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Hearts of Space

Hearts of Space is an American weekly syndicated public radio show[4] featuring music of a contemplative nature[5] drawn largely from the ambient, new-age and electronic genres, while also including classical, world, Celtic, experimental, and other music selections.[6][7][8] For many years, the show's producer and presenter, Stephen Hill, has applied the term "space music" to the music broadcast on the show, irrespective of genre.[9] It is the longest-running radio program of its type in the world. Each episode ends with Hill gently saying, "Safe journeys, space fans ... wherever you are."

Hearts of Space
GenreAmbient, new-age, electronic, space, and related contemplative music
Running time60 minutes, weekly
Country of originUnited States
Language(s)English
Syndicatesself-distributed to 100+ public radio stations (2009),[1]
PRX
Hosted by1973–1974
Stephen Hill
1974–1986
Stephen Hill,
Anna Turner
1987–present
Stephen Hill
Created byStephen Hill[2][3]
Produced bySteve Davis
Executive producer(s)Stephen Hill
Recording studioSan Rafael, California
Original release1973 –
date
Websitewww.hos.com

History edit

Hearts of Space was created in 1973 by Stephen Hill,[2][3][10] and co-produced by Hill and Anna Turner. It was first broadcast as Music from the Hearts of Space, a three-hour-long[2][11] late-night show on KPFA in Berkeley, California. It was hosted by Hill under the on-air pseudonym "Timotheo",[12] with Turner becoming co-host from 1974[2][3] to 1986 as "Annamystic".[12]

Shortened to a one-hour version, it entered syndication on public radio on January 1, 1983, and quickly grew in popularity, signing its 200th station within three years.[13] In December 2009, it was still broadcast by over 200 public radio stations weekly. Until April 1, 2010, the show was also broadcast nightly by XM Satellite Radio. Beginning on its Audio Visions channel in 2001, older shows aired weeknights at 11 PM ET. The current week's show was broadcast on Saturdays at 9 AM ET, then repeated on Sundays at 9 PM ET. After the merger, Sirius XM Satellite Radio moved the program to its Spa channel until discontinuing it. On January 4, 2013, the show celebrated a milestone broadcasting its 1000th program on the 40th anniversary of its KPFA debut and 30th anniversary month/year of its national syndication on NPR. On November 12, 2021, it reached its latest milestone, 1,300 installments[14] of the show have been produced.

Production details edit

Episodes, or "transmissions," are thematic, commencing with a voice-over introduction by Hill, followed by almost an hour of uninterrupted segue-mixed music. The show concludes with back-announced track details. Before she left the program in 1986, co-producer Anna Turner jointly announced the show with Hill. As of June 2009, Hearts of Space is presented by Hill and produced by Hill and Associate Producer Steve Davis.[15] A number of other individuals have worked on Hearts of Space, including guest producer Ellen Holmes who created a series of "Adagio Recordings classical spacemusic" shows.

Related projects edit

The Hearts of Space radio show has spawned a number of related projects, including the Hearts of Space Archive, a commercial ambient-music streaming service[16] started in 2001, and a record label started in 1984, Hearts of Space Records (including 5 divisions, sub-labels or label imprints:[17] Hearts of Space Records, for the core space music; Hearts O' Space,[18] for Irish/Celtic albums; World Class,[19] for world-music albums; Fathom,[20] for sounding the deep, dark ambient albums by artists such as Robert Rich and Steve Roach; and RGB, for soundtrack and pop-oriented electronic albums). The record label released nearly 150 albums over the course of its existence; it also licensed and released European albums in the U.S. During the 1980s Hill also produced[21] albums for other labels,[22] such as those of Eckart Rahn (Celestial Harmonies, Fortuna Records, and Kuckuck Schallplatten). In 2001, the label (and catalogue) was sold to Valley Entertainment.[17] Stephen Hill, though no longer associated with the label's business side, continues to work on A&R and to produce new compilation recordings for the label.[23][24][25]

Cultural influence edit

The show was parodied on Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode 303 (Pod People). A running gag during the film, which sported an ambient noise soundtrack similar to the music typical of the show, was to imitate the announcer of the program. One of the host segments featured "Music from Some Guys in Space" as a parody of the show. According to the Amazing Colossal Episode Guide, the MST3k staff were sent several albums from the Hearts of Space producers after the episode aired.

