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Episode 027 – rememberance

Post author By Jim Causey
Post date October 18, 2023

first aired 10.03.23

Do you believe in coincidences?

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

Tags #ambient, #convergencezone, #donaldfagen, #kser, #newage, #radio, #spacemusic, #synthpop

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Episode 025 – Fall Drive 2023

Post author By Jim Causey
Post date October 18, 2023

Fall Drive 2023 – first aired 09.19.2023

first aired 09.19.2023

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

Tags #ambient, #convergencezone, #darkwave, #gothic, #kser, #newage, #radio, #spacemusic, #synthpop, #synthwave

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Interview: David Arkenstone (Pt 2)

Post author By Jim Causey
Post date September 16, 2023

first aired on 09.19.2023

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 19, 2023

We discussed his return to the Pacific Northwest with his band David Arkenstone and Friends as well as the first two singles off his new album Winterlüde.

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.

Find the Autumn 2023 PNW Tour calendar and links to buy tickets: Tour and Ticket Information – Autumn 2023 – David Arkenstone and Friends

These excerpts also include the following songs:

“Warm Lights Flicker Across the Lake”, premiered exclusively on Convergence Zone, from the 2023 album “Winterlüde”

“The Icy Brook Finds Its Way” and “Darkening Skies” from the 2023 album “Winterlüde”

You can find the new album at: https://davidarkenstone.bandcamp.com/album/winterl-de

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Episode 024 – David Arkenstone exclusive

Post author By Jim Causey
Post date September 16, 2023

first aired 09.13.2023

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

Tags #ambient, #convergencezone, #kser, #newage, #radio, #spacemusic, #synthpop, #synthwave

Interviews

Interview: David Arkenstone (Pt 1)

Post author By Jim Causey
Post date September 13, 2023

First aired on Convergence Zone.024 – 09.12.23

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.

These excerpts also include the following songs:

“Night Wind” from the 1987 album “Valley in the Clouds”

“Warm Lights Flicker Across the Lake”, premiered exclusively on Convergence Zone, from the 2023 album “Winterlüde”

“Reflections in the Empty Spaces”, from the 2021 album “Solitude”

You can find the new album at: https://davidarkenstone.bandcamp.com/album/winterl-de

Tags #ambient, #convergencezone, #davidarkenstone, #instrumental, #interview, #kser, #newage, #radio

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Episode 023 – first show live at KSER

Post author By Jim Causey
Post date September 12, 2023

First aired 09.05.2023

This week; I’ll be hosting Convergence Zone LIVE from the KSER studio for the first time! Thank you to all the listeners and artists who have supported the show so far

I’ll premiere another gorgeous track by David Arkenstone from his upcoming album “Winterlūde”; this one’s called “Darkening Skies”, a timely song for the rapidly shortening days in the PNW. I’ll also have some details about my upcoming interview with David ahead of his live tour!

Also – new music from amazing regional artists like Pure Bathing Culture, Mount Maxwell, Brass Clouds, Hello Meteor, Hotel Pools; I’ll also have some lovely new music from Steve Roach, Hyperion V, SUSS, and Pabellón Sintético, along with a recent award-winning song by Craig Padilla and Marvin Allen

And my usual blend of classics and surprises, sprinkled in with the sound of my heart pounding its way out of my chest over a live mic!

@converge.fm arrives LIVE on Tuesday September 5, 10:30pm PDT on 90.7 KSER-FM, 89.9 KXIR-FM, and streaming at kser.org, TuneIn, etc etc

Time	Artist	Track	Album
	Hotel Pools	Faded	Evenings Vol 1
	Pure Bathing Culture	The Memento	Chalice
	Lane Lines	Time & Space	Lucid Dreaming
	Vallis Alps	On The Eve Of The Rush	Cleave
	Kacey Musgraves	Slow Burn	Golden Hour
	Still Corners	White Sands	The Last Exit
	Climax Golden Twins	Much Much Slowly	climax golden twins
	David Arkenstone	Darkening Skies	Winterlūde
	Craig Padilla & Marvin Allen	Sunflowers in the Wind	Weathering the Storm
	SUSS	Linger	SUSS
	Hello Meteor	Way Of Lakes	Traditional Dreams For January
	Pabellón Sintético	Bauhaus	Mies van der Rohe’s dreams [CYD 0087]
	tarotplane	Descartes Camera	Murmuration
	Brass Clouds	Liquid Lucid	Escape Vessels
	Mount Maxwell	Sky Eye	Littlefolk
	Dan Mason	Melatonin High	Hypnagogia
	Blessed are the Hearts that Bend	Returning	Edgelands
	Tangerine Dream	Ricochet: Part 1 (Steven Wilson stereo remix)	Ricochet (Steven Wilson remaster)
	TALsounds	Slides	Shift
	Hyperion V	Oumuamua	Accretion Disc
	Steve Roach	Towards The Dream	Dreamtime Return (24-bit Studio Master)

Tags #ambient, #convergencezone, #kser, #newage, #radio, #spacemusic, #synthwave

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Episode 022 – sounds for late summer

Post author By Jim Causey
Post date August 22, 2023

first aired 08.22.2023

This week’s Convergence Zone airs on the last day of Leo — with so much stunning new music on the way

Gorgeous fresh works from Pure Bathing Culture, David Arkenstone, Pabellón Sintético, Hyperion V, Erwilian, Kim Oxlund, and Brass Clouds

Sounds for late summer from Mt Fog, Caterina Barbieri, Hello Meteor, Bruce Mitchell, and sunset virtual

