Tag: #radio

  • Episode 021 – Erwilian & David Arkenstone premieres

    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

    ArtistSongStart TimeAlbum
    First Hour
    Noble OakEveningstar00:00When It Finds You
    HatchieThis Enchanted03:34Giving the World Away
    Small BlackBreathless08:15Limits of Desire (Deluxe Edition)
    Future IslandsBorn In A War11:54As Long As You Are
    Wavestar IIA Call to Arms15:51BERLIN – A Tribute Album for Mark Shreeve
    Nathan KawanishiOpulence 0221:01single
    Makaya McCravenThe Fours23:06In These Times
    David ArkenstoneThe Icy Brook Finds Its Way26:58Winterlude
    (09.13.23)
    IceblinkHealer31:09Carpet Coccoon
    ErwillianFantasy & Dance (live)34:32Cascadia (08.25.23)
    Pat Metheny GroupThe First Circle39:20First Circle
    Javier Nero Jazz OrchestraKemet (The Black Land)48:28Kemet (The Black Land)
    Second Hour
    Steve Roach,
    Stephen Kent,
    Kenneth Newby
    Halcyon Days01:00:00Halcyon Days
    RedshiftQuenzer – Live in the Studio 200201:09:20BERLIN – A Tribute Album for Mark Shreeve
    SaloliBarcarolle01:20:25The Deep End
    SaloliBarcarolle (for piano)01:25:04Ghosts: Music for Piano vol. 2
    Fog NetPolymer Field01:27:24Headlands
    Kim OxlundI Have No Answers01:36:01Very Special Things
    Patricia WolfThe Juncos’ Nest01:40:40Seasonal Diary III – Curious Enchantment
    Daryl GroetschGardens in Glass01:49:25Gardens in Glass
    first aired 08.15.2023
  • Convergence Zone.020

    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

    ArtistSongStart TimeAlbum
    First Hour
    Robert Almblade & Carolyn CrusoOkanagan00:00The Fifth Element
    ErwilianCascadia02:50Cascadia
    ErwilianFantasy & DanceCascadia
    Doug CameronThe Journey08:46Mil Amores
    Mannheim SteamrollerToccata13:23Fresh Aire III
    One DoveWhite Love
    (radio mix)
    18:00Morning Dove White
    Pure Bathing CultureCity of Mirrors22:29Roxi’s Dream
    Pt I
    Cavern of Anti-MatterMelody in high feedback tones28:01Void beats/invocation trex
    Sin Fang, Kjartan Holm, FischersundLjo​́​sin kveikt31:48Ljo​́​sin kveikt
    Jonsi, Alex Somers, Sin fang
    Kjartan Holm
    Stafafura37:12Sounds of Fischer volume one
    M3NASHComposure of Loneliness38:39Declive
    Lisa Bella DonnaNight Flight49:28Night Flight
    Second Hour
    Uhprelude01:00:00humanus
    Uhattentionhumanus
    The Fragile FateFloat01:11:03Liliam Ocean
    AirSculptureOn Writing01:19:09BERLIN: a tribute for Mark Shreeve
    One Arc DegreeTime Invariance01:27:24The Forest and the Milky Way
    Ron BootsWhere Are They Now01:34:33BERLIN: a tribute for Mark Shreeve
    Chuck van ZylThe Face of the Night
    (YouTube edit)
    01:43:48Passages
    SaroonMall of the Bardo – Traffic Operators on the Transmigration Highway01:52:26Gilgul
    first aired 08.08.2023
  • Convergence Zone.019

    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
  • Replay: Convergence Zone.006

    (Replayed July 18, 2023 – first aired April 18, 2023)

    on this week’s Convergence Zone, we evoke the turbulent mood of spring in the PNW; brand new music from Frore, and from Active Region — and a new reissue of a rare album by Steve Roach and Michael Shrieve; classics from Jean-Michel Jarre, Kitaro, Dead Can Dance, and Michael Hoenig; synthwave and synthpop from Talk Talk, FM Attack, and Japanese Breakfast; …and lots of surprises