In a 1981 interview with Tom Snyder for The Tomorrow Show, convicted criminal Charles Manson said that he would listen to Hearts of Space when a radio was available to him.[26]

See also edit

  • Echoes, a nightly ambient music show produced by music critic John Diliberto
  • Musical Starstreams, a US-based commercial radio program produced and hosted by Frank Forest since 1981
  • Star's End, a weekly ambient music programme broadcast on public radio in Philadelphia since 1976, hosted by Chuck van Zyl
  • Ultima Thule Ambient Music, a weekly ambient music show broadcast on community radio in Australia since 1989

Notes edit

  1. ^ An option for This American Life, self-distribution dwindles among public radio producers
  2. ^ a b c d HOS, "Hearts of Space - Stephen Hill": "[...] in 1973 Hill created Hearts of Space as a three-hour live weekly radio program on KPFA-FM in Berkeley, California. Joined a year later by former co-producer Anna Turner [...]"
  3. ^ a b c HOS, "Hearts of Space - Company": "Intriguing sounds were in the air in 1973 when producer Stephen Hill turned his fascination with space-creating music into a weekly late-night program called Music from the Hearts of Space on KPFA-FM in Berkeley, CA. With original co-producer Anna Turner joining the enterprise in 1974, [...]"
  4. ^ Herberlein, L.A. (2002). The Rough Guide to Internet Radio. Rough Guides. p. 95. ISBN 1-85828-961-0.
  5. ^ "When you listen to space and ambient music you are connecting with a tradition of contemplative sound experience whose roots are ancient and diverse. The genre spans historical, ethnic, and contemporary styles. In fact, almost any music with a slow pace and space-creating sound images could be called spacemusic." Stephen Hill, co-founder, Hearts of Space, What is spacemusic?
  6. ^ HOS, "Hearts of Space - History": "The program has defined its own niche — a mix of ambient, electronic, world, new age, classical and experimental music. [...] Slow-paced, space-creating music from many cultures — ancient bell meditations, classical adagios, creative space jazz, and the latest electronic and acoustic ambient music are woven into a seamless sequence unified by sound, emotion, and spatial imagery." (Stephen Hill, "Contemplative Music, Broadly defined")
  7. ^ Hearts of Space Playlist - Complete list of genres
  8. ^ Lancaster, Kurt (1999). Warlocks and Warpdrive: Contemporary Fantasy Entertainments with Interactive and Virtual Environments. McFarland. p. 26. ISBN 0786406348.
  9. ^ HOS, "Hearts of Space - History": "A timeless experience... as ancient as the echoes of a simple bamboo flute or as contemporary as the latest ambient electronica. Any music with a generally slow pace and space-creating sound image can be called spacemusic. Generally quiet, consonant, ethereal, often without conventional rhythmic and dynamic contrasts, spacemusic is found within many historical, ethnic, and contemporary genres." (Stephen Hill, "What Is Spacemusic?" sidebar to "Contemplative Music, Broadly Defined")
  10. ^ Johnson, Keith; Baczewski, Philip; Childs, Melody (1995). Using Gopher. Indianapolis, IN: Que. pp. 227–302. ISBN 0-7897-0136-7. OCLC 33057672.
  11. ^ Sturman, Janet (2019). The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture. SAGE Publications. p. 108. ISBN 978-1483317748.
  12. ^ a b NCET, "Anna Turner" 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine: "[...] she continued to co-produce and host (under the pseudonym of Annamystic) the radio program 'Music from the Hearts of Space' [...] with co-host Stephen Hill (radio pseudonym: Timotheo)."
  13. ^ HOS, "Hearts of Space - Company"
  14. ^ HOS
  15. ^ HOS, "Hearts of Space - Bios", as seen in June 2009
  16. ^ "Hill's Hearts of Space Web site provides streaming access to an archive of hundreds of hours of spacemusic artfully blended into one-hour programs combining ambient, electronic, world, new age, and Western classical music." Steve Sande, The Sky's the Limit with Ambient Music, SF Chronicle, Sunday, January 11, 2004
  17. ^ a b Ambient News, 2001, (scroll down), via Archive.org.
  18. ^ "Albums By Label". hos.com. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  19. ^ "Albums By Label". hos.com. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  20. ^ "Fathom". Discogs. Retrieved June 12, 2017. and "Fathom recordings". Hearts of Space. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  21. ^ "Company History". harmonies.com. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  22. ^ "Album Navigation". hos.com. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  23. ^ HOS, "Hearts of Space - About": "While we still help produce new recordings for the label, we no longer run it day to day."
  24. ^ HOS, "Hearts of Space—Company": "In 2001 the record label part of the company was sold to Valley Entertainment in New York, which maintains the catalog of almost 150 titles and releases selected new recordings. Producer Stephen Hill continues to work on A&R and production of new releases, while maintaining work on the radio program."
  25. ^ HOS, "Hearts of Space - Bios": "[Stephen Hill] produces new compilations for Valley/Hearts of Space, [...]"
  26. ^ "Charles Manson Interview with Tom Snyder (Complete)". YouTube.

