From wandering worlds and separated suns to the stillness of Earthrise at lunar dusk, the music of Gray Acres directs our attention toward the light in the night. Staying up late to make something beautiful, broadcast brothersAndrew and Michael Tasselmyer on 24 August 2024 performed new live versions of earlier studio tracks - thereafter released as Live on Star's End Radio (57:16). Their weightless work quietly flows from the pleasure of playing. The four tracks/excerpts are each a dramatic gesture, but still contain delicacy. From the bright and teeming to the dark then probing, the unique mix of music ascends along enlivening lines of Ambient beauty. Issuing a silvery beam of lunar tones, the electric guitar parts breathe warmly along contours of curving chords. Transfiguring tones by the imagining and handling of six vibrating steel strings, an impressive range of subdued notes and shaded moods are produced - and sent forth in a drift of imagination. Deepening the drama, bass synth drones rumble in descent. Yet, further inside the expanded minimalistic style, this continuously lulling long-form piece soothes our sleep in minor-key dreams - while maximizing the potential of the airwaves. Their Spacemusic moment turned emotional revelation, the creativity of this duo found traction in the Star's End studio. The audience, at the receiving end of this transmission, in the small hours of the night, travel with new ideas and a lighted message of confirmation. Bestowing a warm and peaceful ambience, listeners attune to the restrained Gray Acres aesthetic. As the subtle shifts seem more substantial, a ray of hope shines in the dark and distant cosmos - fueling our trek to morning.
Please tune in to the 03.29.26 broadcast of STAR'S END for a track from Live on Star's End Radio, the album by Gray Acres... and much more...
Gray Acres is the musical project between twin brothers Andrew & Michael Tasselmyer. Containing many of the textural elements found in their work with Hotel Neon here they realize a somehow softer, even more dreamy feel.
Gray Acres opens for noted Electronic Musician Jeff Cain at The Gatherings Concert Series in Philadelphia at 8pm on Saturday 28 March 2026(Free Admission/Donations Requested).For complete details please access:
Gray Acres: Star's End Live to Air 08.25.24 (complete archived performance)
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The Electrical Spectacle WXPN/Star's End Member Event
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WXPN/STAR'S END - Winter 2026 Member Drive Thanks!
With each succeeding broadcast Star's End releases extraordinary new energies over the airwaves. Marking its 50th Anniversary at WXPN in Philadelphia, the five decade drift of imagination, its passionate exploration of innovative music and vivid manipulation of time and space have elevated this radio program to a great height.
Every weekend from 1:00am to 6:00am Saturday Nights/Sunday Mornings Star's End works to renew the potential of Public Radio. As we are carried through new regions of music and thought each radio-lit evening provides the audience with an aural experience meant to expand horizons and enrich the human spirit. From the bright and teeming to the dark then probing, the unique mix of musical realizations ascends along enlivening lines of beauty.
Across its 50 year run Star's End has preserved a space for us to center and contemplate. Even in the midst of tremendous distractions, we listen past all the noise - to simply spend some time with ones' own self.
Thank You for showing that you support this broadcasting endeavor, and validating the extraordinary 50 year run of Star's End on WXPN. In Winter 2026 the understanding few again played their part in the Public Radio enterprise - considering what this remarkable venture is worth, and then coming through with a donation to help it continue.
Giving to Public Radio continues to be a significant gesture. During the broadcast of 22 February 2026 host Chuck van Zyl spent the entire night live on-air in a fundraising effort. To you listeners who stayed up, tuned in, and made a donation, please know that your generosity is truly meaningful and appreciated! Thank You!
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Have you ever been looking for something on this website only to become bogged down by the massive size and enormous content? Now you can find what you are seeking somewhat easier. Searching the STAR'S END Website has become much easier. Look for info on artists, albums, track names, labels, etc. via a Google "site search" - now part of the STAR'S END Website.