    10:30pm PDT 4/11/23 – 90.7 KSER | Independent Public Radio

    ArtistSongAlbumLabelNotes
    FM Attack ft. Julian SanzaFade AwayDeja VuTonite RecordsSynthwave project from Vancouver BC (Shawn Ward) – 2013 sophomore album
    Talk TalkIt’s My LifeIt’s My LifeEMI1984, second LP
    Japanese BreakfastBe SweetJubileeDead OceansSold out performance at ZooTunes on August 20, 2023 with Built to Spill
    Break 
    Steve Roach & Michael Shrieve Theme For The Far AwayThe Leaving TimeNovus1988 collaboration re-released in October 2022
    David ArkenstoneNight WindValley in the CloudsNarada Equinox2023 tour in May; dates include Bellevue, Enumclaw, Seattle, Tacoma, Vancouver BC, Victoria BC, Portland…
    Richard SoutherThe Long RidersCross CurrentsNarada Equinox1989 New Age
    Break  
    Dead Can DanceThe Carnival Is OverInto The Labyrinth4AD1993, remembrance of Brendan Perry’s visit to a circus as a pre-teen
    Break   
    FroreFern ClusterBiomeSpotted PeccaryBrand new! Releases on April 21 – label debut from Paul Casper
    Pink FloydSigns of LifeA Momentary Lapse of ReasonEMI1987 – First Floyd album w/o Roger Waters…
    Pink FloydLearning to FlyA Momentary Lapse of ReasonEMI …some may call it a David Gilmour solo album featuring Richard Wright and Nick Mason 🙂
    Break   
    RedshiftShift to Blue (live)RW Three2008 concert, at Hampshire Jam Seven festival
    EndSegmentOne 
    Active RegionInto the BlackHorizon DispatchExosphereFebruary 2023 release, project of Peter Brefini
    Jean-Michel JarreOxygène, Pt 2OxygèneLes Disques Motors1976 album – perhaps most important album in the history of electronic music?
    Break   
    Mary LattimoreSilver LaddersSilver LaddersGhostly International2020, universal acclaim, Bandcamp Album of the day
    Andreas VollenweiderThe Glass Hall (Choose the Crystal) – The Play of the Five Balls – The Five Planets Canopy ChoirWhite WindsCBS1984, fourth album with very long track titles
    Keep Shelly in AthensMe Then (B-side)Philomeno / Me Then (single)Athenian Aura RecordingsGreek/Australian duo, 2021 single
    Break
    Boards of CanadaKid for TodayIn a Beautiful Place out in the CountryWarp2008 EP, Scottish brothers Mike Sandison + Marcus Eoin
    Cool MaritimeApexBig Earth EnergyWestern VinylSeattle musician Shawn Hellfritsch; 2022 album
    KitaroHiten (Flying Celestial Nymphs)Silk Road (Vol 1)CanyonSoundtrack for 1980 Japanese TV documentary series
    VangelisTheme from AntarcticaAntarctica: Original SoundtrackPolydorKoreyoshi Kurahara drama – 1958 Japanese scientific expedition to the South Pole  
    Break   
    Michael HoenigHanging Garden TransferDeparture from the Northern WastelandWarner RecordsGerman composer, collaborated with Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze, Ash Ra Tempel; this was his debut album (1978)
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    First aired: April 18 2023; replayed July 18 2023
  • Convergence Zone.018

    first aired 7.11.2023

    Brand new music from Bart Hawkins, Saloli, Kris Keogh, The Fragile Fate, and Penguin Café

    Summery vibes from Siren and the Sea, Deborah Martin and Jill Haley, Massergy, Gwenno, and Tame Impala

    Reissues from the late experimental polymath Arthur Russell, and from drummer Michael Shrieve with Klaus Schulze and Kevin Shrieve

    ArtistSongTimeAlbumLabelNotes
    Bart HawkinsOwls and the exuberant brilliants of unity makes me smile00:00Nonlinear CrossroadsCyclical DreamsBrand new, oregon, all modular, inspired by a visit to the Getty Center
    ElbowNew York Morning The Taking Off and Landing of Everything 2014
    GwennoAn Stevel Nowdyh
    the new room  
     Tresor (Treasure) Second album sung almost entirely in Cornish, written in Cornwall just prior to the lockdown
    Charlotte GainsbourgDeadly Valentine Rest  
    Tame ImpalaBreathe Deeper The Slow Rush  
    Christine and the Queens + Caroline PolachekLa vita nuova La vita nuova  
    Michael Shrieve,
    Klaus Schulze,
    Kevin Shrieve
    Communique “Approach Spiral” Transfer Station BlueFortuna RecordsSeattle’s Michael Shrieve (rock percussionist, santana, etc) + Klaus Schulze (TD, ash ra tempel, etc) and Kevin Shrieve; re-released last year, originally 1985
    The Fragile FateRolled Over Lilliam Ocean Brand new

