I Scream Sunday

Today’s I Scream Sunday will be I Whisper Sunday, as I, Whispering Cosmos, takes over the radio broadcast instead of Skro!nk as she cannot do her show. Leading with this beautiful view of the city where I grew up, Málaga, focusing on the horizon, that will be our theme for today. Gaze upon where land, sea and sky join together while we listen to the music of artists like Kuutana, Sevish, Chromadri...

Our lives constantly test us, and if we still breathe, we have passed the test. Existence is a beautiful balance of pain and joy, and having our mettle tested over and over again makes the joyful moments all the more precious. Today’s program explores strength in several forms: Cousin Silas: “Crystallized Steel” (The Snow Imposed Silence) Giles Reaves: “Uruz (Strength)” (Wunjo) Bing Satellites: “T...

The darkness closes in as Autumn advances and Winter approaches. We explore the descending darkness that happens both within and without. m00m: “Into the Dark” (Sun Rise) Alpha Wave Movement: “Dark Meridian” (Kinetic) Darkened Soul: “An Ominous Fall” (Seasons of Dark and Light) Cousin Silas: “Down the Darkening Hills” (The Sound of Silas) Dan Pound: “Darkness Falls” (Dreams that Take You) Altus: “...

The Veil is thin this time of year, and especially around the end of October and early November. We say goodbye to those we have lost, and honor all the ancestors who have gone before. Different Skies: “The Voices Behind the Veil” (Strange Lines and Distances) Michael Brückner: “My Veil of Darkness” (Ombra – Revisited) Tony Gerber: “Ancestors Across the Bridge” (Sound Medicine for Now) Peter Phipp...

The light in autumn is its own phenomenon: on crisp days or hazy, it takes on a golden hue. Reflecting from the changing leaves, and as an effect of the lengthening shadows, it feels… precious. Nature gives us this fleeting gift of gold before her grey cloak settles across the land for winter. RadioSpiral artists have been inspired by autumn over the years, and composed some truly great music, so...

Focusing on a single point in space can help establish visual perspective; the same is true of mental perspective, and musical as well. Today we examine the centers of things — earth, movement, one’s own heart. Vir Unis & Saul Stokes: “Kinetic Center” (Thermal Transfer) SPACECRAFT: “Center of the Earth” (Inside the Inside) Carbon Entity: “The Center of Nowhere” (Within the Cosmic Void) Spheric Lou...

Cats large and small are an endless source of fascination — and sometimes entertainment! (But don’t ever tell them that; they rarely have a sense of humor about themselves.) Today’s episode explores the cat: Endorphin: “Running Cats” (Red EP) QX#55: “Cats Could Catch Cough” (After Technic There Was Music) usr sbin: “Cats Paw” (Unreleased [Live in Second Life]) jarguna: “Twilight, Grasshopper, Cat…...

A circle can be a metaphor for many things. As a noun, “circle” can refer to one’s orbit of friends, or the planets, or protection; as a verb, it can be an embrace, a threat, or a comfort. Today we explore many different circles. Kit Watkins: “Circle of Rain” (Circle) Different Skies: “Circle for Position” (Arcs & Angles) Max Corbacho: “Three Circles” (The Talisman) Erik Wøllo: “Circle Dream” (Dif...

Tomorrow is the Autumn Equinox in the northern hemisphere so, predictably, we’re doing a show about it. In the Southern Appalachians, the nights are cooling and the days are pleasant. The leaves are starting to turn and we’re trying to find our balance in a world gone crazy. The equinox is a perfect time to seek that balance and focus on finding both personal and collective equilibrium. Music is a...

Summer is winding down in the northern hemisphere. The days are warm and sultry with the tiniest hint of chill in the evenings; leaves are just starting to show peeks of gold and red, and the light is cast in a particular hue. This episode walks through these last few days and nights of summer, out of dreams, through meadows, and into night. Cousin Silas: “August Dreams” (The Silas Summer Sampler)...

Yesterday’s Morning Cup of Calm was about the end of the road and what it might mean… the lessons one has learned, the memories made, the places and people one has met along the way. Today we look at the journey itself, and all it might bring us: the stars in the sky, the stops along the way, and the faith to continue, even in adversity. Team Metlay: “The Wheel of Stars” (Beneath Stars) EugeneKha:...

We learned that Mathias Grassow passed away this week, so today’s episode is dedicated to his memory. “Ouverture – A turn of the century in 2 acts” ((2024) Now is all you have…..) “Part I” (The rose mixes in spiral times) (with Eyes Cast Down) “Golden Pavilion” ((2018-2020) In the eyes of infinite light) “On the foggy mountain” ((2024) A whole Life – The Beauty of Simplicity) “Thought food IV – Me...

The mysteries of the night are many and varied. Mystical, frightening, comforting, gentle — it is a place to hide, to rest, to drift, to explore, Today we visit the night with tracks from the RadioSpiral library. Thom Brennan: “Night Lights part 3” (Night Lights) Sydalesis: “Night Passage” (Trivium) Fritz Mayr: “Night Forest” (This Music Plants Trees) David Gerard: “Nightfalls” (The Dream Chamber)...

