Echoes CD of the Month for August, William Tyler’s “Modern Country” elevates country and folk traditions to cosmic, ambient planes
CD of the Month
Echoes August 2016 CD of the Month: William Tyler’s Modern Country
Tag: Ambient
Playlists
Weekend, July 30 & 31, 2016-Echoes Program 1630A
Peter Baumann was a member of Tangerine Dream during their classic era and founded Private Music. Now, after 20 years in his think tank, the Baumann Foundation, he returns with his first new album in 33 years, Machines of Desire. He talks about electronics and philosophy on Echoes.
Interview Podcast, Program Highlights
AeTopus in the Echoes Podcast
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Bryan Tewell Hughes, otherwise known as AeTopus, speaks with Echoes about his influences, process, and Sci-Fi musings. His latest album is entitled When.
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Thursday, July 28th, 2016-Echoes Program 1630D
He’s played with every member of the Grateful Dead and had a band with guitarist John Cippolina of Quicksilver Messenger Service.
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2016-Echoes Program 1630C
The French duo called Air is both retro and “moderne,” chilled pop and ambient lounge. They created a splash in 1998 with their album, Moon Safari In 2004 they came to Echoes to play music from that album and The Virgin Suicides soundtrack.
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Monday July 25th, 2016-Echoes Program 1630A
Peter Baumann was a member of Tangerine Dream during their classic era and founded Private Music. Now, after 20 years in his think tank, the Baumann Foundation, he returns with his first new album in 33 years, Machines of Desire. He talks about electronics and philosophy on Echoes.
Playlists
Thursday, July 21st, 2016-Echoes Program 1629D
We’ve got the digital blender fired up for Echoes Remixed. John Diliberto plays a lot of music you know, but in versions that aren’t the original in an all remix show.
Reviews & Commentary
Michael Stein and Kyle Dixon’s Stranger Things Theme
The new Netflix Original Series, Stranger Things, is a modern twist on classic sci-fi horror, and its chilling synthesizer-filled score follows suit. Composers Michael Stein and Kyle Dixon tap into an analog sound that began in the 1970s, take it to the 80s and make it timeless.
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Weekend, July 16 & 17, 2016-Echoes Program 1628A
Hannah Georgas is a singer and songwriter from Canada who started out as a very peppy pop artist, but now she’s gotten a bit more introspective and intimate. She has a powerful voice and a wonderful new album called For Evelyn, named for her 98-year-old grandmother.
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Friday, July 15th, 2016 -Echoes Program 1628E
It’s dream pop out of New Zealand on the next Echoes when we hear a new single by French for Rabbits called “Feathers and Dreams.