This week on Convergence Zone, I’m premiering a new track by the legendary David Arkenstone; I’ve been listening to his music since picking up “Valley in the Clouds” on cassette in 1987. Since then he’s pushed boundaries of new age, soundtrack, Celtic, ambient, and more — and he’s returning to the Pacific Northwest on tour starting next month. I’ll have his brand-new single “The Icy Brook Finds Its Way”
I’m also premiering more local New Age, with another track off the upcoming live album by the ensemble Erwilian
Speaking of artists coming to the PNW, synthwave masters Small Black return with November dates in Vancouver BC, Seattle, and Portland, celebrating the 10th anniversary of “Limits of Desire”; I’ve got a banger from the new deluxe reissue, along with the latest by Vancouver’s Noble Oak
Pat Metheny also returns to Jazz Alley in November celebrating some of his early work, and I’ll also include great new neo-jazz from Javier Nero and a recent piece by Makaya McCraven
Plenty of new ambient from LA duo Fog Net, along with Portland’s Daryl Groetsch, Patricia Wolf, and Seroli
And more surprises – join me Tuesday night at 10:30pm PDT on 90.7 KSER-FM, 89.9 KXIR-FM, and on the web at kser.org
| Artist | Song | Start Time | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Hour | |||
| Noble Oak | Eveningstar | 00:00 | When It Finds You |
| Hatchie | This Enchanted | 03:34 | Giving the World Away |
| Small Black | Breathless | 08:15 | Limits of Desire (Deluxe Edition) |
| Future Islands | Born In A War | 11:54 | As Long As You Are |
| Wavestar II | A Call to Arms | 15:51 | BERLIN – A Tribute Album for Mark Shreeve |
| Nathan Kawanishi | Opulence 02 | 21:01 | single |
| Makaya McCraven | The Fours | 23:06 | In These Times |
| David Arkenstone | The Icy Brook Finds Its Way | 26:58 | Winterlude (09.13.23) |
| Iceblink | Healer | 31:09 | Carpet Coccoon |
| Erwillian | Fantasy & Dance (live) | 34:32 | Cascadia (08.25.23) |
| Pat Metheny Group | The First Circle | 39:20 | First Circle |
| Javier Nero Jazz Orchestra | Kemet (The Black Land) | 48:28 | Kemet (The Black Land) |
| Second Hour | |||
| Steve Roach, Stephen Kent, Kenneth Newby | Halcyon Days | 01:00:00 | Halcyon Days |
| Redshift | Quenzer – Live in the Studio 2002 | 01:09:20 | BERLIN – A Tribute Album for Mark Shreeve |
| Saloli | Barcarolle | 01:20:25 | The Deep End |
| Saloli | Barcarolle (for piano) | 01:25:04 | Ghosts: Music for Piano vol. 2 |
| Fog Net | Polymer Field | 01:27:24 | Headlands |
| Kim Oxlund | I Have No Answers | 01:36:01 | Very Special Things |
| Patricia Wolf | The Juncos’ Nest | 01:40:40 | Seasonal Diary III – Curious Enchantment |
| Daryl Groetsch | Gardens in Glass | 01:49:25 | Gardens in Glass |