This week on Convergence Zone: as the long nights deepen, we find a wealth of new music with connections to our region – by Vancouver trio V Vecker Ensemble, Omni Gardens, AeTopus, Daryl Groetsch, Leeni, Erwilian, Soft Release, Pure Bathing Culture, and the global radio premiere of “Latent Images and Distant Dreams” by Seattle’s Dreamstate Logic
I’ll also have another excerpt from my interview with Terminus Void’s J. Ronald Smith, along with more music from his new album APEIRON, and also something from his recent collaboration with Mina on her album “Lost and Remembered”
More new music from Winterwood, Bahia Mansa, and TALsounds – and more of our tribute to Norm Chambers
Convergence Zone arrives Tuesday nights at 10:30pm Pacific on 90.7 KSER-FM, 89.9 KXIR-FM, streaming at https://kser.org
Episode 031 – I read somewhere that if your program’s 31st episode airs on the 31st day of October — you’re required to go all-in on Halloween
This week on Convergence Zone, I discard the music of calm, focus, relaxation, and uplift — and plunge into horror and the occult, dark catharsis, tones that unsettle and display, music for liminal spaces and end times Local darkwave from ACTORS, Soft Release, Lydia, LEATHERS, and A Covenant of Thorns
Brand new folk-horror ambient from the Hidden Britain compilation “Analysing a Ghost By Electronic Means”; excursions into the underworld with Chuck van Zyl and Cryo Chamber
Dark classics from, Молчат Дома, The Cure, Nine Inch Nails, Sisters of Mercy, Boy Harsher, and Bauhaus
The dark tides arrive on Halloween Tuesday, October 31, 10:30pm Pacific – on 90.7 KSER, 89.9 KXIR, and streaming at kser.org, TuneIn, and on the flickering shortwave radio in your undead crypt
Includes excerpts from: The Lovecraft Investigations, “The Whisperer in Darkness”, BBC Sounds Numbers stations – The Lincolnshire Poacher, Skyking, and others
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band – Halloween Theme – 00:00 Soft Release – Broken Number 13 – 01:42 The Cure – Burn – 05:16 Echo And The Bunnymen – The Killing Moon – 12:50 ACTORS – L’appel Du Vide – 18:25 Siouxsie And The Banshees – Cities In Dust – 21:39 Depeche Mode – Rush – 2006 Remastered Version – 26:19 LEATHERS – Phantom Heart – 30:31 New Order – The Perfect Kiss (2022 Digital Master) – 34:18 Molchat Doma – Судно (Борис Рижий) – 39:34 Bauhaus – Dark Entries – 41:47 Nine Inch Nails – Burn – 45:36 The Sisters of Mercy – This Corrosion (excerpt) – 50:26 Lycia – In Flickers – 58:56 Tom Waits – What’s He Building? – 01:02:01 M83 – Car Chase Terror – 01:05:12 B.Michaael – Dying Waves – 01:09:56 The Soulless Party – Vigilamus – 01:13:40 Nicholas Bullen – When They Return – 01:17:30 Buried Marie – White Night – 01:23:25 Chuck van Zyl – News Flash – 01:31:00 Scott Lawlor – Crossing the Veil – 01:48:00
This week on Convergence Zone I’m thrilled to share the worldwide radio premiere of the new LP “Apeiron” by Terminus Void — and excerpts from my exclusive interview with project creator J. Ronald Smith. We spoke about his influences, the themes captured on this debut record on Groove Unlimited, and the story threaded through the musical layers on “Apeiron”
Also – brand new local music from AeTopus and from Pure Bathing Culture, as well as by Wild Nothing, , and Driftmachine; and celebrating local tour stops by Eydis Evensen and Loscil with Lawrence English
I’ll also pay tribute to Norm Chambers, the prolific Seattle composer, performer, and music curator
Convergence Zone arrives on Tuesday night, 10:30pm Pacific time, 90.7 KSER and 89.9 KXIR — streaming around the world at kser.org, TuneIn, and other fine radio services
We’re getting deeper into Spooky Season tonight on Convergence Zone
I’ll have the broadcast premiere of “Relic”, the first single from AeTopus’s upcoming album! The project of Bellingham veteran electronic musician Bryan Hughes; he’s joining forces with Spotted Peccary Records with this new LP
Regional darkwave artists Soft Release and ACTORS have local shows coming up, and I’ve got songs by both of them; also brand-new synthwave from King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard (!)
