Kiasmos is the electronic project of ambient chamber music composer Ólafur Arnalds and fellow Icelander, Janus Rasmussen. They talk about how they moved from minimalist techno to something more lush and orchestral.
On this Earth Day, we create a soundscape born from the planet, inspired by the riches of this earth that we seem so intent on destroying.
Drones, lconic alt-rock group out of depth. More drones. Charming elders of the old vanguard. A master of pink noise and symphonic expanse. Drones. Celtic aires. Gothic metal. Only at the 2016 Big Ears Festival.
We hear features from 7 of the performers at Big Ears 2015 including Kronos Quartet, Laurie Anderson, A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Max Richter, William Tyler, Silver Apples, and Bill Frisell.
The Echoes Top 25 for March includes the CD of the Month by Miranda Lee Richards, Vic Hennegan’s vocal turn on “Space & Shadows,” guitar slinger Tommy Emmanuel and our April CD of the Month, All India Radios “The Slow Light.”
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We remember Brazilian percussionist Nana Vasconcelos, who died on March 8, 2016. He was a master musician who recorded with Pat Metheny, Jon Hassell, Laurie Anderson and Talking Heads.
J Anthony Allen is an academic composer who makes music for the dance floor and the ambient lounge. He talks about it on Echoes.
The Echoes Top 25 for February includes the CD of the Month by The American Dollar, along with new releases by John Heart Jackie, Ane Brun and Miranda Lee Richards.
Jamie Sieber was at the leading edge of a new generation of cellists taking the most soulful of symphonic strings in new directions, looping her cello and using electric guitar-style effects. She comes in to create her looping cello chamber works live.
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Discreet Music, arguably the first of Eno’s ambient works, has entered the acoustic canon, via the Canadian group, Contact. They turn the piece into an immersive meditation. Contact’s Jerry Pergolesi talks about making contact with Discreet Music.
