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Soundscapes #2 - Advance Ticket Information
The Ministry of Inside Things will perform their special brand of
spacemusic at
the second installment of the Soundscapes Concert Series. The concert
will take
place at the City of Bethlehem's IceHouse on Sand Island, Saturday, June
22, at
8:00 pm. Doors open at 7:30 pm for a free dinner buffet provided by Chef
Jeff.
Those who attended Soundscapes #1 will recall a memorable evening of great
music
and food. Soundscapes #2 promises to be just as enjoyable, as well as
being the
only source of live spacemusic in the Lehigh Valley (southeastern
Pennsylvania).
Admission at the door will be $15. Full time Students with valid ID and
members
of WDIY and WMUH will receive a $5 discount. Advance tickets will be $10
(no
discounts), and are available at these fine outlets:
Compact Disc Center
1365 Easton Ave.
near Linden and Elizabeth in Bethlehem, Pa
610-864-3070
Speedy's Record Shop
1001 Union Blvd
east of Airport Rd. in Allentown, Pa
610-432-8386
The Ministry Of Inside Things, based in the Philadelphia area, consists of
electric guitarist Art Cohen and synthesist Chuck van Zyl. Considered
among
the most innovative of electronic musicians in the U.S. today, the members
of
MoIT are influenced by the early music of Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze
and Ash
Ra Tempel. Their spacemusic has been described as linear because it
leads the
listener across many sonic terrains. Based on improvisation, The
Ministry Of
Inside Things creates electronic realizations that flow from theme to
theme,
often for two hours at a stretch. Through the use of textures and
atmospheres
as well as harmony, rhythm and melody, the group transports the audience
on an
internal sonic excursion.
Chuck van Zyl has been recording electronic music and performing in public
for
over 15 years. Van Zyl originally worked under the name Xisle, but is
best
known for hosting one of the country's most successful radio shows of
electronic
music, STAR'S END, for over 20 years. Van Zyl has released two CDs of
spacemusic on the Centaur label, Celestial Mechanics and The Relic. The
Sound
Museum with Peter Gulch and D. Andrew Rath was released on the Groove
label in
2001. A collaborative effort with Peter Gulch, Regeneration Mode, was
released
on their own Synkronos label.
Art Cohen has been pushing the limits of the electric guitar in the studio
and
in live performance for well over 15 years. He uses processing to
enhance the
space around his guitar and loops his live sound to create lush layers to
create
soundworlds of immense depth and beauty.
The Ministry Of Inside Things has performed at Art & Technology, The
Philadelphia Museum of Art, First Night Wilmington, the Wild Talents
opening
reception at the ICA, Gate To Moon Base Alpha, the Boyertown Planetarium,
Gathering Concert Series, on the 01.28.01 broadcast of STAR'S END, and on
the
07.12.01 broadcast of EMUSIC.
Soundscapes #2 is coproduced by WDS Productions and Wooden Shoe Music.
Bill
billfox@fast.net
SOUNDSCAPES Concert Series: http://www.tadream.net/soundscapes
Wooden Shoe Music: http://woodenshoemusic.com/