Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Secret Music Playlist, March 27, 2011

Hi -

Here's my playlist for Sunday, March 27, 2011. I played music from some
upcoming live interviews and live performances in the area. Erdem will be at One
Thousand Pulses in Woodcliff Lake, NJ this Saturday night, 4/2/11. Ed
Gerhard will be at the Towne Crier Cafe in Pawling, NY the same night and
he'll be a guest on my show the next day. Meg Bowles will be a guest on my
show on Sunday, April 10, and Northern Valentine will be at Market Market
Cafe in Rosendale, NY on Friday, April 15. Enjoy!

Scott Raymond
WVKR-FM
16 Penn St.
Fishkill, NY 12524

newage@secretmusic.net

Secret Music Playlist, 3/27/2011

Artist Song Album

Ombient Ocean's Edge Ocean's Edge

Jim Kirkwood We Keep The Old Rituals Five Things You Should Know About Crows

Rauschenberg, Epple & Stohl Strategic Structures Strategic Structures

Erdem Helvacioglu Bridge To Horizon Altered Realities
Erdem Helvacioglu & Ros Bandt Returning Home Black Falcon

Northern Valentine Machines Are Crying Rusted Gates: Leopard's Mouth
Northern Valentine Already Gone The Distance Brings Us Closer

Meg Bowles Night Song Inner Space
Meg Bowles Lunar Chant Blue Cosmos
Meg Bowles Ancestral Ground From The Dark Earth

Ed Gerhard Postcard From Limbo Luna
Ed Gerhard Can't Help Falling In Love Counting The Ways
Ed Gerhard Slide Improv The Live Album
Ed Gerhard Sunday Blues Sunnyland

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Secret Music Playlist, March 20, 2011

Hi -

Here's my playlist for today, Sunday March 20, 2011. Lots of vintage
sounds today, from old and new recordings. Enjoy!

Scott Raymond
WVKR-FM
16 Penn St.
Fishkill, NY 12524

newage@secretmusic.net


Secret Music Playlist, 3/20/2011

Artist Song Album

Nunc Stans We Leave Without Speaking We Leave Without Speaking

Wires Under Tension Mnemonics In Motion Light Science
Nick Olman Through A Corrupted Mind Smear Campaign
Lucette Bourdin & Phillip Wilkerson Destination Daystar Coast To Coast

Lucette Bourdin & Darrell Burgan Sama Prasantih
Steve Roach & Brian Parnham Ancestral Passage The Desert Inbetween

Meg Bowles Chant For A Liquid World A Quiet Light
Bob Holroyd Hope Beachcombing
Hollan Holmes Threshold A Distant Light

Brooklyn Organ Synth Orchestra Tubular Bells Youtube
Atharwan Walk Of Life The Adventure Of Evolution
Anthares Palus Somnii Timewindows

Stefan Tischler Information Ritual In Florette's Room
Port Said Indian Ocean, Voyage 2 Traveller's Companion
Keeler The Royal Hunt Outward Signs

Ed Gerhard Let It Be Me House Of Guitars
Michael Hedges Silent Anticipations Live On The Double Planet
Black Eagle Child Falling Off Your Bike Lobelia
Robert Linton Shadows Of Years Past Throughout The Autumn Light
Josh Johnston Guest The Shape Of Things
Al Petteway & Amy White The Last Waltz High In The Blue Ridge

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Secret Music Playlist, March 13, 2011

Hi -

Here's my playlist for today, March 13, 2011. It's David Hughes'
birthday today, so I played some of his music. Enjoy!

