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Episode 07.11

Featuring Grant Beasley & Chronos

In this program, we're giving a little extra love to analog synthesizers, and my two featured artists have got the ticket to our analog bliss. First up in the program, Grant Beasley from the United Kingdom has a new record out on Cyclical Dreams that has blown my mind and transported me to distant worlds with his new release "The Vanishing Point", and Moscow-based artist Chronos takes us on a guided tour of his impressive analog and digital synthesizer museum with a stunning live performance captured in his album "Synthesizer Museum Live".

PLAYLIST

  • [0:00] INTRODUCTION
  • [01:34] “Misled Fervour” by Altus from “Symphony for the Sullen” (Independent, 2026)
  • [04:27] “Contemplating Flight” by RL Huber from “Themisto” (Independent, 2026)
  • [06:52] “Sentimental Value” by Hania Rani from “Sentimental Value” (Gondwana Records, 2026)
  • [11:24] Featured Artist Segment
  • [13:12] “Zero Point” by Grant Beasley from “The Vanishing Point” (Cyclical Dreams, 2025)
  • [21:45] “Breaking the Unison” by Rafael Anton Irisarri from “Points of Inaccessibility” (Black Knoll Editions, 2026)
  • [26:37] “As If A Phantom” by Ah! Kosmos & Hainbach from “As If A Phantom (single)” (FUU, 2025)
  • [30:22] “Jardins Désertés (1981) (radio edit)” by Costin Miereanu from “Poly-Art Recordings 1976-1982” (Poly-Art International ⁄ Records, 2025)
  • [36:30] Featured Artist Segment
  • [38:33] “Gamma Tauri” by Chronos from “Synthesizer Museum Live” (Cosmic Leaf, 2025)
  • [48:52] “Luz Inexacta” by Pepo Galán & David Cordero from “Música Invisible” (David Cordero & No Ray Records, 2026)
  • [54:18] “Music for Migraines (Part 11) (Dionisaf Tape Rework)” by KapTep & Brannan Lane from “Music for Migraines, Vol. 2” (Chitra Records, 2026)

Artist Information

Grant Beasley

Grant Beasley is an ambient and electronic musician from Sunderland in the United Kingdom — a musician whose focus is fixated with space-inspired soundscapes and sequences crafted entirely with hardware synthesizers. His music and distinctive style is richly layered with atmospheric pads, evolving sequences, and deep synthetic bass foundations — there’s a sense of movement, evolution, and the unfolding sequence of events. “The Vanishing Point” is Beasley’s sixth release, but marks his debut with Cyclical Dreams and their rich catalog of artists and releases. The entire album is a masterful amalgamation of analog synthesizers — with Beasley at the helm, commanding the diverse sounds, layers, and sequences to take you beyond a mere destination, but is the package deal. It is the targeted destination, the vehicle to transport you to distant worlds, the seasoned pilot to navigate the uncharted terrain, and the gateway to a new experience upon your arrival. It’s more than just an album, more than just a listening experience — it’s an exotic, space-filled escapade just waiting for you to press play. From his album “The Vanishing Point”, here’s Grant Beasley with the track “Zero Point”, here on The Relay Station.
https://grantbeasley.bandcamp.com/
https://www.cyclicaldreams.com/

Chronos

Nick Klimenko, who operates under the name Chronos, is a curator of sorts with a museum filled with over 190 hardware- and 160 software- based tools, all under one roof. At his disposal are an impressive collection of classic, rare, vintage, and old-school Soviet synthesizers packed into his museum in the Chekov district in Moscow. Klimenko’s new release “Synthesizer Museum Live” showcases a live performance of many of these instruments dating as far back as 1978, exploring a truly fascinating vista of synthetic sound, dramatic rhythmic sequences, and expressive uses of classic old school analog and digital synthesizers — it’s truly something to behold. “Synthesizer Museum Live” is filled with creative sequencing and imaginative blends of different voices, textures, and patterns, harkening back to my formative years of late Sunday nights listening to Hearts of Space, or getting lost in an early era Alan Parsons album, dreaming of far-off distant lands beckoning me to come and explore through the gateway of my imagination. It’s an album that synthesizer enthusiasts simply cannot miss. From his album “Synthesizer Museum Live”, here’s Chronos with the track “Gamma Tauri”, here on The Relay Station.
https://chronosmusic.bandcamp.com/
https://cosmicleaf.bandcamp.com/

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