Here are the stories behind last four artists to appear on Refractions: The Echoes Living Room Concerts Volume 12. What a coincidence that only a few hours ago I stepped out of the Echoes Living Room after a new concert with Al Petteway & Amy White. They drove up today from North Carolina to record…
Month: November 2006
Reviews & Commentary
Four More Refactions: Marconi Union, AjantaMusic, Michael Hewett & Forastiere
Here are four more stories behind the sound of Refractions: The Echoes Living Room Concerts Volume 12. Marconi Union is the duo of Jamie Crossley and Richard Talbot from Manchester, England. Even that piece of information was hard to come by as the duo hadn’t done any interviews and didn’t put their names on their…
Living Room Concerts
Four Stories from Refractions: The Echoes Living Room Concerts Volume 12
Refractions: The Echoes Living Room Concerts Volume 12 launches Thursday night, November 16. The music on this CD tells a story of its own, a sound of synthesis and collaboration, world fusions, ambient designs and sonic explorations. But there are also stories behind each of those songs, unique circumstances that are part of the wonder…
Program Highlights
Download This: Lisa Gerrard, Patrick O’Hearn bypass CDs
Tonight on Echoes, (tomorrow in Philadelphia) you’ll hear an hour of music that you can only buy on-line. This isn’t a new phenomenon and I wrote about it a few months back (Farewell CD), but the transition is happening faster than I expected. MP3.com helped pioneer digital delivery before effectively folding its tent three years…
Reviews & Commentary
From Serene to Scintillating: Rasa and Cecil Taylor
It’s been a wild week for music both on and off Echoes. In the Echoes Living Room, Rasa made their first visit to Echoes. They’ve played live on the show twice before. In fact, their first live performance ever was on Echoes. But those performances were recorded in their Marin County Studio. Since they moved…