Before he died in 2013, Lou Reed created an ambient album called Hudson River Wind Meditations that tapped into his spiritual side. Now that the album is being re-released in a deluxe edition, we go back to our interview with Reed talking about it.
Lou Reed was an iconic figure in modern music. The founder of The Velvet Underground, he provided a counterpart to the hippies and flower power of the era, trawling a darker and seedier side of life. As a solo artist, he did the same thing, with a lean, distorted guitar sound and songs that were often grittier than a back alley. But there’s another side to Lou Reed, one that’s experimental and meditative. One example came out on the 2007 CD, Hudson River Wind Meditations. It was an all-electronic disc of drones and ambiences. We don’t play Lou Reed often on Echoes for obvious reasons, but I thought: when else would I have an opportunity to interview him? From our interview in 2007, Lou Reed talks about a meditative river on Echoes from PRX.
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Monday, March 25, 2024 – Echoes Program 2413A |
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Group Name |
Song Name |
Album Name |
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First Half Hour |
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| 0:01:00 | William Orbit | She Cries Your Name (feat. Beth Orton) | Strange Cargo: Hinterland |
| 0:06:00 | Hyrn | Planetary Urbanism | Architektur (v/a) |
| 0:11:33 | Peter Gabriel | The Court (Dark-Side Mix) | i/o |
| 0:15:39 | Moby | We’re Going Wrong (feat. Brie O’Banion) | We’re Going Wrong |
| 0:18:32 | Koan | Blanchard (Blue Mix) | Hot Air (Single) |
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Second Half Hour |
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| 0:30:30 | Interview: Lou Reed | ||
| 0:39:03 | Lou Reed | Wind Coda | Hudson River Wind Meditations |
| 0:44:00 | White Sun | Suniai | White Sun II |
| 0:48:40 | David Lindsay | Ghost Dance | Ever So |
| 0:53:21 | Akira Kosemura | Empty Lake (feat. Clara Mann) | The Two of Us |
| 0:56:32 | Agnes Obel | Roscian | Myopia |
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Third Half Hour |
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| 1:01:00 | David Pritchard | Light Between Oceans | Among the Missing |
| 1:06:21 | Thomas Lemmer & Oine | Forever | Forever |
| 1:10:38 | David Darling & Hans Christian | Miracle | Ocean Dreaming Ocean |
| 1:17:10 | Bill Nelson | Push The Button Spin The Dial | All The Fun of the Fair |
| 1:21:06 | Evening Ocean | The Great Beauty | The Great Love |
| 1:24:11 | Vandelux | Afraid To Love | When the Light Breaks |
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Fourth Half Hour |
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| 1:30:00 | Sofía Campoamor | Ghost Ship | Ghost Ship |
| 1:32:27 | Steve Hillage | Garden Of Paradise | Rainbow Dome Musick |
| 1:51:48 | Lisa Gerrard / Jules Maxwell | Deshta (Forever) | Burn |
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