    Jerry Marotta (drummer for peter Gabriel, Indigo Girls, Hall + Oates, Tony Levin)

    Rupert Greenall (kbds for The Fixx)

    Eric Taylor on guitars
    Penguin caféWelcome to london   Brand New

    Song and video dedicated to those who feel lost in a place like london and yet make it their home
    Segment two     
    Siren and the SeaNot to Harp On It 1:00:00Gravity WaveBathysphere Records 
    SaloliFull Moon Canyon Brand new, Journey of a bear; portland artist
    Roberto CacciapagliaSonanze – 5th Movement SonanzeWah Wah1975 experimental, electronic, classica
    Max RichterOn the Nature of Daylight The Blue Notebooks  
    Arthur RussellIn the Light of a Miracle Picture of Bunny RabbitAudikaBrand new reissue, 1986 album from late experimental compooser
    Deborah Martin and Jill HaleyFrom Fire into Water The Silence of GraceSpotted Peccary2021 collab on spotted peccary
    MassergyThe Shepherdess Fire OpalSpotted Peccary 
    Patricia WolfI’ll Look For You In Others I’ll Look for You in OthersPast inside the present2022
    Kris KeoghGolden Processed Harp Works vol 3Muzan EditionsBrand new from australian experimental musician
    Max Richter with Tilda SwintonShadow Journal The Blue Notebooks  
  • Convergence Zone.017

    first aired 07.04.2023

    Long ambient works for the long summer nights – this week on Convergence Zone

    Brand new local music from Saloli; limited-edition vinyl re -releases of the crucial Universal Synthesizer Interface albums by Vancouver’s Kristen Roos

    recent releases from Blessed are the Hearts that Bend, Robert Chamberlin

    New music from Sigur Rós; long-form classics from Panabrite, Chuck van Zyl, Steve Roach, and {arsonist}

    Convergence Zone arrives Tuesday, July 4 at 10:30pm PDT

    90.7 KSER Everett; 89.9 KXIR Freeland

    Independent Public Radio on the web at KSER.org

    ArtistTitleStart timeAlbumLabelShow notes
    PanabriteRegent00:00Pavilion    
    PergeEpicenter Mutually Assured Destruction Perge was formed with the ambition of recreating the excitement of classic Electronic Rock typified by the live performances of Tangerine Dream ’74 – ’86.   From <https://perge.bandcamp.com/album/mutually-assured-destruction>    
    FroreTrapped in Amber BiomeSpotted Peccary   
    Chuck van ZylThe Child of Night Gemstones IICyclical Dreams   
    Matthew HalsallThe Temple Within The Temple WithinGondwanaspiritual jazz, the heritage of British jazz and progressive world music and electronica influences   From <https://matthewhalsall.bandcamp.com/album/the-temple-within>    
    The set of arsonistProjecting into Phantasmagoric Subspace (excerpt) Reality Structure    
    Sigur RosKlettur ATTA “Eight”, eigth studio album, first in 10 years; ” “to have minimal drums and for the music to be really sparse, floaty and beautiful   From <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81tta> “  
    Kristen RoosDiablo IV Universal Synthesizer Interface Vol II New vinyl releases Kristen Roos crafts vast musical networks from the restrictions of vintage technology. The Vancouver-based composer’s recent pieces stem from early algorithmic programs   From <https://thequietus.com/articles/33098-kristen-roos-universal-synthesizer-interface-volume-ii-review>    
    SaloliSilhouette CanyonKrankyBrand new, about a bear he album is intended to evoke “a day in the life of a bear in a canyon in the Smoky Mountains,” with each track channeling a different emotion or experience in its daily explorations.   From <https://saloli.bandcamp.com/album/canyon>    
    Blessed are the Hearts that BendGhosts of Ford Edgelands    
    Kristen RoosMidi Draw Universal Synthesizer Interface Vol I    
    SNOWDNPale Blue Dot Modern Quilt EP    
    Robert chamberlinReclamation Mutable signBathysphere Records   
    Steve RoachStructures from Silence (Live 2019) The Sky OpensProjekt   
  • Convergence Zone.016

