BT's Nature in Wires: The Echoes Interview; Remembering Ralph Lundsten
The artist known as BT, not to be confused with BTS, is a polymath who gets into the code of his music. Among his more rhythm-driven releases, he has a string of more atmospheric, experimental works that began with This Binary Universe. He’s just released the 4th album in this series, The Secret Language of Trees, and although it’s forest-inspired, it’s not a pastoral romp. When we talk to BT about his new album, it’s not just about music, but also nature, technology, literature and more.
Hear it tonight on the air or at Echoes Online Right Now!
PLAYLIST FOR BT FEATURE
BT – Meet Her In The Mines – The Secret Language of Trees
BT – Embracing the Future – Ima
BT – The Turing Test – The Secret Language of Trees
BT – Depth of Field – The Secret Language of Trees
BT – Deep Fake – The Secret Language of Trees
BT – Berlin – The Secret Language of Trees
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence – Playing the Piano
BT – Good Evening Mrs. Lovelace – The Secret Language of Trees
BT – Deep Fake – The Secret Language of Trees
Adiemus – Adiemus – Songs of Sanctuary
BT – Time Moves So Fast – The Secret Language of Trees
BT – K-Means Clustering – The Secret Language of Trees
BT – Kia Ora – The Secret Language of Trees
Thanks to BBC Sound Effects Library for Nature Recordings.
We remember a pioneer of electronic music, Swedish composer Ralph Lundsten. He wasn’t the most well-known electronic artist of the last 60 years, but if you came across one of his some 100-plus albums, you stood a good chance of being entranced. His music was full of electronic invention, literally and figuratively. He created some of his own instruments. His music lived in fantasy, space music sounds and celestial voices. He was for sure, a cosmic man. Ralph Lundsten left the planet on July 5th at the age of 86. We remember him today on Echoes.