STAR'S END Update 06.14.26

[Star'sEndRadio]

Brendan Pollard expends our Kosmische Musik inheritance in the seclusion of his Midge House studio. LOST VOLUME 1 (58:21) and LOST VOLUME 2 (56:36) are an enchantment of names, eras, albums and tracks that revive a most magical age of synthesizers. The six pieces on each mean to keep the Berlin-School dream going. Restoring the hope and aspiration of this period the only way he can, Pollard applies a meticulous technical proficiency, taut precision and attunement in his summoning of the 1970s innovative spirit. A nostalgia trip that belongs to the present as much as it does the past, these two collections of previously unreleased material rouse cherished memories and classic records of a bygone day. Finding a strong current of authenticity while conjuring surreal sonic atmospheres, across both LOST VOLUMES 1 & 2 Pollard approaches texture, melody and rhythm with a sense of freedom that roams beyond the Earthly plane. Feeling its way into the silence of the listening chamber the slow build soon gives way to a courageous interrogation of Pollard's modular synthesizer system. With sequencer work so admiringly tight and thrillingly energetic he wanders in wonder within a full and imaginative realization of electricity. Deployed alongside leaping lead lines, time-honored Mellotron flutes, horns and strings light out in fanciful flights. Building meaning and message above a rumbling motorized meter we find the throbbing pulse of multi-layered sequencer patterns racing outward, only to recede beneath a swirling ether of spacey sounds and modulated effects. Through Pollard's creative focus we encounter a world of exploration, discovery and recognition. With wayfaring works out at the edges of Electronic Music he envisions a future where machines have not outpaced people, but rather a time when we will become, not more mechanical... but more human - a persistent wish in the face of reality.

Please tune in to the 06.14.26 broadcast of STAR'S END for tracks from LOST VOLS 1 & 2, the recent releases by Brendan Pollard... and much more...

For more on Brendan Pollard, please access: http://brendanpollard.bandcamp.com

-

STAR'S END broadcasts every Saturday Night/Sunday Morning from 1:00AM til 6:00AM (EDST) on:

88.5fm WXPN Philadelphia, PA
88.1fm WXPH Harrisburg, PA
90.5fm WKHS Worton/Baltimore, MD
91.9fm WXPJ Hackettstown, NJ
104.9fm Allentown, PA

and live on the world wide web at: http://www.xpn.org

-

Chuck van Zyl
Host of STAR'S END Ambient Radio
http://www.starsend.org