More new local music from Mount Maxwell, loscil & lawrence english; the new re-release of Hiroshi Yoshimura’s influential ambient installation work from 1986 “Surround”; and music from the new compilation “The NID Tapes”, an archive of early electronic music from India recorded between 1969 and 1972
Convergence Zone arrives tonight at 10:30pm Pacific on 90.7 KSER, 89.9 KXIR, and streaming at kser.org, TuneIn, and more
Tonight I’ll host the 27th edition of Convergence Zone. Tonight is also the 20th anniversary of my father’s death; I was 27 when I learned he had passed
Music brought my dad and I together. We lived on the High Plains, listening to cassettes on long car trips and late nights where we could just barely pull in FM radio. He once dreamed of being a band director, and shared his love of jazz and big band and Blue Note with me, while I introduced him to Vangelis and Kitaro and ECM and Narada and anything with synthesizers. We made a great team climbing on the roof of the trailer at night to pull in Music from the Hearts of Space on distant university FM
I know he’d be stoked that I’ve centered music in my life and proud that I share it with listeners on the airwaves and around the workd
This week I’ll explore coincidence with new music by K Leimer and Marc Barreca, Sumner James and Z Pocket, 5×4, Subdream, Pure Bathing Culture, Perge, Steven Wilson, Mary Lattimore, and Laurel Halo
I’ll trying weaving relevant classics from Vangelis and Peter Gabriel, Donald Fagen and Mannheim Steamrolle
join me to see how the paths converge
Convergence Zone.027 arrives at 10:30PM PDT on 90.7 KSER-FM, 89.9 KXIR-FM, streaming at KSER.org, TuneIn, and just machines that make big decisions
Tangerine Dream in their latest configuration returns to Seattle for the first time in over a decade — this week I’ve got lots of music from the band as well as contemporary acts that reflect the inspiration of those legends
Brand new music from Lau Nau, Lusine, Benoit Pioulard, Chronotope Project, Dal-um, Ki Oni
More from Brendan Pollard, Caterina Barbieri, David Arkenstone, Suzanne Ciani with Jonathan Pitoussi, Kubuschmitt, and the late Norm Chambers
Convergence Zone arrives Tuesdays at 10:30PM PDT on 90.7 KSER-FM, 89.9 KXIR-FM, and kser.org
KSER’s Fall Membership Drive Converges with the final week of summer, and the 25th episode of my program, Convergence Zone
nearly half a year celebrating the musical atmospheres of the Pacific Northwest — and beyond…
please join me Tuesday night for a celebration of the show so far and the power of radio to unite us all — and please consider supporting the show with your donation at KSER.org. I’d appreciate if you mention Convergence Zone in the comment field
Ahead of the Long Dark, we embrace joy through new music, great regional artists, and look ahead to an array of live shows in the area
Brand new progressive ambient from Chronotope Project; the gorgeous new single from Pure Bathing Culture, it’s called ‘The River’; the new debut single from darkwave duo Soft Release, the “fortuitous convergence” of Carolyn B. from Mt Fog and Andy S. from Select Level
David Arkenstone returns to the region and his tour kicks off on Friday in Monroe, Washington — I’ll have more excerpts from our conversation about his band and his brand new album, ‘Winterlüde’
Lots more from friends of the show like Terminus Void, Erwilian, Rudy Adrian, Dreamstate Logic, Siren and the Sea, Chuck van Zyl, and a celebration of Tangerine Dream’s return visit to Seattle by playing their famous song ‘Phaedra’ in its entirety
Convergence Zone arrives for the KSER Fall Membership Drive – Tuesday,September 19 at 10:30PM PDT on 90.7 KSER-FM, 89.9 KXIR-FM, and kser.org
I’m stoked about so many great concerts coming up this autumn and winter — with atmospheric music from regional artists and touring legends
David Arkenstone joined me for an interview about his discography; his PNW tour that begins in Monroe, WA on Friday Sep 22; and his new album “Winterlüde” – I’ll share excerpts from our conversation AND an EXCLUSIVE debut of a song from the album before it comes out Wednesday!
I’ve got music from bands that have shows coming up soon — Locsil and Lawrence English; Lane Lines; Eydís Evenson; and the latest incarnation of Tangerine Dream
Brand new music from the Gemstones IV compilation on the Cyclical Dreams label
Regional gems from Mt Fog, Deborah Martin & Jill Haley, NAVVI, and Moon Duo
And a long-lost 1982 song by Steve Roach!
Convergence Zone arrives Tuesday night at 10:30 PM PDT on 90.7 KSER-FM; 89.9 KXIR-FM; streaming at kser.org, TuneIn, and smart speakers everywhere
5-time Grammy winner David Arkenstone sat down with Jim Causey for an interview about his new album Winterlüde, his upcoming tour of the Pacific Northwest, and his creative process.
This recording includes excerpts from that interview first aired on Convergence Zone on Tuesday, September 12, 2023
We discussed his early years working with Narada Records, his new album Winterlüde, and his creative process during the pandemic lockdown.
The David Arkenstone and Friends autumn tour begins on Friday, September 22, 2023 at the Wagner Performing Arts Center in Monroe, WA, and I hope to see you there! He has multiple dates spanning Victoria and Vancouver BC, Tacoma, Portland, Eugene, and much more.
