Convergence Zone

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  • Episode 043 – anniversaries and Grammys

    Jim Causey
    first aired 02.06.2024

    Convergence Zone arrives Tuesday nights at 10:30pm PT on 90.7 KSER, 89.9 KXIR, streaming around the world at kser.org – archives at https://www.mixcloud.com/farpointer

    Nakhane – Do You Well (feat. Perfume Genius) – 00:00
    LCD Soundsystem – Get Innocuous! – 01:37
    ACTORS – L’appel Du Vide – 08:11
    The Cure – Just Like Heaven – 11:57
    Ladytron – Ladybird – 17:23
    Kraftwerk – The Model – 21:47
    Lemonade – Ice Water – 25:25
    Depeche Mode – Enjoy The Silence – 2006 Digital Remaster – 31:09
    Destroyer – It Just Doesn’t Happen – 35:34
    Hibou – Amethyst – 40:35
    Holy Ghost! – Epton on Broadway, Pt. 1 – 44:43
    Holy Ghost! – Epton on Broadway (Part II) – 49:10
    Massive Attack – Blue Lines – 2012 Mix/Master – 52:15
    Style King of the Week – Eerie Blvd. – 56:37
    Little H Collective – Avalanche Pass (radio edit) – 01:00:22
    Soft Mirage – Courtyards of Atlantis – 01:06:45
    Andreas Vollenweider – Night Fire Dance – 01:11:42
    Pat Metheny Group – The First Circle – 01:16:23
    Vijay Iyer – Tempest – 01:26:31
    Matthew Halsall – Calder Shapes – 01:33:42
    Colin Chin – The Alluvial Plains – 01:40:40
    Arin Aksberg – Homecoming feat. Sam Rosenthal – 01:49:21
    Eydís Evensen – Dreaming of Light – 01:55:52

    KSER archive link

  • Top music of 2023

    Jim Causey

    Compiling a list of some of my favorite albums and singles from regional artists and beyond, along with links to buy the albums

    You can find music from these albums and much more on my
    Best of 2023 Playlists for Spotify and TIDAL, as well as in two “Best of 2023” episodes of Convergence Zone (archive links below)

    Albums from PNW Artists
    Omni Gardens, Golden Pear, Moon Glyph
    Mount Maxwell, Littlefolk, Hotham Sound Recordings
    Hello Meteor, Earth Journos
    FM Attack, Cosmic
    AeTopus, Cup, Spotted Peccary Records
    Terminus Void, APEIRON, Groove Unlimited
    Dreamstate Logic, Latent Images and Distant Dreams
    Pure Bathing Culture, Chalice
    Saloli, Canyon, kranky
    Erwilian, Cascadia
    Paul Ellis, Music for the Space Between Atoms, Cyclical Dreams
    Methods Body, Plural Not Possessive, Beacon Sound
    Brass Clouds, Escape Vessels, Bathysphere Records

    Singles from PNW Artists
    Echo of the Low Light, Disco
    Soft Release, Find You Later
    Little H Collective, Avalanche Pass
    LEATHERS, Fascination

    Albums from other regions
    Suzanne Ciani and Jonathan Fitoussi, Golden Apples of the Sun
    Frore, Biome
    Siren and the Sea, Gravity Wave
    Various Artists, The Stone Tape: analyzing a ghost by electronic means
    Eydis Evenson, The Light
    Pabellión Sintetico, Mies van der Rohe’s Dreams
    David Arkenstone, Winterlüde
    One Arc Degree, The Forest and the Milky Way
    Various Artists, The NID Tapes: Electronics Music from India 1969-1972
    Caterina Barbieri, Myuthafoo
    Ryuichi Sakamoto, 12
    Chuck van Zyl, Gwynedd
    Ki Oni, A Leisurely Swim to Everlasting Life

    Spotify playlist: Top music of 2023
    Best of 2023 part 1 – first aired 12.12.2023
    Best of 2023 part 2 – first aired 12.26.2023

  • Episode 040 – dance sets to welcome 2024

    Jim Causey
    first aired 01.02.2024

    Welcoming us all to 2024 with danceable sets and remixes – including Romare, Mylo, Lusine, New Order, The Cure, Drab Majesty, and much more

    Convergence Zone arrives every Tuesday night at 10:30 pm PT on 90.7 KSER, 89.9 KXIR, and streaming around the world at kser.org