And lots more — arriving Tuesday night at 10:30pm PDT on 90.7 KSER-FM, 89.9 KXIR-FM, and streaming live at kser.org and other fine internet radio services — archived at mixcloud.com/farpointer

Artist	Song	Time	Album
First Hour
Pure Bathing Culture	The Momento	00:00	Chalice
Cocteau Twins	Pitch the Baby	03:52	Heaven or Las Vegas
Caroline Polachek	Breathless	07:02	Standing at the Gate – Remix Collection
brass clouds	Dream Recall	10:00	Escape Vessels
Wild Nothing	Sleight of hand	12:50	Laughing Gas EP
Small Black + Com Truise	Duplex (Com Truise Remix)	16:59	Duplex (Com Truise Remix)
Sinéad Lohan	No Mermaid	20:48	No Mermaid
brass clouds	Simulated Sympathy	24:43	Escape Vessels
Mt. Fog	Waiting Through These Years	27:36	Spells of Silence
Sarah McLachlan	Back Door Man	31:53	Solace
Kate Bush	Rubberband Girl	35:41	The Red Shoes
Four Tet	4T Recordings	40:17	4T Recordings
Hyperion V	Astatis	42:33	Accretion Disc
Caterina Barbieri	Math of You	46:43	Myuthafoo
Kim Oxlund	Stars All Burn Away	52:24	Very Special Things
Second Hour
David Arkenstone	The Icy Brook Finds Its Way	01:00:00	Winterlude
Andreas Vollenweider	Dancing With the Lion	01:04:08	Dancing With the Lion
sunset virtual	Crystal — cassette only	01:08:03	visions
Erwilian	Masters in this Hall (Live)	01:09:32	Cascadia
Nils Frahm	#2 (Live)	01:14:23	Tripping with Nils Frahm
Pabellón Sintético	Farnsworth House	01:24:09	Mies van der Rohe’s dreams
Chuck van Zyl	Nightshift	01:29:52	BERLIN – A Tribute Album for Mark Shreeve
Bruce Mitchell	Gateway to the Sun	01:41:30	Hidden Pathways
Mark Vernon	The Tyrol, 1972	01:45:21	Call Back Carousel
Brian Eno	Everything Merges with the Night	01:51:41	Another Green World
Hello Meteor	Hashimi Rubies	05:55:31	The Lower Path

first aired 08.22.23

Tags #ambient, #convergencezone, #dreampop, #gothic, #kser, #newage, #radio, #spacemusic, #synthpop, #synthwave

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Episode 021 – Erwilian & David Arkenstone premieres

Post author By Jim Causey
Post date August 15, 2023

first aired 08.15.23

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

first aired 08.15.2023

Tags #ambient, #convergencezone, #kser, #newage, #radio, #spacemusic, #synthpop, #synthwave

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Convergence Zone.020

Post author By Jim Causey
Post date August 8, 2023

first aired August 8, 2023

Going deep into Leo season for the twentieth episode of Convergence Zone

Premiering the upcoming live album by PNW new-age ensemble Erwilian, along with classics by Doug Cameron and Robert Almblade with Carolyn Cruso, and Lisa Bella Donna

Brand new releases from Chuck van Zyl, M3NASH, Portland’s Pure Bathing Culture and Saroon

Sublime aeromatics from Jonsí and Sigur Rös friends for the Fischersund line of perfumes

New tributes to the late Mark Shreeve from Air Sculpture and Ron Boots

Convergence Zone arrives Tuesdays at 10:30pm PDT on 90.7 KSER-FM, 89.9 KXIR-FM, streaming at kser.org, TuneIn, and archived at https://www.mixcloud.com/Farpointer

Artist	Song	Start Time	Album
First Hour
Robert Almblade & Carolyn Cruso	Okanagan	00:00	The Fifth Element
Erwilian	Cascadia	02:50	Cascadia
Erwilian	Fantasy & Dance		Cascadia
Doug Cameron	The Journey	08:46	Mil Amores
Mannheim Steamroller	Toccata	13:23	Fresh Aire III
One Dove	White Love (radio mix)	18:00	Morning Dove White
Pure Bathing Culture	City of Mirrors	22:29	Roxi’s Dream Pt I
Cavern of Anti-Matter	Melody in high feedback tones	28:01	Void beats/invocation trex
Sin Fang, Kjartan Holm, Fischersund	Ljósin kveikt	31:48	Ljósin kveikt
Jonsi, Alex Somers, Sin fang Kjartan Holm	Stafafura	37:12	Sounds of Fischer volume one
M3NASH	Composure of Loneliness	38:39	Declive
Lisa Bella Donna	Night Flight	49:28	Night Flight
Second Hour
Uh	prelude	01:00:00	humanus
Uh	attention		humanus
The Fragile Fate	Float	01:11:03	Liliam Ocean
AirSculpture	On Writing	01:19:09	BERLIN: a tribute for Mark Shreeve
One Arc Degree	Time Invariance	01:27:24	The Forest and the Milky Way
Ron Boots	Where Are They Now	01:34:33	BERLIN: a tribute for Mark Shreeve
Chuck van Zyl	The Face of the Night (YouTube edit)	01:43:48	Passages
Saroon	Mall of the Bardo – Traffic Operators on the Transmigration Highway	01:52:26	Gilgul

first aired 08.08.2023

Tags #ambient, #convergencezone, #dreampop #synthpop, #kser, #newage, #radio, #spacemusic