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| - Radio Rivendell is an internet radio station dedicated to playing dark ambient, orchestral, neofolk, film score music, video game music, and fantasy music. The station is named after the Elven outpost Rivendell, a fictional realm created by J. R. R. Tolkien. On January 9, 2008, Sci Fi Weekly, the ezine of T.V.'s Sci Fi Channel, named Radio Rivendell its "Site of the Week". The station is financed mainly by donations and the sale of compilation CDs.
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| - Radio Rivendell is an internet radio station dedicated to playing dark ambient, orchestral, neofolk, film score music, video game music, and fantasy music. The station is named after the Elven outpost Rivendell, a fictional realm created by J. R. R. Tolkien. Streamed 24 hours a day in a variety of formats, the station has been online since 2001. It plays music mainly from the scores of fantasy films such as Lord of the Rings, Conan the Barbarian and Pan's Labyrinth, and from the soundtracks to computer role-playing games like Warcraft, Baldur's Gate and Guild Wars. Composers range from the famous (Howard Shore, Hans Zimmer, Jeremy Soule, etc.), to less-well-known independent bands and artists who submit their fantasy music to be played online. Along with the music is an online discussion forum. Listeners who register for free can post to the forum, rate the music, and vote in the annual "Fantasy Awards". Based in Sweden, the station began when Anders Dahlgren (who goes by the moniker "Lord Elrond" online) and his friends wanted ambient background music to supplement their role-playing game (RPGs) sessions. After trying various CDs, Dahlgren began to experiment with broadcasting music over the Internet using a SHOUTcast server. Soon, listeners from around the world were tuning in. In 2005, Swedish record label Waerloga Records asked Radio Rivendell to help recruit artists for their dark fantasy compilation CD, A Tribute to Uglakh. In 2007, the station once again paired with Waerloga to produce the first Radio Rivendell Compilation, an anthology of 16 tracks composed and performed by notable and lesser known artists in the fantasy music genre. Most recently, Radio Rivendell Compilation, vol. 2: The Book of War was released in April 2008. This time 17 fantasy tracks were tied together by a single storyline (printed in the accompanying booklet) of an epic battle between a dark lord and a noble captain. On January 9, 2008, Sci Fi Weekly, the ezine of T.V.'s Sci Fi Channel, named Radio Rivendell its "Site of the Week". The station is financed mainly by donations and the sale of compilation CDs.
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