.com

COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLE
Amazing Grace (part) <>48:46 >
: ELECTRIC DAWN; Summit Records DCD-442; 2005
: Info: www.summitrecords.com;
http://music.colstate.edu/windensemble/cdinfo.asp

NANA MOUSKOURI
Amazing Grace <>53:16 >
: AT HER VERY BEST; Philips/Universal Music 548 549-2; 2001
: Info: www.nanamouskouri.info

NESTOR KORNBLUM
Amazing Grace with Overtones <>54:32 >
: OVERTONE CHANT - THE PRACTICAL GUIDE; Harmonic Sounds; 2003
: Info: www.harmonicsounds.com/musics.html

PHYLLIS TAYLOR SPARKS
Amazing Grace (extended) <>58:59 >
: HARP HORIZONS; Jazical Music ICD 6801; 2005
: Info: www.jazical.com

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PRODUCED BY : ELLEN HOLMES, STEPHEN HILL and
STEVE DAVIS, with preproduction help by LOU JUDSON
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BAY AREA WEATHER : capriccioso
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(c) 2009 Hearts of Space
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03 April 2009

PGM 871 "SAKURA"

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PGM 871 : "SAKURA"
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PGM NOTE : an East Asian journey for a blossoming spring
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FEED DATE : 4-03-09
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INTRO: Many aspects of traditional Japanese culture originated
in China. The Japanese spring custom of cherry blossom viewing
or
hanami goes back to the 8th century, but it was inspired by
the Chinese aristocracy.

Today the progress of the
'sakura' or cherry blossom wave
as it moves north across Japan is a regular feature of the
spring weather reports. You gotta love a country that has
a cherry blossom report.

On this transmission of Hearts of Space, we think of cherry
blossoms while we journey in the East Asian soundscape
on a program called SAKURA.


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XU QING-YUAN
Flowing Water, Walking Clouds <>5:01 >
: TAI CHI: IMAGES; Wind TCD-3171; 2004
: Info: www.windmusic.com.tw/en

SORMA
Miyabi (edited) <>10:36 >
: MIRAGE OF THE EAST; Pacific Moon PMR-0014; 1999
: Info: www.pacificmoon.com/html/mirage.html

YOSHIDA BROTHERS
A Hill with No Name (edited) <>13:44 >
: BEST OF YOSHIDA BROTHERS; Domo 73081-2; 2008
: Info: www.domo.com/yoshidabrothers

YOSHIDA BROTHERS
Fuyu No Sakura (edited) <>18:02 >
: YOSHIDA BROTHERS III; Domo 73058-2; 2006
: Info: www.domo.com/yoshidabrothers

AGATSUMA
In the Still of the Night <>21:11 >
: EN; Domo 73072-2; 2007
: Info: www.domo.com/agatsuma; www.agatsuma.tv

JIANG TING
Reflection of Spring Flowers in the Moonlit Lake (edited)
<>25:38 >
Expressing One's Thoughts to the Moonlight <>30:21 >
: DANCE; MA Recordings M066A; 2004
: Info: www.marecordings.com

DEUTER
Kindred Spirit <>38:35 >
Language of Silence <>48:45 >
: KOYASAN: REIKI SOUND HEALING; New Earth NE 2703; 2006
: Info: www.newearthrecords.com/web/pc/deuter.asp

FREDERICK ROUSSEAU
The Prayer <>53:58 >
: MO; Origins 356269000186; France 1994
also on WORLD VOICES 1 [compilation]; World Class 11304-2; 1998
: Info: www.frederick-rousseau.com

SHUNSUKE MIZUNO
Song of the Birds <>58:59 >
: SLOW TIME; Ozella Music OZ 007 CD; Germany 2005
: Info: www.ozellamusic.com

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PRODUCED BY : STEVE DAVIS and STEPHEN HILL
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BAY AREA WEATHER : refreshed
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(c) 2009 Hearts of Space
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