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Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #282 was taped on a fresh October afternoon at Singing Bridge Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts and features songs by Mariam Massaro and visionary improvisation from the Gaea Star Band with Mariam on vocals, native flute, acoustic guitar, percussion and kalimba, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas, drums and balaphone. Today’s first piece, the epic “Shadows Of Illusion”, is a slow, trancelike, electronically treated tone poem featuring inspired lyrics from Mariam and a steady, minimalist motif from Bob and Craig. The piece transmutes from a somber meditation into a lush, varied meditation celebrating the triumph of love over illusion, delicate, filigreed and emanating love. A gradual increase of tempo brings a sunny major pop variation called “Walk On” over which Mariam delivers positive, inspired melodicism and gorgeous passages of native flute, gradually returning to the original “Shadows Of Illusion” motif. The next piece, “Northern California” is dedicated to