TAKOMA PARK, MD-- Broadcasting from a geodesic dome in an oak forest just outside of Washington DC, Hober Thinking Radio aims to warm your desktop with "unvarnished" music: hand-played, folk-rooted, live and recorded music broadcast over the Internet. Using Real Network's Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) the station features broadband and modem accessible continuous streaming music of unusually high fidelity.

Broadcasting from http://www.Hober.com, Hober Thinking Radio aims to bring warm human sounds to the cold digital world of the Internet. Hober's ecletic mix of Folk, bluegrass, Celtic, traditional and natural ambient sounds played by human hands defines the new genre of "unvarnished." "Let's face it," says gregor markowitz, Hober's Executive Producer, "there are so many artificial creations on our computer desktop all ready, the last thing we need is artificial music."

There are "strict rules" governing the sounds that air on Hober: the music must be played without augmentation. "It's played by people who could walk up to others in the middle of a field and just play their stuff. As long as the sound is right; sometimes we bend the rules."

Hober doesn't demand much attention: bury it under twenty layers of windows and enjoy the sounds. Hear something you like? Simply click up the Hober window. You'll find not only the song, artist and album name but a whole host of related rich media treats, all served on the "Amorphous Organic Patch" faceplate. The "Amorphous Organic Patch" custom design proves that the "faceplate" of a radio station can look more like fine art than a consumer electronic device.

Hober realizes the full potential of Real Network's Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) by making the streamlined faceplate a gateway for Rich Media links to interesting information, listener comments, and the playlist. Listeners with a connection of 64 kbps or more can enjoy broadcast quality stereo sound. A high quality mono version is broadcast for listeners with modem to access the Internet.

Contact:
gregor markowitz, hober.com
gregor@hober.com
Johnny Bonneville, hober.com
john@hober.com