References edit

  • HOS, "Hearts of Space - About"
  • HOS, "Hearts of Space - Bios"
  • HOS, "Hearts of Space - Company"
  • HOS, "Hearts of Space - History"
  • HOS, "Hearts of Space - Stephen Hill"

External links edit

  • Official website  

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This article may contain excessive or inappropriate references to self published sources Please help improve it by removing references to unreliable sources where they are used inappropriately November 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Hearts of Space is an American weekly syndicated public radio show 4 featuring music of a contemplative nature 5 drawn largely from the ambient new age and electronic genres while also including classical world Celtic experimental and other music selections 6 7 8 For many years the show s producer and presenter Stephen Hill has applied the term space music to the music broadcast on the show irrespective of genre 9 It is the longest running radio program of its type in the world Each episode ends with Hill gently saying Safe journeys space fans wherever you are Hearts of SpaceGenreAmbient new age electronic space and related contemplative musicRunning time60 minutes weeklyCountry of originUnited StatesLanguage s EnglishSyndicatesself distributed to 100 public radio stations 2009 1 PRXHosted by1973 1974Stephen Hill1974 1986Stephen Hill Anna Turner1987 presentStephen HillCreated byStephen Hill 2 3 Produced bySteve DavisExecutive producer s Stephen HillRecording studioSan Rafael CaliforniaOriginal release1973 dateWebsitewww wbr hos wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Production details 3 Related projects 4 Cultural influence 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksHistory editHearts of Space was created in 1973 by Stephen Hill 2 3 10 and co produced by Hill and Anna Turner It was first broadcast as Music from the Hearts of Space a three hour long 2 11 late night show on KPFA in Berkeley California It was hosted by Hill under the on air pseudonym Timotheo 12 with Turner becoming co host from 1974 2 3 to 1986 as Annamystic 12 Shortened to a one hour version it entered syndication on public radio on January 1 1983 and quickly grew in popularity signing its 200th station within three years 13 In December 2009 it was still broadcast by over 200 public radio stations weekly Until April 1 2010 the show was also broadcast nightly by XM Satellite Radio Beginning on its Audio Visions channel in 2001 older shows aired weeknights at 11 PM ET The current week s show was broadcast on Saturdays at 9 AM ET then repeated on Sundays at 9 PM ET After the merger Sirius XM Satellite Radio moved the program to its Spa channel until discontinuing it On January 4 2013 the show celebrated a milestone broadcasting its 1000th program on the 40th anniversary of its KPFA debut and 30th anniversary month year of its national syndication on NPR On November 12 2021 it reached its latest milestone 1 300 installments 14 of the show have been produced Production details editEpisodes or transmissions are thematic commencing with a voice over introduction by Hill followed by almost an hour of uninterrupted segue mixed music The show concludes with back announced track details Before she left the program in 1986 co producer Anna Turner jointly announced the show with Hill As of June 2009 update Hearts of Space is presented by Hill and produced by Hill and Associate Producer Steve Davis 15 A number of other individuals have worked on Hearts of Space including guest producer Ellen Holmes who created a series of Adagio Recordings classical spacemusic shows Related projects editThe Hearts of Space radio show has spawned a number of related projects including the Hearts of Space Archive a commercial ambient music streaming service 16 started in 2001 and a record label started in 1984 Hearts of Space Records including 5 divisions sub labels or label imprints 17 Hearts of Space Records for the core space music Hearts O Space 18 for Irish Celtic albums World Class 19 for world music albums Fathom 20 for sounding the deep dark ambient albums by artists such as Robert Rich and Steve Roach and RGB for soundtrack and pop oriented electronic albums The record label released nearly 150 albums over the course of its existence it also licensed and released European albums in the U S During the 1980s Hill also produced 21 albums for other labels 22 such as those of Eckart Rahn Celestial Harmonies Fortuna Records and Kuckuck Schallplatten In 2001 the label and catalogue was sold to Valley Entertainment 17 Stephen Hill though no longer associated with the label s business side continues to work on A amp R and to produce new compilation recordings for the label 23 24 25 Cultural influence editThe show was parodied on Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode 303 Pod People A running gag during the film which sported an ambient noise soundtrack similar to the music typical of the show was to imitate the announcer of the program One of the host segments featured Music from Some Guys in Space as a parody of the show According to the Amazing Colossal