Echoes http://www.echoes.org/ An Interview feature from echoes.org The Echoes Feature Podcast A weekly musician interview from Echoes, the soundscape of ambient, new acoustic and world fusion music on public radio and on-line. en-us PA Public Radio Associates 2008 http://www.echoes.org/graphics/podcast_logo_sm.jpghttp://www.echoes.org/ Echoes Music Tue 06 sept 2005 12:00:00 GMT 60 http://www.echoes.org Ultimae is a boutique French label that's turning into the ECM Records of downtempo and ambient music. Run by Vincent Villuis, who also records as Aes Dana, it's creating a unique identity in the faceless digital age. We talk to Vincent Villuis, his partner, Sunbeam, and Magnus Birgersson of Solar Fields about life in the downtempo zone. Thu, 17 July 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-Ultimae.mp3 Ultimae, Aes Dana, Solar Fields, electronica, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org Kevin Bartlett is a mutant guitarist who wrestles unearthly sounds and siren calls from his electric instrument. A devotee of progressive rock like Genesis and Mike Oldfield, he's created a progressive opus on his second outing called Glow in the Dark. Kevin Bartlett illuminates his music in an Echoes interview. Thu, 10 July 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-KevinBartlett.mp3 Kevin Bartlett, Aural Gratification, Progressive Rock, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org AN INTERVIEW WITH RETURN TO FOREVER. In the 1970s, Chick Corea's Return to Forever was among the Gods of Fusion. The classic version of that band has gotten back together for a reunion tour. Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke return to the birth of fusion when they talk about Return to Forever then and now on Echoes Thu, 03 July 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-ReturnTOForever.mp3 Return to Forever, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Al DiMeola, fusion, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org AN INTERVIEW WITH BIOMUSIQUE Biomusique is a new group, but the musicians in it have been making challenging music for years. Lisbeth Scott is the singer from State of Grace and numerous soundtracks including the Narnia films. Greg Ellis was the percussion half of the Persian fusion duo Vas. The two artists get together on a series of meditations for voice and global atmospheres that take them into new and intimate terrain. They bring us with them to the spirit behind The 10,000 Steps. Thu, 26 June 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-Biomusique.mp3 Biomusique, Greg Ellis, Lisbeth Scott, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org AN INTERVIEW WITH SASHA Welsh born electronic composer Sasha is one of the early figures of ambient house and rave culture. He mentored musicians like BT and he's recently put out a new collection of remixes that includes his epic soundtrack to the surf film, New Emissions of Light and Sound. Sasha lights us up on Echoes. Thu, 19 June 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-Sasha.mp3 Gooding, guitar, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org AN INTERVIEW WITH THE ORB It's been 17 years since The Orb unleashed Little Fluffy Clouds on the world and opened the door for groups like the Future Sound of London, Loop Guru and DJ Spooky. Original Orb members Alex Paterson and Youth get back together on a new CD of hallucinogenic grooves and surreal landscapes called The Dream. The Orb talks about their sample and slice journey. Thu, 12 June 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-TheOrb.mp3 Gooding, guitar, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org AN INTERVIEW WITH GOODING Gooding is a hard rock guitarist by night with his group, The Angel Devil, but by day he finds a more impressionistic instrumental side where he's often playing acoustic guitar over electronic backings. His albums have a charming retro design with family portraits and titles like Clap If You Love Vampires. Thu, 5 June 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-Gooding.mp3 Gooding, guitar, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org The members of the Ahn Trio are the only musicians selected in People Magazine's 50 most beautiful people list who have ever been played on Echoes. But in between photo shoots, the Ahn Trio have been creating a modern chamber music that draws from contemporary classical composers like Kenji Bunch to canny covers of songs by Astor Piazzolla, David Bowie and Michael Nyman. We talk to this trio of Seoul sisters about their impeccable music and the dreamy atmospheres of their latest CD, Lullaby for My Favorite Insomniac. Thu, 29 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-AhnTrio.mp3 Ahn Trio, ambient chamber music, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org Musicians who weren't even born when Brian Eno recorded his seminal albums have been touched by his music. Artists from across genres, from pop to avant-garde, African to Asian, have found their music shaped by Eno, sometimes directly, often as a life-changing influence. On Brian Eno's 60th birthday, we hear from some of them including Harold Budd, Loop Guru's Dave Muddyman, David Toop, BT and Bluetech. Thu, 22 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-BrianEno-Touched.mp3 