One of the most distinctive guitarists of the last 50 years has been Terje Rypdal. He’s legendary in jazz and fusion circles for his many albums on ECM records since his 1971 debut.
Playlists
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2017-Echoes Program 1734C
Tag: electronic
Wordless Echoes
Wordless Echoes – Eclipse
Six hours of continuous instrumental music for the solar eclipse, inspired by the moon blocking the sun, casting a shadow across the earth. Featuring compositions by Tangerine Dream, Steve Roach, Robert Rich, Klaus Schulze, Jan Hammer, Jade Warrior, and many others.
Reviews & Commentary
Five Soundtracks for The Solar Eclipse
Solar eclipses have inspired a lot of music over the years. With the upcoming solar eclipse on August 21, Echoes brings us five albums that will create the cinematic soundscape for this solar event.
Interview Podcast
Interview with Yaima
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Echoes interviews Pepper Proud and Masaru Higasa of New Age band, Yaima. We discuss Timothy Leary, transformational festivals, new album OvO, and sensory deprivation tanks.
Playlists
Thursday, August 17, 2017 – Echoes Program 1733D
Ireland’s Tiny Magnetic Pets are creating retro electronic pop and they have one of the originators of that sound as a guest, Wolfgang Flur from Kraftwerk. And Chronotope Project returns with Ovum.
Playlists
Wednesday, August 16, 2017 – Echoes Program 1733C
It’s new music by Electric Youth who released an ambient film score for a movie that never came out called Breathing. We’ll also hear the ambient guitar band, Hammock from Mysterium.
Playlists
Tuesday, August 15th, 2017-Echoes Program 1733B
Coming up on Echoes we go with the Flow. Flow is a new group with pianist Fiona Joy, guitarist Lawrence Blatt, fluegelhorn player Jeff Oster and guitarist and Windham Hill Records founder, Will Ackerman.
Reviews & Commentary
Ulrich Schnauss- Love Grows Out Of Thin Air Music Video
The video for Ulrich Schnauss’ “Love Grows Out of Thin Air” is a heartbreaking story of loss and sadness.
Program Highlights
Echoes Podcast Special: Pierre Henry R.I.P. at 89
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Pierre Henry virtually invented the idea of sampling. Just using phonograph recordings, many of them custom made, he sampled the world and turned it into what became musique concrète.
Playlists
Thursday August 10th, 2017-Echoes Program 1732D – Echoes
We talk with Lebanese singer Yasmine Hamdan. With music born in the Lebanese civil war, and a nomadic life since childhood, she’s created an Arab electronica that transcends worlds.