    KSER playlist link

    Lusine – Cut and Cover – 00:00
    The Cure – A Forest – Tree Mix [Remastered] – 02:55
    New Order – Dreams Never End (2019 Remaster) – 08:50
    Nation of Language – Across That Fine Line – 12:40
    Drab Majesty – Induction – 18:27
    Drab Majesty – Dot in the Sky – 19:13
    Garbage – Cities in Dust – 24:28
    Romare – Dreams – 28:07
    Classixx – Hanging Gardens – 33:35
    Mylo – In My Arms – Radio Edit – 38:40
    Holy Ghost! – Bridge & Tunnel – 42:15
    Giorgio Moroder – Chase – 46:18
    Donna Summer – I Feel Love – 12″ Version (Excerpt) – 54:08
    Khruangbin – Time (You and I) (Put a Smile on DJ’s Face Mix) – 59:47
    Brothertiger – Everybody Wants to Rule the World – 01:09:09
    Holy Fuck – Free Gloss (feat. Nicholas Allbrook) – 01:12:32
    Deep Forest – While the Earth Sleeps – Long Version – 01:19:05
    The Shamen – Move Any Mountian – 01:25:23
    Influx – Revel Dub [Influx] – 01:29:52
    Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is a Place on Earth (Heavenly Version) – 01:34:19
    Roosevelt – Everywhere – 01:40:00
    Information Society – Peace and Love, Inc. – 01:43:14
    Depeche Mode – Never Let Me Down Again – Eric Prydz Remix – 01:47:23
    Orbital – The Girl with the Sun in Her Head – Lone Remix – 01:54:08

  • Best of 2023 – Part 1

    Jim Causey
    first aired 12.12.2023

    Part 1 of my review of the best music from 2023 – tracks by Hello Meteor, Omni Gardens, Future Islands, Erwilian, Pure Bathing Culture, David Arkenstone, Mount Maxwell, Terminus Void, Dreamstate Logic, and much more

    Convergence Zone: ambient soundscapes of the Pacific Northwest and beyond; every Tuesday night at 10:30pm PT on 90.7 KSER, 89.9 KXIR, streaming at kser.org – more information at https://convergencezone.fm

    KSER playlist (opens in new tab)

    FM Attack – Timeless – 00:00
    NAVVI – Clemency – 04:38
    Future Islands – The Tower – 09:56
    Hibou – Night Fell – 13:28
    Echo of the Low Light – Disco – 19:30
    Altin Gün – Rakıya Su Katamam – 23:36
    King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – The Silver Cord – 27:16
    Pure Bathing Culture – The Memento – 33:35
    Crumb & Melody’s Echo Chamber – Le Temple Volant – 37:22
    NCY Milky Band – Aphex Twin – 39:17
    Hello Meteor – Earth Journos – 43:59
    Saloli – Waterfall – 47:00
    Pabellón Sintético – Bauhaus – 51:25
    Brendan Pollard – Steel Blue Sphere – 59:31
    Dreamstate Logic – Lost But Not Forgotten – 01:02:34
    AeTopus – Sundial – 01:11:17
    Omni Gardens – Rain Jacket – 01:18:19
    Volcano Lazerbeam – At Sea – 01:21:14
    Terminus Void – Flow of Order – 01:29:46
    Erwilian – Masters in This Hall (Live) – 01:36:15
    Makushin – No More Rush Hour – 01:43:20
    David Arkenstone – Darkening Skies – 01:49:29
    Mount Maxwell – Sky Eye – 01:53:07
    Hotel Pools – Metro 地​下​鉄 – 01:58:17

  • Episode 035 – Littlefolk

    Jim Causey
    first aired 11.28.2023

    This week on Convergence Zone we dive into the remarkable new album “Littlefolk” by Mount Maxwell — it’s a journey beyond his Vancouver BC home with effortless moves between timbres and tonality, field recordings and folktronica, and beats and bloops

    We will continue the journey with recent music from Mary Lattimore, Lusine, K Leimer, Pure Bathing Culture,  Steven Wilson, Mike Reed, and some vintage Erik Wøllo and Harold Budd

    We may also hear some Roxy Music without Brian Eno, and Brian Eno without Roxy Music

    Convergence Zone arrives Tuesday nights at 10:30pm PST on 90.7 KSER, 89.9 KXIR, and streaming at kser.org

    KSER playlist

  • Halloween Special 2023

    Jim Causey
    first aired 10.31.23

    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

    KSER playlist (opens in new tab)

    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


     

