WDIY's Space Music Program airs every Thursday at 11:04 pm.
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Bouvetøya was formed in 2008 as the electronic music avatar of Michael Jones. After
a lifetime listening to the pioneers of electronica, namely Tangerine Dream, Klaus
Schulze, Vangelis, Jean Michel Jarre, and the sound creators of the BBC Radiophonic
Workshop, Michael acquired his first real synthesizers during the 1990s. During the
early 2000s, he migrated from tape to a software DAW and began constructing a small
home studio.
Contemporary influences such as Boards of Canada, AIR, and FSOL also began shaping his music and the first ambient soundscape demos emerged and circulated among his fellow EM peers. With the encouragement of those around him, Michael began to look for an internet outlet for his music and the concept of Bouvetøya was conceived. The name is from the Norwegian spelling of Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic, the most isolated island on the planet. This is a reference to the Bob Moog quote that "electronic music is played by musicians who work alone and listened to by people who listen alone." The Special Focus listing on WDIY's website is HERE. |
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| Date | Title |
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| 01/04 | Interstellarphonic |
| 01/11 | Timeslip |
| 01/18 | Super High Frequency |
| 01/25 | Machines for Collective Living |
| Here is the Top 20 Monthly Report for January. |
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Since 1993, Jeff Pearce has been well known to the ambient/new age
music community for his unique approach to the electric guitar. He
has been called "one of the top two electronic guitarists of all time"
by AllMusic while reviewer John Diliberto wrote in Billboard magazine
that Pearce is "one of the best" guitarists to follow the solo electric
guitarist concept. Whether playing intimate acoustic-based music or
crafting deep-space ambient guitar drifts, Jeff composes music with equal
parts melody and mystery. His most recent project, "From the Darker Seasons,"
features his signature ambient guitar sounds on songs that capture the
"darker seasons" of Autumn and Winter. In October 2017, "From the Darker
Seasons" charted in the top ten of Billboard Magazine's New Age chart.
Jeff is an active live performer, having played venues ranging from historic churches and concert halls to planetariums and dance clubs. His live performances are memorable events, mixing songs from his CDs with humorous storytelling and surprising musical improvisations. He has shared the stage with such performers as Will Ackerman, Stephan Micus, Steve Roach, Jonn Serrie, and Liz Story. With thirteen full length CDs to his name, Jeff's music has received many honors and much airplay since his first release in 1993. Jeff's music has been reviewed in Billboard, Downbeat, and Guitar Player magazines, and music from his CDs has appeared in projects for Mercedes-Benz and Muzak. Many of his albums have won "best of" awards. New Age Voice magazine named "To the Shores of Heaven" best ambient album of 2000, while his CD "Rainshadow Sky" won the ZMR "album of the year" award in 2008. In 2014, "With Evening Above" was the #1 airplay album of the year, and was voted "Best Ambient Album" at the Zone Music Reporter awards show in New Orleans, Louisiana, while his 2016 album, "Follow the River Home" was voted "Best Ambient Album of 2016" at that year's Zone Music Reporter awards show. Jeff's music can be heard worldwide on the Weather Channel as well as on the "Music from the Hearts of Space" and "Echoes" syndicated radio programs, and on the SiriusXM Spa Channel. The Special Focus listing on WDIY's website is HERE. |
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Jeff Pearce has been a Special Focus on Galactic Travels™ before: |
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| Date | Title | Label |
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| 02/01 | Bleed | Hypnos Records |
| 02/08 | In the Season of Fading Light | Jeff Pearce Music |
| 02/15 | With Evening Above | Jeff Pearce Music |
| 02/22 | Follow the River Home | Jeff Pearce Music |
| Here is the Top 20 Monthly Report for February. |
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Alpha Wave Movement is Gregory T. Kyryluk. His music offers ambient
electronic excursions into deep space using seductive sound design.
As a child, Gregory was drawn to his family's cheap electric organ that allowed him to play chords using buttons with his left hand while his right hand played melodies on a keyboard. As an adult, Jazz Fusion and Progressive Rock opened his ears to structure. While mostly self taught, he took a few courses in college in including jazz performance where he played electric bass. Music by John Williams, Jean Michel Jarre, Kitaro, and early new age music inspired Gregory to explore synthesizers and the concept of making music without the dependency of having a band. As an artist and adamant music listener, he focuses on the freedom and exploratory nature of music. The first official Alpha Wave Movement music available on CD appeared in the early 1990s on the Silent Records "From Here to Tranquility" series. As Open Canvas and Anodize, Gregory released music on Groove Unlimited when it was called Cue Records. The remainder of his releases have been released on his own Harmonic Resonance Recordings label. The Special Focus listing on WDIY's website is HERE. |
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Alpha Wave Movement has been a Special Focus on Galactic Travels™ before: |
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| Date | Title | Label |
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| 03/01 | The Edge of Infinity | Cue Records |
| 03/08 | The Regions Between | Harmonic Resonance |
| 03/15 | Terra | Harmonic Resonance |
| 03/22 | Eolian Reflections | Harmonic Resonance |
| 03/29 | Celestial Chronicles | Harmonic Resonance |
| Here is the Top 20 Monthly Report for March. |
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Dan was classically trained on piano, guitar and double bass at an
early age and started writing songs soon after. He went on to be in
the local honor orchestra and was soon writing pieces for the entire
ensemble. Besides performing and composing, Dan has earned degrees in
recording engineering and electronic music technology, and has received
credits as 1st engineer and mixer for an indie jazz release, "Crusin'
Some Grooves" by the Steve Wolfe Quartet.