Episode Guide the MST3k staff were sent several albums from the Hearts of Space producers after the episode aired In a 1981 interview with Tom Snyder for The Tomorrow Show convicted criminal Charles Manson said that he would listen to Hearts of Space when a radio was available to him 26 See also editEchoes a nightly ambient music show produced by music critic John Diliberto Musical Starstreams a US based commercial radio program produced and hosted by Frank Forest since 1981 Star s End a weekly ambient music programme broadcast on public radio in Philadelphia since 1976 hosted by Chuck van Zyl Ultima Thule Ambient Music a weekly ambient music show broadcast on community radio in Australia since 1989Notes edit An option for This American Life self distribution dwindles among public radio producers a b c d HOS Hearts of Space Stephen Hill in 1973 Hill created Hearts of Space as a three hour live weekly radio program on KPFA FM in Berkeley California Joined a year later by former co producer Anna Turner a b c HOS Hearts of Space Company Intriguing sounds were in the air in 1973 when producer Stephen Hill turned his fascination with space creating music into a weekly late night program called Music from the Hearts of Space on KPFA FM in Berkeley CA With original co producer Anna Turner joining the enterprise in 1974 Herberlein L A 2002 The Rough Guide to Internet Radio Rough Guides p 95 ISBN 1 85828 961 0 When you listen to space and ambient music you are connecting with a tradition of contemplative sound experience whose roots are ancient and diverse The genre spans historical ethnic and contemporary styles In fact almost any music with a slow pace and space creating sound images could be called spacemusic Stephen Hill co founder Hearts of Space What is spacemusic HOS Hearts of Space History The program has defined its own niche a mix of ambient electronic world new age classical and experimental music Slow paced space creating music from many cultures ancient bell meditations classical adagios creative space jazz and the latest electronic and acoustic ambient music are woven into a seamless sequence unified by sound emotion and spatial imagery Stephen Hill Contemplative Music Broadly defined Hearts of Space Playlist Complete list of genres Lancaster Kurt 1999 Warlocks and Warpdrive Contemporary Fantasy Entertainments with Interactive and Virtual Environments McFarland p 26 ISBN 0786406348 HOS Hearts of Space History A timeless experience as ancient as the echoes of a simple bamboo flute or as contemporary as the latest ambient electronica Any music with a generally slow pace and space creating sound image can be called spacemusic Generally quiet consonant ethereal often without conventional rhythmic and dynamic contrasts spacemusic is found within many historical ethnic and contemporary genres Stephen Hill What Is Spacemusic sidebar to Contemplative Music Broadly Defined Johnson Keith Baczewski Philip Childs Melody 1995 Using Gopher Indianapolis IN Que pp 227 302 ISBN 0 7897 0136 7 OCLC 33057672 Sturman Janet 2019 The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture SAGE Publications p 108 ISBN 978 1483317748 a b NCET Anna Turner Archived 2011 07 15 at the Wayback Machine she continued to co produce and host under the pseudonym of Annamystic the radio program Music from the Hearts of Space with co host Stephen Hill radio pseudonym Timotheo HOS Hearts of Space Company HOS HOS Hearts of Space Bios as seen in June 2009 Hill s Hearts of Space Web site provides streaming access to an archive of hundreds of hours of spacemusic artfully blended into one hour programs combining ambient electronic world new age and Western classical music Steve Sande The Sky s the Limit with Ambient Music SF Chronicle Sunday January 11 2004 a b Ambient News 2001 Valley Entertainment Announces Acquisition of Hearts of Space Records scroll down via Archive org Albums By Label hos com Retrieved 2014 04 14 Albums By Label hos com Retrieved 2014 04 14 Fathom Discogs Retrieved June 12 2017 and Fathom recordings Hearts of Space Retrieved June 12 2017 Company History harmonies com Retrieved 2014 04 14 Album Navigation hos com Retrieved 2014 04 14 HOS Hearts of Space About While we still help produce new recordings for the label we no longer run it day to day HOS Hearts of Space Company In 2001 the record label part of the company was sold to Valley Entertainment in New York which maintains the catalog of almost 150 titles and releases selected new recordings Producer Stephen Hill continues to work on A amp R and production of new releases while maintaining work on the radio program HOS Hearts of Space Bios Stephen Hill produces new compilations for Valley Hearts of Space Charles Manson Interview with Tom Snyder Complete YouTube References editHOS Hearts of Space About HOS Hearts of Space Bios HOS Hearts of Space Company HOS Hearts of Space History HOS Hearts of Space Stephen Hill External links editOfficial website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hearts of Space amp oldid 1215567168, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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