Brian Eno, ambient, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org Brian Eno celebrates his 60th birthday this week. Rarely has an artist made such a monumental impact on modern music with such subtlety. As part of a week long celebration of Eno's music, we look back at his career with interviews from Eno, Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera, and members of Bang on A Can. Thu, 15 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-BrianEno60.mp3 Brian Eno, ambient, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org The New York sampling savant talks about his new book, Sound Unbound. DJ Spooky is one of the leading conceptualists of sampling culture. He doesn't play a conventional instrument, but mixes matches, slices and distorts sounds from other recordings into his own elaborate soundscapes. In his new book, Sound Unbound, DJ Spooky, a.k.a. Paul D. Miller, assembles essays from Steve Reich, Brian Eno, Jaron Lanier and more, revealing the sonic contours of digital culture. Thu, 08 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-DJSpooky.mp3 DJ Spooky, Paul D Miller, ambient, sampling, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org ON HASSELL ENTERS THE ECHOES CHAMBER Jon Hassell created fourth world music and is one of the most influential musicians of the last 40 years - just ask Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno or Ry Cooder. We beam music into Jon's headphones as he reveals the links from his past to his future. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-Hassell-EchoesChamber.mp3 jon hassell, ambient, Fourth World, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org AN INTERVIEW WITH BALMORHEA Balmorhea is a quartet of musicians that should probably be playing rock and roll, and in their own fashion, they might be. Using acoustic guitars, piano, violin and cello, they orchestrate a haunting, pastoral sound tinged by country and born out of the landscapes of Texas Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-EchoesPodcast-Balmorhea.mp3 Balmorhea, ambient, ambient chamber music, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org AN INTERVIEW WITH NIK BARTSCH'S RONIN Nik Bartsch's Ronin brings a Zen balance to elliptical orbits tied to minimalist designs in a heady, but inviting sound. It's jazz by reference, but not by definition. We talk to Nik Bartsch about 36 hour concerts and Zen-funk. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-EchoesPodcast-Ronin.mp3 Nik Bartsch, Ronin, ECM, jazz, ambient, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org AN INTERVIEW WITH GUSTAVO SANTAOLALLA: BREAKING THE HOLLYWOOD SOUNDTRACK FORMULA. In his Los Angeles homes, Argentine born composer Gustavo Santaolalla talks about his film scores for movies like Brokeback Mountain, Babel and Amores Perros. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-EchoesPodcast-Santaolalla.mp3 Holger Czukay, Can, sampler, ambient, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org HAPPY 70TH BIRTHDAY HOLGER CZUKAY Before the age of digital samplers and music computers, Holger Czukay was cutting and pasting sounds pulled off radio broadcasts, shortwave, and anywhere else he could find them and manipulating them into audio landscapes. He was a founding member of the seminal German group Can, a student of Karlheinz Stockhausen and a collaborator with David Sylvian, Brian Eno and Jah Wobble. We celebrate his 70th birthday and listen to some of his sonic collages. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-EchoesPodcast-EchoesPodcast-HolgerCzukay.mp3 Holger Czukay, Can, sampler, ambient, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org AN INTERVIEW WITH JAMES BLACKSHAW James Blackshaw is a young English finger-style guitar who has roots in the rustic avant-garde Americana of John Fahey, but he's finding his own sound, one that looks to Indian and new classical music as much as folk. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-EchoesPodcast-JamesBlackshaw.mp3 James Blackshaw, guitar, 12-String, ambient, ambient chamber, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org AN INTERVIEW WITH JACK ROSE Jack Rose takes us to the outer edges of the acoustic guitar. Rose played in the avant-garde rock group Pelt before setting off on a solo guitar path that's part John Fahey and part something you've never heard before. We'll hear this idiosyncratic musician talk about his journey on Echoes. Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-EchoesPodcast-JackRose.mp3 Jack Rose, guitar, Pelt, ambient, ambient chamber, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org AN INTERVIEW WITH MICO NONET: Combining vintage pre-digital synthesizers and symphonic instruments, Mico Nonet creates music that whispers at the edges of consciousness, where electronic and acoustic sounds converge as one. We talk with Joshua Kramer, cellist Efe Baltacigil and French horn player Paul Lafollette about their Mico Nonet. Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-EchoesPodcast-MicoNonet.mp3 mico nonet, ambient, ambient chamber, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org AN INTERVIEW WITH DAVID BELMONT: David Belmont was a normal guitar player until he heard the Paul Butterfield Band's East West. That set him on a course of Indian inflected finger-style guitar playing that he expands into his Windwater Ensemble. David Belmont talks about his guitar odyssey. Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-DavidBelmont.mp3 David Belmont, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org DAVID ARKENSTONE'S SECRET SOURCES - David Arkenstone is a noted multi-instrumentalist with dozens of albums out on Narada and Windham Hill Records that explore a symphonic style of music with fantasy imagery. In his southern California home, he comments on music that formed his sound, from progressive rock to Celtic music and beyond. Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-Arkenstone-SecretSources.mp3 David Arkenstone, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org AN INTERVIEW WITH DEMANIA: Demania is an acronym for the three musicians in the band, finger style virtuoso Alex De Grassi, electric bass demon Michael Manring and tabla player Chris Garcia. On their own, each musician can create an ensemble of sound. Together, they play a world fusion that harkens back to John McLaughlin's Shakti. We talk to them about their eclectic approach to improvised world fusion. Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-Demania.mp3 Demania, Alex DeGrassi, Michael Manring, Christopher Garcia, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org AN INTERVIEW WITH SHULMAN: Shulman is an electronic duo mixing sounds from the middle east into the circuitry of their laptop computers. Israel is more war zone than chill zone, but Shulman finds an inner serenity. Thu 24 January 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-Shulman.mp3 Shulman, electronic, electronica, ambient, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org AN INTERVIEW WITH ULRICH SCHNAUSS: Ulrich Schnauss is a German electronic artist who takes his forbears like Tangerine Dream and Kraftwerk and keys that sound into contemporary electro rhythms, a bit of new wave shoegazer romanticism, and melodies that have the infinite, never-ending sound of a Pachelbel Canon. Ulrich Schnauss steps into the darkness of the Echoes Chamber to comment on the sources of his sound. Thu 17 January 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-Schnauss-EchoesChamber.mp3 Ulrich Schnauss, electronic, electronica, shoegaze, Tangerine Dream, spacemusic, ambient, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org AN INTERVIEW WITH DEVA PREMAL AND MITEN: Deva Premal is one of the original modern chant Divas. She intones Hindu chants in her silken, air brushed voice over the trans-Indian arrangements of her longtime partner, Miten. We talk with them about chant in the modern world. Thu 27 December 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-DevaPremal.mp3 Deva Premal, Miten, chant, ambient, electronic, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org AN INTERVIEW WITH MELANIE HUTTON AND MARSHALL LEFFERTS: Melanie Hutton and Marshall Lefferts work in a slipstream of global fusion that includes Dead Can Dance, Vas and Peter Gabriel. Hammered dulcimer player Hutton sings in a personal glossolalia, Lefferts is a guitarist with a penchant for Frank Zappa and eastern exotica. They got together on the album, Mystery of Souls. Thu 20 December 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-HuttonLefferts.mp3 Hutton, Lefferts, ambient, electronic, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org AN INTERVIEW WITH NUCULTURES: AVANT-ROCKERS IN AN AMBIENT LOUNGE Nucultures is a band put together by veteran Philadelphia avant-rocker and guitarist, Tim Motzer. With his wife, singer Ellie Perez and bassist Barry Meehan, they've created a sophisticated and intoxicating take on electro-lounge music. In their basement studio, NuCultures reveal the quirk and work behind their debut album, Butterflies, Zebras and Moonbeams. Thu 13 December 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-Nucultures.mp3 Nucultures, ambient, electronic, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org AN INTERVIEW WITH QNTAL: MEDIEVAL ROCK FROM GERMANY Old German hurdy gurdys and a statuesque medieval singer collide with synthesizers and grooves with Qntal. Principals Michael Popp and Sigrid Hausen also perform in the more traditional early music group Estampie. They talk about their medieval and modern worlds. Thu 06 December 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-Qntal.mp3 Qntal, Estampie, Mediaval, gothic, ambient, electronic, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org AN INTERVIEW WITH JAPANCAKES - AMBIENT COUNTRY ROCK Japancakes are a band from Athens, Georgia that mixes electric guitar with pedal steel guitar, classical strings with synthesizers and emerges with a sound that's got country airs strung out in classical refrains. We interview three of the central figures in this band that expands the alternative Athens tradition. Thu 15 November 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-Japancakes.mp3 Japancakes, Austin, guitar, pedal steel, ambient, electronic, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org AN INTERVIEW WITH MICKEY HART and ZAKIR HUSSAIN - PLANET DRUM KEEPS BEATING. In 1976, Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart and Indian tabla wizard Zakir Hussain