Over several years, Dan has pieced together a home studio where he does most of his work, recording and producing his music independently. He specializes in music for film and multi-media, as well as recording and producing his own albums on his label, Pound Sounds. Several of Dan's songs have received airplay on many ambient radio programs, including the widely syndicated NPR program, Hearts Of Space, as well as many others. In September of 2009, Dan was named Artist of the month on the on-line web radio site, Stillstream.com. Many of Dan's CD releases have been ranked in several on-air programs' monthly and yearly top release lists. The Special Focus listing on WDIY's website is HERE. |
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Dan Pound has been a Special Focus on Galactic Travels™ before: |
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| Date | Title |
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| 04/05 | Spherical |
| 04/12 | Eros Thanatos |
| 04/19 | Life Giving |
| 04/26 | Shadows of the Heart |
| Here is the Top 20 Monthly Report for April. |
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This month's Special Focus is on Craig Padilla and his collaborators.
Craig Padilla is an internationally celebrated and award-winning electronic music artist and video producer. After more than two decades of performing live and recording his own music using many vintage analog and newer digital synthesizers, his style reflects the classic electronic musicians of the past, while finding new sound and music styles that are unique to the true ambient electronic music genre (often found in categories from New Age to Trance to Electronica). His music and creative environment is inspired and influenced by the lands surrounding Coeur d’Alene, Idaho where he once resided, and by his earliest influences of being raised in far-northern California where he resides again, where he first explored the works of Wendy Carlos, Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream, Kraftwerk, Steve Roach, and many other pioneers of the electronic form. Never letting technology overcome the humanity in his compositions, he creates electronic music that is rooted in tradition while still sounding new, interesting, and fresh. Craig has always endeavored to paint musical landscapes with a rich palette of infinite timbral complexity, guaranteeing to take the audience to a different place on each listen, making every disc a recording that is a highly sculpted, crafted musical experience to be treasured and played indefinitely. He has composed soundtracks for various television, theatrical, and film productions. His music is heard on XM Satellite Radio and radio stations throughout the US, and on celebrated radio programs “Echoes” and “Hearts of Space” repeatedly. He is a top-selling established artist on the Spotted Peccary Music label and has appeared on releases on the Lotuspike, Fruits de Mer Records, Groove Records, Space for Music, Monroe Institute Hemi-Sync, and Ultimae labels. Zero Ohms: The Tao of Zero Ohms (literally: way of no resistance) is to listen while letting go. Music possesses the capacity for awakening a deeper part of ourselves which lies within. Zero Ohms, a.k.a. Grammy nominated Richard J. Roberts, is driven to find this bountiful experience with open eyes, ears, and heart, seeking to find himself and the golden thread of truth within. From this, he is compelled into expression. A writer, painter, musician, teacher and producer, Roberts uses a range of instrumentation; woodwinds from around the world and electronics in a versatile palette of sonic colors. His sound is at once ancient and contemporary. For the listener, the golden thread can be more easily discovered via the clarion music of Richard J. Roberts. To him, the way is clear; to listen while letting go. This is The Tao of Zero Ohms. Skip Murphy has collaborated on may albums with Craig. Unfortunately, I could not find a website for Skip or any biographical information. He certainly is flying under the radar! The Special Focus listing on WDIY's website is HERE. |
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Zero Ohms has been a Special Focus on Galactic Travels™ before: |
| Date | Title | Artists | Label |
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| 05/03 | Planetary Elements | CP SM | Space for Music |
| 05/10 | Path of Least Resistance | CP ZO | Lotuspike |
| 05/17 | Phantasma | CP SM | Groove |
| 05/24 | Analog Destination | CP SM | Groove |
| 05/31 | Beyond the Portal | CP ZO SM | Lotuspike |
| Here is the Top 20 Monthly Report for May. |
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Broekhuis, Keller, and Schönwälder consists of Dutch drummer/percussionist
and sound technician Bas Broekhuis, German keyboard player and sequencing
specialist Detlef Keller, and German sound designer Mario Schönwälder.
Since September 1994, these three can be found on stage on a regular basis having performed in France, the UK, Poland, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, and the US. They have an extensive discography. These three friends always have a lot of fun with their musical adventures. Broekhuis and Keller have a technical background, developing, altering, and repairing instruments and other electronic devices. They do the bulk of the programming in the band. Schönwälder is the organizational mind, taking care of album releases, concert planning, and the oh so beloved bookkeeping. BK&S played played live on Galactic Travels on May 10, 2012. Two days later, they played locally at the Soundscapes Concert Series. The Special Focus listing on WDIY's website is HERE. |
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BK&S have been a Special Focus on Galactic Travels™ before: |
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| Date | Title |
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| 06/07 | Repelen |
| 06/14 | Repelen: The Last Tango |
| 06/21 | Repelen Revisited |
| 06/28 | The Repelen EP |
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