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Radio Rivendell is a non-commercial, non-profit internet radio station dedicated to playing fantasy music. ==History== Radio Rivendell is an internet radio station dedicated to playing dark ambient, orchestral, neofolk, 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 royalty-free soundtracks to role-playing video games and up-and-coming independent artists who submit their fantasy music to be played online.〔Hepburn, Neil. "Coming home to Radio Rivendell," ''TUN3R.com'', October 31, 2007.()〕〔Peñarroya, Montse. “Si eres un Elfo, ahora ya tienes tu emisora de radio," ''Noticias.com'', July 26, 2004 ()〕 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 (screen name "Lord Elrond") and his friends wanted ambient background music to supplement their role-playing game (RPG) 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.〔Peñarroya, Montse. "Descubre cómo es el creador de Radio Rivendell y cómo funciona una emisora en Internet," ''Noticias.com'', August 3, 2004. ()〕 In 2005, Swedish 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 fantasy tracks.〔ChAwech. "Reviews: Various Artists: Radio Rivendell Compilation," ''Heathen Harvest'', September 15, 2007.()〕〔Racheck, Ivan. "Music Reviews: Radio Rivendell Compilation," ''Chain D.L.K.'', May 26, 2007. ()〕〔Thompson, Ray. "Radio Rivendell Compilation - Soundtrack review," ''Sci-fi Online'', May 19, 2007. ()〕 ''Radio Rivendell Compilation, vol. 2: The Book of War'' was released in April 2008. This time the 17 tracks were linked by a single storyline of an epic battle between a dark lord and a noble captain.〔Perceptron. "Reviews: Various Artists: Radio Rivendell Compilation Vol.2 - The Book of War," ''Heathen Harvest'', August 15, 2008 ()〕〔Racheck, Ivan. "Music Reviews: Radio Rivendell Vol. 2 - The Book of War," ''Chain D.L.K.'', April 25, 2008.()〕〔Thompson, Ray. "Radio Rivendell Compilation Volume 2 - The Book of War - Soundtrack Review," ''Sci-fi Online'' April 1, 2008. ()〕 On January 9, 2008, ''Sci Fi Weekly'', the ezine of T.V.'s Sci Fi Channel, named Radio Rivendell its "Site of the Week".〔Newquist, Ken. "Reviews: Site of the Week: Radio Rivendell," ''Sci Fi Weekly'', January 9, 2008. ()〕 On March 12, 2009, Dahlgren's alter-ego Gargrim The Liar released his debut CD ''Stories of Long Forgotten'', together with ''The Challenge'' by Swedish band Anabasis, in a double CD compilation from Waerloga Records called ''Two Worlds''. Artwork includes a cover illustration by noted fantasy artist John Howe.〔Cummingham, Michael. "Anabasis and Gargrim the Liar - 'Two Worlds' DCD (Waerloga Records)," ''JudasKiss Magazine'', n.d. ()〕〔Racheck, Ivan. "Music Reviews: Two Worlds," ''Chain D.L.K.,'' March 23, 2009.()〕〔Thompson, Ray. "Two Worlds - Soundtrack Review," ''Sci-fi Online'', March 11, 2009. ()〕 On August 16, 2010, Radio Rivendell released an official iPhone Application.〔Dahlgren, Anders. "We got an iPhone app!," "RadioRivendell.Com", August 16, 2010.()〕 The station is financed mainly by donations and the sale of compilation cds. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Radio Rivendell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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