Summer arrived officially this week, and after a brief delay, the weather shifted from “damp and lovely to “sunny and perfect”. These are days for oceans and shorelines, Pride and dancing, and nighttime drives with warm skylines
On Convergence Zone this week, new local music from Plural Not Possessive and Neighborhood Libraries; new ambient from Fog Net, Robert Chamberlain, Steve Roach
Epic summer vibes with Siren and the Sea, Blue Scholars, Miami Nights 1984, Emma Ruth Randle, Steve Roach, Shadowfax, Checkfield, and Joe Jackson
Local space from Terminus Void, AeTopus, Style.King.of.the.Week
Plenty of sunset surprises too
Enter the Convergence Zone – Tuesday nights at 10:30pm PDT on 90.7 KSER-FM, 89.9 KXIR-FM, and streaming at kser.org, TuneIn, and suchlike
| Artist | Song | Time | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siren and the Sea | Amazon | 0:00 | This time with feeling | 2017 swimwave album from co-founder of Bathysphere Records |
| Death Cab for Cutie feat. Lauren Mayberry | Northern Lights | 4:20 | Thank you for today | 2018 single inspired by riding the Bremerton ferry; guest vocals from CHVRCHES lead singer |
| Jan Hammer | Crockett’s Theme | 9:20 | Miami Vice II / Escape From Televsion | First appeared in Miami VIce episode “Calderone’s return part 1 – the hit list” – Oct 19 1984 |
| De Lux | New Summers (Jason Bentley mix) | 12:40 | Nov 2022; remixed by music director of KCRW, host of mix show Metropolis | |
| FM Attack | Oceans Apart | 18:11 | Stellar | 2017 vaporwave from Vancouver, BC |
| Joe Jackson | Steppin’ Out | 23:06 | Night and Day | 1982, his most successful album; song features percussion from the Korg KR 55 |
| AeTopus | Transit | 27:!4 | Urbus | March 2022 Bellingham; formatted especially for vinyl LP – recently signed w/ Spotted Peccary |
| Mt Fog | Blue Summer (Graduation Remix) | 31:58 | Single with proceeds supporting The Vera Project | |
| Miami Nights 1984 | Ascend | 35:15 | Sentimental | Victoria BC synthwave pioneer, september 2022 album |
| Checkfield | Through the Lens | 40:24 | Through the Lens | San Diego ensemble |
| Style king of the week | Mt eerie | 44:48 | Style.king.of.the.week | Seattle duo specializing in cassette manipulation, percussion, synths |
| Methods Body | Impedimenta and Torches | 48:22 | Plural Not Possessive | New music; Portland duo Methods Body are John Niekrasz and Luke Wyland |
| Fog Net | Serpentine (Blue) | 54:00 | Headlands | Justin Longerbeam (co-founder of Bathysphere) and Niko Ramsdell – debut as a duo, recorded over three consecutive days |
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| Shadowfax | New Electric India | 01:00:00 | Shadowdance | 1983 new-age group formed in Chicago |
| Pat Metheny Group | First Circle | 01:05:11 | The Road to You | 1993, recorded on tour in Europe |
| Neighborhood Libraries | Postcards for the Backyard | 01:14:19 | Taylor Swindells from Vancouver, BC – took up ambient and neo-classical during lockdown after a decade touring to cope with restlesness and preserve mental health | |
| Jörgen Kjellgren | Invincible Summer | 01:18:11 | Invincble Summer | inspired by family travels through Europe |
| Robbie Elizee | Smoking Wet | 01:21:44 | Cull | Louisville ambient artist |
| The Conspiracy Tapes | Postscript | 01:24:12 | The Conspiracy Tapes | New music from Pao De Silva! |
| Steve Roach | Threshold | 01:30:43 | Mystic Chords and Sacred Spaces – Complete | 4-CD expanded re-release |
| Robert chamberlain | From another shore | 01:33:21 | Mutable sign | New solo ambient project on Bathysphere Records |
| Hollan Holmes | Taken by the Current | 01:36:19 | Emerald Waters | Synth from Texas, second album on Spotted Peccary |
| Terminus Void | Memories of Rain | 01:44:08 | Origins Unknown | Seattle space music project; new stuff coming out in 2024 |
| Emma Ruth Rundle | Goteborg YO-tuh BOYre | 01:47:31 | Electric Guitar One | Composed during her 2010 European tour |
| George Winston | Early Morning Range | 01:56:00 | Summer | Recently passed away, new age pianist known for seasonal recordings on windham hill |