Electronic History - Synergy at 50: The Echoes Interview
It was 50 years ago that the album, Electronic Realizations for Rock Orchestra by Synergy was released. It was a project by Larry Fast, and there were no guitars or drums on the album, just synthesizers creating epic, orchestral tracks that still resonate today. Fast worked with Peter Gabriel extensively in the 1970s and 80s and was responsible for much of the innovative sound of the singer’s seminal 3rd and 4th albums. His Audion label, named for one of his albums brought a lot of great electronic music to the fore. John Diliberto takes a trip in electronic time with Larry Fast of Synergy, as well as Marty Scott, founder of Jem and Passport Records, and veteran electronic artist Jonn Serrie.
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Monday, April 28, 2025 – Echoes Program 2517A |
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Start Time |
Group Name |
Song Name |
Album Name |
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First Half Hour |
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| 0:01:00 | Synergy (featuring Larry Fast) | Ancestors | Audion |
| 0:06:00 | Colin Rayment | Nothing But the Umbra | Penumbra |
| 0:11:20 | Sun’s Signature | Bluedusk | Sun’s Signature (EP) |
| 0:16:09 | James Asher and Ayako Tanaka | Joyous Return | From Bud to Bloom |
| 0:19:56 | Rena Jones & Kilo Watts | Time Will Heal (feat. Sophie Barker)(Inspired Flight Remix) | Caesura Remixes |
| 0:23:57 | Trovaire | Oh How Lovely | Stonefruit Sessions |
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Second Half Hour |
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| 0:30:00 | Interview: Larry Fast – 50th Anniversary of Synergy’s Electronic Realizations for Rock Orchestra | ||
| 0:47:23 | Synergy (featuring Larry Fast) | Legacy | Electronic Realizations for Rock Orchestra |
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Third Half Hour |
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| 1:01:00 | Robert Rich | Verbena | Ylang |
| 1:06:00 | MIEN | Mirror | MIIEN |
| 1:10:25 | Steve Roach | Conquest | Empetus |
| 1:16:22 | Ruth Radelet/Nat Walker/Adam Miller | The Veil | The Lost Records: Bloom and Rage |
| 1:21:43 | Inal Bilsel | A Night at the Cloudtop Imaginarium | Once Upon a Cloudtop Meadow |
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Fourth Half Hour |
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| 1:30:00 | Brian Fechino | This Empty Room | A Safe Place |
| 1:34:30 | Jean-Michel Jarre | Équinoxe Part 3 | Équinoxe |
| 1:39:33 | Jean-Michel Jarre | Équinoxe Part 4 | Équinoxe |
| 1:45:57 | break | ||
| 1:46:32 | Ancient Future | Spirit of Nirvana | Purple Nirvana |
| 1:52:05 | Jami Sieber | Benediction | Unspoken |
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