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The Ministry of Inside Things will perform their special brand of spacemusic at the second installment of the Soundscapes Concert Series. The concert will take place at the City of Bethlehem's IceHouse on Sand Island, Saturday, June 22, at 8:00 pm. Doors open at 7:30 pm for a free dinner buffet provided by Chef Jeff. Those who attended Soundscapes #1 will recall a memorable evening of great music and food. Soundscapes #2 promises to be just as enjoyable, as well as being the only source of live spacemusic in the Lehigh Valley (southeastern Pennsylvania). Admission at the door will be $15. Full time Students with valid ID and members of WDIY and WMUH will receive a $5 discount. Advance tickets will be $10 (no discounts), and are available at these fine outlets: Compact Disc Center 1365 Easton Ave. near Linden and Elizabeth in Bethlehem, Pa 610-864-3070 Speedy's Record Shop 1001 Union Blvd east of Airport Rd. in Allentown, Pa 610-432-8386 The Ministry Of Inside Things, based in the Philadelphia area, consists of electric guitarist Art Cohen and synthesist Chuck van Zyl. Considered among the most innovative of electronic musicians in the U.S. today, the members of MoIT are influenced by the early music of Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze and Ash Ra Tempel. Their spacemusic has been described as linear because it leads the listener across many sonic terrains. Based on improvisation, The Ministry Of Inside Things creates electronic realizations that flow from theme to theme, often for two hours at a stretch. Through the use of textures and atmospheres as well as harmony, rhythm and melody, the group transports the audience on an internal sonic excursion. Chuck van Zyl has been recording electronic music and performing in public for over 15 years. Van Zyl originally worked under the name Xisle, but is best known for hosting one of the country's most successful radio shows of electronic music, STAR'S END, for over 20 years. Van Zyl has released two CDs of spacemusic on the Centaur label, Celestial Mechanics and The Relic. The Sound Museum with Peter Gulch and D. Andrew Rath was released on the Groove label in 2001. A collaborative effort with Peter Gulch, Regeneration Mode, was released on their own Synkronos label. Art Cohen has been pushing the limits of the electric guitar in the studio and in live performance for well over 15 years. He uses processing to enhance the space around his guitar and loops his live sound to create lush layers to create soundworlds of immense depth and beauty. The Ministry Of Inside Things has performed at Art & Technology, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, First Night Wilmington, the Wild Talents opening reception at the ICA, Gate To Moon Base Alpha, the Boyertown Planetarium, Gathering Concert Series, on the 01.28.01 broadcast of STAR'S END, and on the 07.12.01 broadcast of EMUSIC. Soundscapes #2 is coproduced by WDS Productions and Wooden Shoe Music. Bill billfox@fast.net SOUNDSCAPES Concert Series: http://www.tadream.net/soundscapes Wooden Shoe Music: http://woodenshoemusic.com/