The rhythm of a heartbeat, of the days, of the tides, of the seasons — rhythms are all around us, and in us even before birth. Slow or fast, we live in beats. Today we celebrate those beats. Let’s dance!

We are inextricably woven into life around us, both in the physical world, and in our relationship with it. Today we explore this idea through music. Daniel Robert Lahey: “Twilight Tapestry (thing_034)” (weather or not) SPACECRAFT: “Thread of Continuity” (Earthtime Tapestry) anantakara, featuring Mukti: “Unweave the Stars” (The Never Dying Fire) Spheric Lounge: “Rachel’s Spiders” (Session 40 27.12...

She howls, she hums, she whispers menacingly; she sings, she laughs, she quiets. The desert does what she cans to sustain life on her terms. This episode was inspired by a call that Aural Films put out for tracks about the desert. The desert landscape has been a popular theme in electronic music from the start with the debut of “Deserts” by Edgar Varese in 1954. The soundtrack for a movie that did...

This weekend we celebrate the Summer Solstice! The days are long, nights are warm, wildlife is active...and so are the tourists. We'll hear from a variety of RadioSpiral artists in the first part of today's program: Darkened Soul: "Sublime Summer" (Seasons of Dark and Light) George L Smyth: "Summer Sleep" (Haiku Music Volume 7) Lucette Bourdin: "Twilight" (Nordic Waves, Vol. 3: Summer) Gypsy Witch...

In this edition of I Scream Sunday, we travel along possibilities elsewhere and elsewhen. We'll visit dreams and imagination, and travel across time, space, and universes, starting with the immortal track that got your host started in electronic and experimental music. Different Skies: "Teilhard's Stepchildren" (Imaginary Spaces) REMY: "The Perfect Dream" (The Other Side) Numina: "Elsewhere and He...

We highlight women creators on this episode of I Scream Sunday. The voices are as varied as the composers themselves. Poemme: “Clouds of Breath” (Soft Ice) Meg Bowles: “Venus Rising” (The Shimmering Land) Tantroniq: “neXt (Premiere Version)” (neXt) VÆRNA: “Winter’s Flight” (Edges of Solstice) Lucette Bourdin: “Last Small Spark” (Drum-atic Atmospheres) As part of Sci-Fi Con in Second Life, we were...

On this episode of I Scream Sunday, we explore the underworld, darkness, hell (and they're not always the same), and more. Reese Burgan: "The Fury of Hell" (Eighth Day) Thaneco: "Underworld" (Journey to Ithaca, Vol. 1) Syndromeda: "Too Hot in Hell" (Last Days on Earth) John DuVal: "Hell's Canyon" (Hell's Canyon Suite) Spheric Lounge: "Hades" (Session 60 19.08.2006) Medicine Man: "Into Darkness" (T...

Today we fly! This episode is designed in hopes of inspiring dreams of flying. Bing Satellites: "Flying Dream" (Twilight Sessions volume 11) Christopher Short - Guitartronic: "Flying Leisurely in the Sunshine" (Winter Soundscapes 2014) Cousin Silas: "I Often Dream of Flying" (The Silas Sampler 2 - The Twang Projects) Meg Bowles: "Nocturnal Flight" (A Quiet Light) Saul Stokes: "Nesser's Night Fligh...

Given that this station is called RadioSpiral, and is run by Mr. Spiral himself, this episode pays homage to the spiral, with tracks that include "Spiral" in the name, or by acts that include it. Phillip Wilkerson: "Endlessly Spiraling" (The Stars and Afterward) jarguna: "Spirals of Rosemary" (A Peaceful Granular Day) Robert Carty: "Spiral Vibrations" (Microspirals) mindSpiral: "Ecliptic" (The 1 i...

Finding the balance between head and heart can sometimes be a challenge -- in either direction. But on this episode of I Scream Sunday, we focus on the heart and all it has to say. Robert Carty: "Heart Waves" (The Mystic Choice) Dan Pound: "Heart's Core" (Heart's Core) Lingua Lustra: "How Deep is the Heart" (Ice Age) Jarguna and Friends: "The Heart of the Earth" (Trapped Vol. 1) Chris Russell: "Fr...

The April Pink Moon happens this weekend. The Full Moon in April is named the Pink Moon for the flowers that bloom in spring. It is also called the Breaking Ice Moon, Budding Moon, Awakening Moon, Egg Moon, and Paschal Moon. This episode of I Scream Sunday honors them all. Greet the moon as the harbinger of hope and growth. Tantroniq: "By the Light of the Moon" (Music from Inside Time) usr/sbin: "...

This time of year, the weather is wildly unpredictable: there can be snow or sun, cold or heat, or anything in between. Today we’ll explore many forms of spring and new growth. I’ll take a break from playing live today. Conni St. Pierre: “Snow on Lilacs” (Flower Spirits) Mäläskä: “Dialogue Between Birches & Oaks” (First Day of Spring) Arcticology: “Deep Spring” (Deep Spring) Cousin Silas & Walter...