  • Convergence Zone.028 – AeTopus album premiere

    Jim Causey
    first aired 10.10.23

    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

  • Episode 025 – Fall Drive 2023

    Jim Causey

    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

  • Episode 022 – sounds for late summer

    Jim Causey
    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

    ArtistSongTimeAlbum
    First Hour
    Pure Bathing CultureThe Momento00:00Chalice
    Cocteau TwinsPitch the Baby03:52Heaven or Las Vegas
    Caroline PolachekBreathless07:02Standing at the Gate – Remix Collection
    brass cloudsDream Recall10:00Escape Vessels
    Wild NothingSleight of hand12:50Laughing Gas EP
    Small Black +
    Com Truise    		Duplex (Com Truise Remix)16:59Duplex (Com Truise Remix)
    Sinéad LohanNo Mermaid20:48No Mermaid
    brass cloudsSimulated Sympathy24:43Escape Vessels
    Mt. FogWaiting Through These Years27:36Spells of Silence
    Sarah McLachlanBack Door Man31:53Solace
    Kate BushRubberband Girl35:41The Red Shoes
    Four Tet4T Recordings40:174T Recordings
    Hyperion VAstatis42:33Accretion Disc
    Caterina BarbieriMath of You46:43Myuthafoo
    Kim OxlundStars All Burn Away52:24Very Special Things
    Second Hour   
    David ArkenstoneThe Icy Brook Finds Its Way01:00:00Winterlude
    Andreas VollenweiderDancing With the Lion01:04:08Dancing With the Lion
    sunset virtualCrystal — cassette only01:08:03visions
    ErwilianMasters in this Hall (Live)01:09:32Cascadia
    Nils Frahm#2 (Live)01:14:23Tripping with Nils Frahm
    Pabellón SintéticoFarnsworth House01:24:09Mies van der Rohe’s dreams
    Chuck van ZylNightshift01:29:52BERLIN – A Tribute Album for Mark Shreeve
    Bruce MitchellGateway to the Sun01:41:30Hidden Pathways
    Mark VernonThe Tyrol, 197201:45:21Call Back Carousel
    Brian EnoEverything Merges with the Night01:51:41Another Green World
    Hello MeteorHashimi Rubies05:55:31The Lower Path
    first aired 08.22.23

  • Convergence Zone.019

    Jim Causey
    first aired August 1, 2023

    Brand new ambient from Portland’s Saroon and from Methods Body; new dream pop from Pure Bathing Culture

    More new music from Johan Agebjörn, from Parallax-5, One Arc Degree, [‘ramp], and Sigur Rós

    And a tribute to the late Shuhada’ Sadaqat, born as Sinéad O’Connor

    Convergence Zone arrives Tuesday nights at 10:30pm PDT on 90.7 KSER-FM in Everett, 89.9 KXIR-FM in Freeland, and streaming at kser.org, TuneIn, smart speakers, and wherever you consume internet radio

    ArtistSongStart TimeAlbum
    Pure Bathing CultureIn Gardens Under Evergreen00:00Roxi’s Dream
    Pt I
    Conjur One ft. Sinéad O ConnorTears from the Moon04:44Conjure One
    Tori AmosA Sorta Fairytale10:06Scarlet’s Walk
    Diane ArkenstoneFearlessly Falling15:33World Calling
    Nation of LanguageAcross that Fine Line19:40A Way Forward
    Saint EtienneOnly Love Can Break Your Heart25:05Foxbase Alpha
    Siren and the SeaStill in the Race28:28Still in the Race
    Japanese BreakfastSlide Tackle31:53Jubilee
    Sally Shapiro with Johan AgebjörnForget About You (Johnny Jewel’s Amnesia Remix )35:26Sad Cities
    (The Remixes)
    Peter Gabriel feat. Sinéad O ConnorBlood of Eden40:17Us
    Massive Attack feat. Sinéad o ConnorSpecial Cases46:40100th Window
    One Arc DegreeStella Obscura52:46The Forest and the Milky Way
    BREAK BREAK 59:00 
    The The – Matt Johnson feat. Sinéad O ConnorKingdom of Rain01:00:00Mind Bomb
    Johan Agebjörn with Mikael ÖgrenFour Hours to Karhumaki (Subtracted Version)01:05:39Subtraced Soundscapes
    Sigur RósGold01:11:50Átta 
    Oneohtrix Point NeverChrome Country01:16:54R Plus Seven
    Parallax-5Regeneration01:21:50Sonic Awakening
    A Covenant of ThornsSerafina01:27:56If the Heavens should Fall
    [‘ramp]Arp-en-Ciel excerpts01:32:23Arp-en-ciel
    Methods Body Torches01:42:37Plural Not Possessive
    Saroon The Beacon01:48:00Gilgul
    SaroonSomething, then a whisper01:51:55Gilgul
    first aired 08.01.2023