Click on the donation box photo if you’re interested in supporting KPFT and The Chestnut Tree program. All donations qualify for thank you gifts. You can donate $5-$1,000,000,000 (or more).
Please support community and free speech radio. KPFT recently had costly transmitter repairs due to a lightening strike, so this fund drive is even more important.
You can also call 713.526.KPFT. Please mention “The Chestnut Tree” as the program for your donation.
$120 = Handmade volume of The Chestnut Tree Compilation [a 5 CD set]
only available through fund drive + 2 experimental CDs from local artist/label
$60 = 2 experimental CDs from local artist/label
$30 = 1 experimental CD from local artist/label
$[any/all] = fancy thank you note/postcard from TCT
The program is happy to announce that a more textural and noise filled branch of TCT will broadcast Sundays 9PM-midnight PST via ∃ radio, in addition to KPFT and Stillstream.com.
∃ radio is a new on-line station featuring experimental music, sound art and related works.
Full ∃ radio schedule coming soon. You can tune in LIVE: HERE
Tonight’s program [with extend hours of 7PM-1AM CST] on Stillstream.com will feature the full SIX HOUR drone, “Beyond The Velvet Sky” by Mister Vapor.
A one hour excerpt was previously aired via the TCT program on KPFT on [04.26.2011].
Tonight’s TCT program on KPFT will feature “Take to the Trees: Artists for Arbor Day Music Compilation” in celebration of Arbor Day [04.27.2011]. 100% of donations from the album benefit The National Arbor Day Foundation.
The album features artists various artists often heard on the program including: Shane Morris, Jack Hertz, Mystified and more…
Special thanks to Jack Hertz for creating this album.
You can hear the KPFT broadcast live via streaming Thursday night/Friday morning, from 2-5AM CST: HERE
The Chestnut Tree compilation includes over 60 artists from 18 countries, collected for the program’s one year anniversary on KPFT, 90.1FM in Houston, Texas. The program also airs on Stillstream.com, the largest ambient radio community on-line. This compilation is released through Buddhist on Fire as a creative commons download.
This project represents a system of artists, community radio and net labels that promote a large range of non-commercial and legally free music. This encourages new, creative and experimental music, listener exploration and free information.
Free download via Buddhist on Fire: HERE
Artists include:
Akoustik Timbre Frekuency [UK]
Alex Ischenkau [UA]
Altocumulus [US]
Another Antidote [US/AU]
Backyard Ghost [US]
Ben Presto [IT/DE]
Brian Routh [UK]
Brownian Motion [US]
Bryan Lewis Saunders and Ayn Morgan [US]
Chris Morill [US]
Coma Centauri [US]
Charlie Naked [US]
Chris Videl [US]
Crystal Dreams [AU]
Cyclea [US]
D. Miñoza and M. Peck [US]
Distant Trains [US]
Disturbed Earth [AU]
downercow [US]
Elizabeth Veldon [UK]
Ergo Phizmiz [US]
Hobo Liked Gnomix [RU]
The Implicit Order [US]
Infant Mortality Rate [US]
irr. app. (ext.) [US/CA]
Jack Hertz [US] and Vladko Ribarski [MK]
Joe Frawley [US]
Joe McMahon
Jukka-Pekka Kervinen [FI]
Kirill Platonkin [RU]
Kommissar Hjuler [DE]
Kristus Kut [NL]
Lezet [RS]
loopool [US]
Lumen Kishkumen and Hal McGee [US]
M. NOMIZED [FR]
Mama Baer Hjuler [DE]
Marax [US]
mhz_ [PL]
Modulator ESP [UK]
Mystified [US]
Neon Lushell [US]
Night at Noon [US]
onewayness [US]
(o)†HERS [US]Otto von Rhinau [FR]
Painburn [IT]
Palancar [US]President Blair [US]
Rafael González [ES]
Ronny Wærnes [NO]
Saluki Regicide [US]
Symatic Star [AU]
Terrible Eagle and Ken Wiatrek [DE]
Sébastien Rien and Jean D.L. [BE]
Shane Morris and D. Miñoza [US]
Shane Morris and PixyBlink [US]
Stone Baby [US]
Travis Johnson [US]
Wehwalt [FR]
Yoshihiro Kikuchi [JP]
Zreen Toyz [FR]
After a few “Special Editions” of The Chestnut Tree on Stillstream.com, the program now has a spot on their weekly schedule on Tuesday Nights* from 8-10PM CST — in addition to KPFT.
This is not a rebroadcast of either show, but 5 hours of TCT music each week. Hooray and thanks to KPFT and StillStream’s artists and hosts. You can tune in LIVE via Stillstream.com. (* updated from earlier post)
You can download the 2 hour program: HERE
Also… The Chestnut Tree Compilation will be out soon as a free download via Buddhist of Fire, featuring over 50 sound artists from 15 countries. Very many thanks to all those who contributed their work to the compilation.
There was a special edition of The Chestnut Tree on Stillstream.com, a 24/7 non-commercial ambient internet radio station and artist community. In case you missed it, here is the [free show download via archive.org] and set list. This set is more ambient than when heard on KPFT.
The Chestnut Tree [Special Edition] | Friday, February 17, 2012 |
6-10PM CST | via Stillstream.com | AUDIO FILE | SET LIST
Speaking of 2012, you can listen to this track by The Implicit Order as you read some TCT updates and improvements:
The Chestnut Tree lists proper set list info here in addition to the archived lists via KPFT.org.
We have easily downloadable archives of the Creative Commons portion of the program. You can find this week’s show: HERE
We’re assembling our first compilation album. It will be free and downloadable with new material from local and international artists featured on the program.
KPFT’s winter fund drive continues. We’ll have nice thank you gifts of art, oddities and stacks of CD’s. You can donate to the program HERE and we will contact you about the gifts.
Thank you again for listening and your support.
People can support the program by sending in their work for airplay, emailing feedback and requests, donating during fund drives and telling folks about the show!
The program receives some interesting mail, so we decided to share it with you: HERE
We will post past letters and items throughout the week.
Join us:
The Chestnut Tree
c/o KPFT
419 Lovett Blvd.
Houston TX 77006
The Samhain Session for The Chestnut Tree performed especially for the program by Akoustik Timbre Frekuency has been released through Buddhist on Fire.
More information on his performance: HERE
It’s available as a free download: HERE
