In a world of technology overload Grant Beasley gives his instruments purpose. Letting loose with buoyant facility he indulges in the most pleasurably poeticelectronic escapade of The Consolation Engine (100:04). Achieving a compelling combination of scale, form, color and composition this album envelopes us in sound that is as rich in texture as it is in emotion. Honoring the listener across ten tracks in a mixture of delicacy and electrical energy this album emerges as does light through fog. Brilliantly blending and melding in machine syncopation, sequencer arrangements extend and echo across an expanse of synthesized sound. Wherever pulsing arpeggio chords break down in cycling tone patterns, suspended synth strings detail a build up of charge. The Consolation Engine develops steadily, expanding and advancing outward, fairly vibrating with new energy, descending then into a seamless gradient of harmony, melody and rhythm. Representing the enigmatic cool of the interstellar traveler, this release proves assured and satisfying - all while smiling warmly at the future.
Please tune in to the 08.09.26 broadcast of STAR'S END for music from The Consolation Engine by Grant Beasley, and see below for notes on Grant's live remote concert this weekend
Glowing with a little more wattage than his contemporaries Grant Beasley presumes a bigger cosmos. Played with luminous intensity his concerts broaden the possibilities of electricity, as he endeavors to bring the miracle of his universe into sonic relief. As seductive sequencers run, rise and shift the shape and pace of the pulse his performances bring a sense of freedom to our listening location. Fleet and graceful, then swirling in a circulation of synthetic sound the music expands in crowning chords and lithe melodies above dancing arpeggios of echoing electronic notes. Supporting the values of curiosity and precision he furthers the Spacemusic mystique - seeking alignment with the peace and stillness at the core of every human spirit.
UK synthesist Grant Beasley performs a Transatlantic Remote Live-to-Air Radio Concert as part of Star's End Space Camp this summer on WXPN in Philadelphia
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Live Remote Concerts On-Air through August
: 2 August 2026Robert Rich (California USA) 9 August 2026Grant Beasley (Sunderland UK) 16 August 2026Craig Padilla/Howard Givens (Oregon USA) 23 August 2026Andrea Cichecki (Dresden DE) 30 August 2026Radio Massacre International (Teesside UK)
In a world of technology overload 
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