created the Diga Rhythm Band. In 1991 that morphed into Planet Drum and now they return with the Global Drum Project. We gather the two percussionists to talk about creating their 21st century global percussion orchestra. Thu 08 November 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-MickeyHart.mp3 Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Planet Drum, percussion, ambient, electronic, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org AN INTERVIEW WITH JEFF OSTER: BUILT TO LOOP. Jeff Oster grew up as a traditional trumpet player, blowing Tower of Power horn lines. Now he's reinvented himself, transforming into a digital designer. Finding collaborators and sounds on-line, he's just crafted his second CD of ambient horn music, TRUE. It was our Echoes CD of the Month in September. We talk with Jeff Oster and Will Ackerman about the looping logic of TRUE. Thu 01 November 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-JeffOster.mp3 Jeff Oster, trumpet, flugelhorn, Will Ackerman, ambient, electronic, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org MICHAEL BROOK - SECRET SOURCES Michael Brook has been at the bleeding edge of new music, working with Brian Eno, collaborating with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, scoring films like An Inconvenient Truth and recording his own albums like last year's RockPaperScissors. In his Los Angeles studio, Michael comments on music that has influenced his career and music he has influenced. Thu 25 October 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-BrookSecretSources.mp3 Michael Brook, infinite guitar, ambient, electronic, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org HORIZONS TOUCHED: THE MUSIC OF ECM. ECM Records defined a style of music that evokes a sense of space, contemplation and nuance to anyone who listens. A new book called Horizons Touched: The Music of ECM, goes behind the scenes with interviews from over 100 ECM artists and founder Manfred Eicher. We hear from editor and ECM producer Steve Lake and some of those artists. Thu 18 October 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-ECMrecords.mp3 ECM, Manfred Eicher, Keith Jarrett, Pat Metheny, ambient, electronic, echoes, public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org ANOUSHKA SHANKAR AND KARSH KALE INTERVIEW: OCEANS OF TRADITION. Anoushka is the sitar-playing daughter of Ravi Shankar who is equally at home with Indian classical and Goa electronica. Karsh Kale is a beat master as comfortable with a tabla drum as a computer. They recently got together on a new CD called Breathing Under Water that ranges from traditional Indian to pop songs with guest appearances by Ravi Shankar, Sting and Anoushka's sister, Norah Jones Thu 11 October 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-Shankar-Kale.mp3 Shankar Kale Raga ambient electronic echoes public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org ANDY MCKEE INTERVIEW: YOU TUBE PHENOMENON. Andy McKee is a fingerstyle guitarist in the tradition of Michael Hedges, and he also plays harp guitar. He's best-known for the You Tube video for his tune Drifting, which has been viewed over 7 million times. Andy McKee talks about his YouTube stardom and the guitar playing that got him there. thr, 04 October 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-EchoesPodcast-AndyMcKee.mp3 Andy McKee You Tube guitar ambient electronic echoes public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org RUSSEL WALDER INTERVIEW: RISE ASCENDS A former Windham Hill oboist orchestrates an ambient chamber music masterpiece. Russel Walder was a mainstay of the 1980s instrumental music scene. He recorded on Windham Hill Records in a duo with pianist Ira Stein and guested on many other records. After many years and emigration to New Zealand he's released a new solo CD that merges ambient chamber music, world music and electronica. From his home in New Zealand, Russel Walder talks about his musical transformation. thr, 27 september 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-EchoesPodcast-RusselWalder.mp3 Russel Walder Oboe Duduk ambient electronic echoes public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org ROGER DEAN INTERVIEW: THE NATURAL WORLD REIMAGINED The cover art illustrator who defined the Progressive Rock era. Roger Dean hasn't played a note, but his cover illustrations for Yes and many others created imaginary worlds that sang their own song. We talk with Roger Dean and Yes singer Jon Anderson about Dean's interaction with bands like Yes and his transformation of the natural world into a supernatural world. thr, 20 september 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-EchoesPodcast-RogerDean.mp3 Roger Dean Yes Jon Anderson progressive rock ambient electronic echoes public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org EVAN BARTHOLOMEW INTERVIEW: THE CLASSICAL SIDE OF BLUETECH We know Evan Bartholomew as ambient and electronic composer Bluetech. But Evan grew up studying classical music and piano. He brings that side to a CD called BORDERLANDS. We talk with him about picking up the digital baton. wed, 12 september 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-EchoesPodcast-EvanBartholomew.mp3 Evan Bartholomew Bluetech ambient electronic echoes