Chick Corea was a jazz pianist, a fusion pioneer, a creator of joyful music and pyrotechnic flights from Miles Davis to Return to Forever and beyond. He left the planet on February 9th.
Robert Rich is the 9th of 30 Icons of Echoes and we’ve picked ten of his best recordings from across his 40-year career that exemplify his genius, beauty and soul.
Our 10th Icon, Enya, created a revolutionary but serene sound with her heavily layered vocals, sung in Gaelic, Elven, Latin and Loxion. She’s influenced everything from New Age to Dream Pop.
The 7th Icon of 30 Icons, German electronic pioneer, Klaus Schulze. We’ll look back across his career with interviews and his epic, synthesizer spacescapes.
The 8th Icon of Echoes is Steve Reich. The minimalist composer’s Music for 18 Musicians is the holy grail for many neo-classical, ambient chamber and electronic musicians.
The 6th of 30 Icons, Vangelis. We’ll hear a profile of the legendary Greek electronic artist who won the first Oscar for an electronic film score for Chariots of Fire.