    first aired 6.27.2023

    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

    ArtistSongTimeAlbumNotes
    Siren and the SeaAmazon0:00This time with feeling2017 swimwave album from co-founder of Bathysphere Records
    Death Cab for Cutie feat. Lauren Mayberry Northern Lights4:20 Thank you for today2018 single inspired by riding the Bremerton ferry; guest vocals from CHVRCHES lead singer
    Jan HammerCrockett’s Theme9:20Miami Vice II / Escape From TelevsionFirst appeared in Miami VIce episode “Calderone’s return part 1 – the hit list” – Oct 19 1984
    De LuxNew Summers (Jason Bentley mix)12:40 Nov 2022; remixed by music director of KCRW, host of mix show Metropolis
    FM AttackOceans Apart18:11Stellar2017 vaporwave from Vancouver, BC
    Joe JacksonSteppin’ Out23:06Night and Day1982, his most successful album; song features percussion from the Korg KR 55
    AeTopusTransit27:!4UrbusMarch 2022 Bellingham; formatted especially for vinyl LP – recently signed w/ Spotted Peccary
    Mt FogBlue Summer (Graduation Remix)31:58 Single with proceeds supporting The Vera Project
    Miami Nights 1984Ascend35:15SentimentalVictoria BC synthwave pioneer, september 2022 album
    CheckfieldThrough the Lens40:24Through the LensSan Diego ensemble
    Style king of the weekMt eerie44:48Style.king.of.the.weekSeattle duo specializing in cassette manipulation, percussion, synths
    Methods BodyImpedimenta and Torches48:22Plural Not PossessiveNew music; Portland duo Methods Body are John Niekrasz and Luke Wyland
    Fog NetSerpentine (Blue)54:00HeadlandsJustin Longerbeam (co-founder of Bathysphere) and Niko Ramsdell – debut as a duo, recorded over three consecutive days
    end segment59:00 one 
    ShadowfaxNew Electric India01:00:00Shadowdance1983 new-age group formed in Chicago
    Pat Metheny GroupFirst Circle01:05:11The Road to You1993, recorded on tour in Europe
    Neighborhood LibrariesPostcards for the Backyard01:14:19 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 Summerinspired by family travels through Europe
    Robbie ElizeeSmoking Wet01:21:44CullLouisville ambient artist
    The Conspiracy TapesPostscript01:24:12The Conspiracy TapesNew music from Pao De Silva!
    Steve RoachThreshold01:30:43Mystic Chords and Sacred Spaces – Complete4-CD expanded re-release
    Robert chamberlainFrom another shore01:33:21Mutable signNew solo ambient project on Bathysphere Records
    Hollan HolmesTaken by the Current01:36:19Emerald WatersSynth from Texas, second album on Spotted Peccary
    Terminus VoidMemories of Rain01:44:08Origins UnknownSeattle space music project; new stuff coming out in 2024
    Emma Ruth RundleGoteborg YO-tuh BOYre01:47:31Electric Guitar OneComposed during her 2010 European tour
    George WinstonEarly Morning Range01:56:00SummerRecently passed away, new age pianist known for seasonal recordings on windham hill
    first aired 6.27.2023
  • Convergence Zone.015 – Juneteenth 2023

    first aired 6.20.2023

    Honoring atmospheric music by Black and African-American artists in commemoration of Juneteenth in the United States

    Recent music from pioneers like Laraaji and Alice Coltrane; avant-garde classics from Dorothy Ashby, Art Ensemble of Chicago, and The Detroit Escalator Co.

    New ambient from Colloboh and Qu’ran Shaheed; recent space music from Jayme Rose Hannegan, Bluetech, KMRU,  Klein, and Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe

    Explorations from Fholston Paradigm, Kamasi Washington, Flying Lotus and L’Rain, and Yves Tumor

    And lots more — when Convergence Zone arrives Tuesday night at 10:30pm PDT on 90.7 KSER-FM, 89.9 KXIR-FM, and streaming at KSER.org, TuneIn,  etc

    ArtistSongTimeAlbumNotes
    Fhloston Paradigm
    feat. Jacqueline Constance
    …GLOW00:00AFTER…Afro-futurist side project of Philly musician King Britt
    Fyling Lotus & Niki RandaBetween Memories07:02YasukeMusic from six-part TV series
    Qu’ran ShaheedThrive08:33Lefto Early Bird presents The Beauty is InsidePasadena

    Compilation by Belgiun DJ Lefto
    L’RainNot Now14:40FatigueBrooklyn taja cheek
     Two Face14:49  
     Walk Through18:54  
    KokorokoEwa Inu
    (ehWA iNOO)
    19:12Could We Be MoreAugust 2022; channeling the greats of W Africa
    Dorothy AshbyJoyful Grass and Grape25:50The Rubiyat of Dorothy Ashby1970 on Cadet
    LaraajiOcean Glimpse29:23Koto2023 algum   Edward Larry Gordon, dulcimers and zithers, 1980 Ambient 3 album produced by Brian Eno
     Bethelem Glimpse30:53  
    Art Ensemble of Chicago
    Lester Bowie
    Rios Negroes33:01The Great Pretender1981
    Alice Coltrane   Ravi Coltrane Oran Coltrane Jack DeJohnette Charlie HadenCrescent40:13Translinear Light200  4
    Makaya McCravenCrash Course46:29Lefto Early Bird presents The Beauty is InsideCompilation by Belgiun DJ Lefto
    The Detroit Escalator CoThe Inverted Man (Dreaming)50:57Black Buildings2002 on Peacefrog records
    Yves TumorLimerence53:31PAN records compilation – mono no aware 
     end segment one  
    CollobohAcid Sunrise01:00:00Saana Sahel EP 
    Jayme Rose HenneganThrough the Healing01:05:30Time Ritual 
    Claude Young Jr.Sedna 9037701:11:31Celestial BodiesDetroit techno producer moving to space music
      
    Evidence for a planet beyond the orbit of Neptune?  Discovered in 2003
    The Detroit Escalator CoFolding Space01:19:00Black   Buildings 
    Robbiee ElizeeSmoking Wet01:21:43CullLouisville, Kentucky musician
     
       
    KleinShot in the dark01:23:56Shot in the dark 
    Wayne Phoenix…and sleepless skies01:27:38Soaring wayne phoenix story the earth 
     Burn False Messages01:28:02  
     Reserve01:30:39  
     Death is Pure Objectivity01:33:34  
    Space AfrikaVersion 301:35:23Untitled (To Describe You) OSTShort film from Tibyan Mahwah Sanoh

    Manchester UK duo
    Robert Aiki Aubrey LoweDix Voix01:39:21Notes Above LandLive rehearsel in San Francisco 2015   Brooklyn artist
    Robbie ElizeeSOMMA 8,901:47:58Cull2020 compilation of remixes of The Conet Project – recordings of shortwave Numbers Stations
    LaarajiKoto Glimpse01:50:32Koto 
     All Pervading Glimps01:52:15  
    KMRU kamaru & EchiumUnending01:54:32Peripheral 
    first aired June 20 2023
  • Convergence Zone.014

    first aired June 13 2023

    This week on Convergence Zone:

    tons of new music from PNW artists and labels, as well as debuts and exclusives from around the world

    New local ambient from Nathan Kawanishi, ann annie, Deborah Martin and Jill Haley, and Hello Meteor

    Brand new lo-fi from Four Tet, and a classic from Boards of Canada

    New synthwave from FM Attack, Meltt, and Ladytron

    Local space music from AeTopus and Marc Barreca

    And an exclusive track from Steve Roach!

    Convergence Zone arrives Tuesdays at 10:30pm PDT on 90.7 KSER, 89.9 KXIR, and kser.org, TuneIn, all that good stuff

    ArtistSongAlbumLabelNotes
    Meltt Do You Ever WonderDo You Ever Wonder
    Holy Ghost! Epton on BroadwayWork
    FM Attack Strange WaysStrange Ways
    Ladytron The NightTime’s Arrow
    Lemonade Ice WaterDiverBeggar’s Group
    Small Black CollectionsLimits of Desire (Deluxe Edition)
    Four Tet Three Drums Three Drums
    Nathan Kawanishi projectionsSplashes of Ink (antithesis)
    Boards of Canada AquariusMusic Has The Right To Children
    Hello Meteor Photic GlitterThe Lower Path
    Marc Barreca Music Works for Industry Music Works for Industry
    Marc Barreca Shopping Shopping
    Paul Ellis Forever ExploringMusic For The Space Between AtomsCyclical Dreams
    Segment break
    Panabrite PoolPavilion
    AeTopus AltumVARIANT
    Fred again. & Brian Eno I Saw YouSecret Life
    Nathan Kawanishi a name, a placeSplashes of Ink (antithesis)
    ann annie Hazel CreekBy Morning
    Deborah Martin & Jill Haley Reaching the AmbientInto the QuietSpotted Peccary
    Mark Isham Raffles in RioVapor DrawingsWindham Hill
    Francisco Nicosia Electrónica del antiguo EgiptoHistorias SecretasCyclical Dreams
    Steve Roach Elegant Forward (exclusive)Cloudwatch (Subscriber Exclusive)

  • Convergence Zone.012 – remembering Dave Smith

    first aired May 30 2023

    This week on Convergence Zone, I’m excited to play new music I’m loving from artists like Yaeji, Eydís Evenson, Deborah Martin & Jill Haley, Bluetech, Siren and the Sea — and debuting a single from the upcoming self-titled debut LP by The Conspiracy Tapes

    Awesome local music from AeTopus, Dreamstate Logic,  MIDI Janitor, Mt, Fog, and Style.King.Of.The.Week

    And remembering the great Dave Smith, creator of the celebrated Prophet synthesizers — with music by dedicated players of his gear such as Betamaxx with FM Attack, CHVRCHES, and Shannon Hammett of LEATHERS and ACTORS

    (other surprises too)

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

    ArtistSongAlbumShow Notes
    Mt FogBehind a Silent DoorSpells of SilencePerforming at Belltown Yacht Club on June 7 2023
    CHVRCHESThe Mother We ShareThe bones of what you believeSeptember 2012 debut LP
    YaejiDone (Let’s Get It)With a HammerLive at Day In Day Out Festival August 12 2023
    Melody’s Echo ChamberLooking BackwardEmotional EternalOne of my favorite albums from 2022
    Holy Fuck ft. Nicholas AllbrookFree GlossDeleterFeaturing vocals by Pond frontman
    FM Attack, BetamaxxCosmic VoyageCosmic Voyage (single)Sequential Prophet synth spotlight article
    LEATHERSUltravioletUltraviolet (single)Interview with Shannon Hemmett for Sequential Prophet spotlight
    Style King of the WeekEerie BlvdStyle king of the week EPLive at Vermillion Art Gallery June 26 2023
    BluetechEchoes of OrionSpacehop Chronicles 2: Echoes of OrionContinuing the story of laika, the cosmonaut dog
    Nils FrahmAll ArmedAll Encores2019 Brings together three Eps refined live
    MIDI JanitorVapor KingBulk Orderoriginally imagined the MIDI Janitor as an aging maintenance man creating beats in the privacy of his supply closet
    Gotan ProjectVuelvo al SurLa Revancha del Tango2001 debut LP
    Still CornersShifting DunesThe Last ExitAmbient country, one of my faves from 2021
    Segment two   
    Deborah Martin & Jill HaleyHall of WhispersInto the QuietBrand new on Spotted Peccary
    Eydís EvensonDreaming of LightThe LightLive at The Triple Door Oct 13 2023
    EnyaThe Loxian GateDark Sky Islandinspired by designation of Sark, in the Channel Islands, as a dark-sky preserve
    Siren and the SeaProbably Hawai’iGravity WaveMarch 2023 release from Cristina Cano
    AeTopusAerie (Extended)UrbusBellingham artist, just signed with Spotted Peccary Records
    The Conspiracy TapesFor As Long As it TakesThe Conspiracy TapesUpcoming debut album in June

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