Beyond The Barrier

Experimental. Ambient, Electronic Music – Travel Beyond

BTB #092 – Waves

This week's program is inspired by the music of Max Richter.  Specifically the recording "Three Worlds – Music from Woolf Works".  I was fortunate to see the American Ballet Theater in NYC perform this work and it was inspiring movement from the dancers and a tidal wave of emotion form the music.  I start the proem with "The Waves:Tuesday" from this recording. Head over to BeyondTheBarrier.net for more information on the...

BTB #091 – Extinction

This week's program is inspired by the latest recording from Sverre Knut Johansen, "Still Time".  The album is explained: "Still Time is both urgent and hopeful, blending a myriad of organic and inorganic sounds to capture both the beauty of the natural world and the dire imminence of its destruction, . . . a call to save our fellow creatures and earth while we still can." Thoughtful and introspective, a journey we all need to take, to...

BTB #090 – Rituals

This week's program is inspired by "Rituals of Passion" the latest release from Byron Metcalf & Ari Urban.  The tribal, pulsed chant side of electronic music.  I feature two cuts from the recording.  For more info head over to BeyondTheBarrier.net Also music from Peter Pippin & Ivar Lund Jr., Lisa Bella Donna, Frore & Shane Morris, Steve Roach & Byron Metcalf, Max Corbacho, O Yuki Conjugate, Amir Baghiri &...

BTB #089 – New Journeys

This week we listen to the latest Ambient and Electronic Music Recordings.  The featured recording of the week is "Portable Reality Generator" by Field Lines Cartographer.  Find out more abut that recording at BeyondTheBarrier.net Also music this week from Unusual Cosmic Process, Ancient Astronaut, Fusion Of Elements, Dark Sky Alliance, Chris Meyer's Alias Zone, Remastered music from Michael Stearns, Celer, Craig Padilla, and John...

BTB #088 – At The Edge

This week's program is inspired by the long time running program "At The Edge" by Michael Brown.  No longer produced, we remember the ground breaking show with these segments that push Ambient and Electronic Music forward even farther.   The featured recording of the week is "Music For Slow Motion Dance" by Christian Wittman.  Also music from Steve Good, Clone Rainbow, Sensitizer, Cosmic Ground, Ian Body, Lars Leonard, Giannis...