public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org DAVE FULTON AND GILES REAVES: TONE ON THE RANGE Dave Fulton was a founder of the veteran space music band, Dweller at the Threshold. Giles Reaves created an electronic classic in the 1980s with his debut album, WUNJO. The musicians got together to create electronic music in a cross country collaboration. We talk with Dave Fulton and Giles Reaves about their CD, THE RANGE. thr, 06 september 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-EchoesPodcast-FultonReaves.mp3 Fulton Reaves ambient electronic echoes public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org Paul Winter, the creator of world fusion chamber music, marrying Jazz, Classical and World-Music traditions, has been a frequent guest on Echoes. To celebrate his birthday this week, we revisit an interview with Paul Winter from the early days of Echoes. thr, 30 august 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-PaulWinter.mp3 Paul Winter ambient electronic echoes public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org KLAUS SCHULZE An original member of Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel, Schulze is best known for a string of space music albums in the 1970s and 80s with driving sequencer patterns and surreal imagery. In the early 1990s, Klaus looked back on his career. thr, 23 august 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-KlausSchulze.mp3 Klaus Schulze ambient electronic echoes public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org Starr Parodi honed her chops in the Arsenio Hall Show Band in the early 1990s and has played fusion keyboards with numerous artists. Now she spends her time with her husband, Jeff Fair, writing film soundtracks and movie trailers. Recently, she turned off her keyboards and sat at a piano for the ruminations of her album, Common Places. Starr Parodi and Jeff Fair talk about an album that mixes originals with unusual cover choices like Buffalo Springfield's for What It's Worth. thr, 16 august 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-StarrParodi.mp3 Starr Parodi Jeff Fair ambient electronic echoes public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org HAROLD BUDD and ROBIN GUTHRIE: SHOEGAZERS IN AMBIENCE Harold Budd is the keyboardist who created the sound of ambient chamber music. Robin Guthrie created dream guitar textures as the guitarist of The Cocteau Twins. The two musicians first got together in the 1980s and have reunited some 20 years later for a pair of atmospherically chilled albums, "After the Night Falls" and "Before the Day Breaks." thr, 09 august 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-Budd-Guthrie.mp3 Budd Guthrie ambient electronic echoes public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org AN INTERVIEW WITH THE LUMINOUS WORLD ORCHESTRA: Steven Chesne has made his living composing scores for middle-brow TV shows, but those credits don't prepare you for the subtle global sounds he creates under the guise of The Luminous World Orchestra. thr, 02 august 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-LuminousWorldOrch.mp3 Chesne Lumnious World Orchestra electronic echoes public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org AN INTERVIEW WITH SINGLE CELL ORCHESTRA: MITOSIS IN A MICROCHIP Single Cell Orchestra is the recording persona of Miguel Fierro. For more than a decade he's been making intricate, mind-expanding electronic music. We visit him in his Los Angeles apartment where we talk about his father, jazz horn player Martin Fierro and Miguel's sideline as a stand-up comic. It's an electro-laugh riot, on Echoes. wed, 25 july 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-SingleCellOrchestra.mp3 Single Cell Orchestra Fierro electronic echoes public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org An Echoes interview with Ulrich Schnauss. Schnauss is a German electronic artist who is influenced by classic spacemusic, but he doesn't simply reproduce it. He's just released his third album, GOODBYE, but it's really hello to an even more psychedelic sound. thu, 19 july 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-UlrichSchnauss.mp3 Ulrich Schnauss electronic echoes public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org An Echoes interview with Michael Halaas and Joan Jeanrenaud. Pianist Michael Halaas teams up with cello virtuoso Joan Jeanrenaud from Kronos Quartet on a CD called The Lucidity Project. We get them together to talk about a different kind of chamber music. thu, 12 july 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-HalasJeanrenaud.mp3 Halaas Jeanrenaud electronic echoes public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org An Echoes interview with Steve Roach. In this Secret Sources session, synthesist Steve Roach puts on the headphones while we play him music that might have been part of his musical journey. tue, 03 july 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-SteveRoach.mp3 Roach electronic echoes public radio Music no http://www.echoes.org An Echoes interview with General Fuzz. More information at http://www.echoes.org/podcast.html wed, 27 june 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-GeneralFuzz.mp3 Rothrock electronic echoes public radio Music no