Scott Raymond
WVKR-FM
16 Penn St.
Fishkill, NY 12524

newage@secretmusic.net


Secret Music Playlist, 3/13/2011

Artist Song Album

Life Is My Soundtrack In Bloom A Silver Cloud

Steve Roach & Brian Parnham Serpent Gulch The Desert Inbetween
Lucette Bourdin & Darrell Burgan Tisro Divah Prasantih

John Dyson Perhaps Darklight
Richard Bone Sombra Beleaguered Blossoms
Alpha Wave Movement Transwave Oscillations Soniq Variants

Christian Richet The Breath Of The Face Faces Of Fire
Apeiron Vortex Imagic
Helge Ostwald Kopernikus Astounding Science, Amazing Fiction

Meg Bowles Beyond The Far Shore A Quiet Light
Bob Holroyd A Stone Left Unturned Beachcombing
Hollan Holmes The Arrival A Distant Light

T-Bass UK Storm Front The Infection Of Time
Skinmechanix Waving At Mono Mediaevil
Ion The Silent Scream Future Forever
Ion Faraway Piano Voyager

Robert Linton Through The Autumn Light Through The Autumn Light
Josh Johnston Atlantic The Shape Of Things
Al Petteway & Amy White Bent Creek High In The Blue Ridge
Greg Maroney Wheatfields The Journey

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Upcoming Concerts for Secret Music fans

Here's a few upcoming concerts those of you who enjoy the show might want to see. I'll be at most of these. Hope to see some of you there.

Saturday, April 2 - guitarist Ed Gerhard live at the Towne Crier Cafe in Pawling, NY. He'll be a guest on my show the next day, too. For more info:

http://townecrier.com/install/content/

Saturday, April 2 - Turkish electronic musician Erdem Helvacioglu will be performing at the One Thousand Pulses house concert series in Woodcliff Lake, NJ. He's been a guest on my show in the past. And since he's coming all the way from Turkey, it's a must see. For more info:

http://onethousandpulses.wordpress.com/

Friday, April 15 - experimental post-rock ambient group Northern Valentine will be performing at Market Market Cafe in Rosendale, NY. They'll be recording a live performance at the WVKR studios the next day for later broadcast. For more info:

http://www.marketmarketcafe.com/

Saturday, May 7 - experimental tribal-ambient musician Rapoon (Robin Storey) will be performing at the One Thousand Pulses house concert series in Woodcliff Lake, NJ. He'll be a guest on my show the next day. For more info:

http://onethousandpulses.wordpress.com/

Friday, May 13 - concert and CD release party for Alexander Turnquist's new album "Hall Of Mirrors". Also featuring Nils Frahm and Greg Haines. This should be an amazing show. Details TBA.

http://www.hudsonoperahouse.org/

Upcoming Events in April and May, 2011

The next couple of months will be very busy with live interviews,
and a performace or two. One or two of these are still a bit tentative,
but hopefully all works out well.

Sunday, April 3 - I'm happy to welcome guitarist Ed Gerhard for a live
interview. He's performing in the area, and I'm happy to finally get a
chance to meet him.

Sunday, April 10 - I'm very excited to welcome ambient musician Meg Bowles
for a live interview. Her first album in over 10 years is out, and I love
it.

Sunday, April 17 - The band Northern Valentine will be in the area for a
performance. They won't be live on the show, but will be stopping by the
WVKR studios on Saturday to record an exclusive performance. You'll hear
the results on Sunday.

Sunday, May 8 - I'm pleased to welcome ambient musician Rapoon (Robin
Storey) for a live interview. He'll be performing at the One Thousand
Pulses concert series, and I'm happy to have him stop by for an interview.

Sunday, May 15 - I welcome back Vic Rek of the Ricochet Dream record label
and Ricochet Gatherings concert series to talk about his recent activities
with both and play lots of cool electronic music.

Secret Music Top 20 February 2011

Hi -

My name is Scott Raymond, and for those of you who don't know me, I'm a
New Age/Ambient/Electronic music DJ with WVKR-FM. WVKR is a 3700 watt non -
commercial station broadcasting from Vassar College to the greater Hudson
Valley region. My show, "Secret Music", has been on for over 23 years and
has a large and devoted audience. The show airs every Sunday from 9AM to
12 noon EST. For more information or to listen in online, check out our
website at www.wvkr.org. I'm always on the lookout for new and interesting
music to play on my show. If you have something you think I'd be
interested in, feel free to send it to the address below or email me for
more info. If you're a local musician or just passing through the
beautiful Hudson Valley region and you'd like to stop by for a live
interview and/or performace, drop me a line and we'll work something out.
Also, if you'd like to send me downloads of your releases in lieu of
actual CD's, that's fine with me, too. Just send me an email and let me
know. Thanks.

February was a quiet (and cold) month here at WVKR. Unfortunately,
talented ambient musician Lucette Bourdin passed away last month. I loved her music and will miss hearing new things from her. There's a lot coming up here,
though. The next couple of months will be very busy with live interviews,
and a performace or two. One or two of these are still a bit tentative, but hopefully all works out well.

Sunday, April 3 - I'm happy to welcome guitarist Ed Gerhard for a live
interview. He's performing in the area, and I'm happy to finally get a
chance to meet him.

Sunday, April 10 - I'm very excited to welcome ambient musician Meg Bowles
for a live interview. Her first album in over 10 years is out, and I love
it.

Sunday, April 17 - The band Northern Valentine will be in the area for a
performance. They won't be live on the show, but will be stopping by the
WVKR studios on Saturday to record an exclusive performance. You'll hear
the results on Sunday.

Sunday, May 8 - I'm pleased to welcome ambient musician Rapoon (Robin
Storey) for a live interview. He'll be performing at the One Thousand
Pulses concert series, and I'm happy to have him stop by for an interview.

Sunday, May 15 - I welcome back Vic Rek of the Ricochet Dream record label
and Ricochet Gatherings concert series to talk about his recent activities
with both and play lots of cool electronic music.

Quite a schedule, eh? I'm always looking for more. Let me know if you'd
like to come up for an interview or performance and we'll work out the details.

I've increased my online presence. In addition to my blog, I now have
two Facebook pages. One for the show itself, and a personal page where I can better connect with all of you. I hope you'll check them out and add me as a friend, if
you haven't done so already. I'll be posting updates there on a more regular basis. Here's the relevant links:

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000748108725#!/profile.php?id=1
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http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000748108725#!/pages/Secret-
Music/111894398883294

http://secretmusicwvkr.blogspot.com/

I've received word that the next Electro-Music festival has been
scheduled for early September in Huguenot, NY. If you're a musician who makes electronic music or even just a fan, I strongly urge you to go to this festival. Three days of playing with strange and new instruments, informative seminars, making
new friends and of course, lots and lots of interesting live music. I always have a great time. make friends, and come home with bagfuls of CD's to listen to. Here's the info:

http://event.electro-music.com/

As far as promo copies of music go, I'm always happy to receive CD's.
The surprise factor at finding a package in the mail is always welcome. Though these days, I've been getting more and more downloaded music as well. If you want to
send me music that way, that's perfectly fine. Just let me know. I've had
a couple of musicians ask me about this lately, so I thought I'd see how
others felt. Have you gone to downloads for promo distribution, or are you
sticking with CD's? Have you looked at options like Bandcamp and Dropbox
as a way to distribute them? What sort of response are you getting from
other DJ's? Maybe we can help each other and come up with solutions
together.

Here's my top 20 playlist for February, 2011. Enjoy!



Scott Raymond
WVKR-FM
16 Penn St.
Fishkill, NY 12524

newage@secretmusic.net


WVKR-FM "Secret Music" Top 20 Playlist
February, 2011

1. Ken Elkinson - Music For Commuting - August Son Productions
2. Lorrie Sarafin - Many Paths - Lizard Dance Productions
3. Erdem Helvacioglu & Ros Bandt - Black Falcon - Pozitif
4. Janne Hanhisuanto - Water Stories - Earth Mantra
5. Kyle Bobby Dunn - A Young Persons Guide To - Self Released
6. Gert Emmens - Metamorphosis - Groove Unlimited
7. Kubusschnitt - Entropy's Evolution - Self Released
8. Hunter Van Larkins - Myriad - CandyRat Records
9. Broekhuis, Keller and Schonwalder - In Repelen - Manikin Records
10. Szymon Kaliski - Out Of Forgetting - Self Released
11. Dave Luxton - Dark Moon - Wayfarer
12. Ron Boots and Synth.nl - Refuge en Verre - Groove Unlimited
13. Create - We Live By the Machines - Groove Unlimited
14. Dan Pound - Aurora - Pound Sounds
15. Kathryn Kaye - Dreaming Still - Self Released
16. Jumpel - Europa - Hidden Shoal Recordings
17. Celer - Dying Star - Dragon's Eye
18. Paradiso & Rasamayi - 3rd Eye Rising - 5th Element Music
19. Ray Carl Daye - Echoes From The Aether - RCD Music
20. Steve Davison - White River Suite - Self Released

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Secret Music Playlist, March 6, 2011

Hi -

Here's my playlist for Sunday, March 6, 2011. Lots of great new CD's
this month. Enjoy!

Scott Raymond
WVKR-FM
16 Penn St.
Fishkill, NY 12524

newage@secretmusic.net


Secret Music Playlist, 3/6/2011

Artist Song Album

Jim Kirkwood We Don't Fly At Night Five Things You Should Know About
Crows

Alpha Wave Movement Eternal Panorama Soniq Variants
Wires Under Tension Electricity Turns Them On Light Science
John Dyson Leaving The Pod Darklight

Lucette Bourdin & Phillip Wilkerson Vales And Shadows Coast To Coast
Steve Roach & Brian Parnham Opening Sky The Desert Inbetween

Hollan Holmes Drift A Distant Light
Nick Olman Primordial Smear Campaign
Bob Holroyd Mill Pond Beachcombing

Meg Bowles Glacial Dawn A Quiet Light
Richard Bone Rejected Robot Seeks Same Beleaguered Blossoms
Johan Agebjorn Spiral Staircase The Mountain Lake

Cerulean Lunar This Level Earth
Kristian Schulze Total Recall Metronomics
Robert Marselje Invitation Waves In The Sky

Black Eagle Child Porch Screens Lobelia
Robert Linton Shifting To The Fall Throughout The Autumn Light
Al Petteway & Amy White The Drovers Road High In The Blue Ridge
Greg Maroney Woodlands The Journey
Josh Johnston FVX The Shape Of Things

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Secret Music Playlist, February 27, 2011

Hi -

Here's my playlist for Sunday, February 27, 2011. Enjoy!

Scott Raymond
WVKR-FM
16 Penn St.
Fishkill, NY 12524

newage@secretmusic.net


Secret Music Playlist, 2/28/2011

Artist Song Album

Broekhuis, Keller & Schonwalder Tranzz08 Repelen
Kubusschnitt Perpetual Chaos Entropy's Evolution

Celer The Brightness Of Faraway Life Dying Star
Szymon Kaliski Or Delicate Out Of Forgetting
Paradiso & Rasamayi Invocation 3rd Eye Rising

Kyle Bobby Dunn Bonaventure's Finest Hour A Young Person's Guide To
Janne Hanhisuanto Fog At The Sea Water Stories

Gert Emmens Empathy Metamorphosis
Create Running Out Of Time We Live By The Machines

Ray Carl Daye Echoes From The Aether Echoes From The Aether
Ken Elkinson Submerge Music For Commuting
Ken Elkinson Chasing Twilight Music For Commuting
Ken Elkinson Past Life Music For Commuting

Lucette Bourdin Calm Lamps Radiant Stars

Lorrie Sarafin Shifting Sands Many Paths
Hunter Van Larkins Bull On Fire Myriad
Kathryn Kaye Waiting For The Rain Dreaming Still
Steve Davison October Light White River Suite