New Zealand musician David Parsons was one of the early artists out of the gate of New Age music and turned towards an electronic world fusion recording two dozen albums.
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New Zealand Electronic Artist David Parsons Passes
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John Diliberto & Echoes at Big Ears Festival 2025
Echoes host John Diliberto moderates leading ambient avatars on two panels at Big Ears Festival. They include Michael Rother, Bob Holmes, Mary Lattimore, Steve Roach and Linda Kohanov.
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Jamie Muir, King Crimson Percussionist, RIP
Sonic percussion iconoclast Jamie Muir leaves the planet at 82. A veteran of Britain’s free-jazz scene and percussionist for King Crimson, he left an indelible mark.
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Indian Tabla Master Zakir Hussain 1951-2024 R.I.P.
Zakir Hussain, the master of the tabla and a world fusion explorer with John McLaughlin’s Shakti, