This week on Convergence Zone – new regional music from Bunadox, AeTopus, Dreamstate Logic, terminus void, Silent Universe, Omni Gardens, Bunadox, Lori Goldston, and Mount Maxwell
Brand new music by Frore & Shane Morris, and lovely ambient releases from around the world with Lau Nau, Secret Pyramid, Jim Ottaway, Peter Phippen & Ivar Lunde, Jr, and more
Small Black and Geographer come to Seattle this week, so I’ll have tracks from both, along with brand new music from Mildlife and Kit Sebastian
Convergence Zone arrives Tuesday, 11.13.23 at 10:30pm PST – on 90.7 KSER, 89.9 KXIR, kser.org, TuneIn, and other fine streaming Internet radio services
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
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
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
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
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
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
(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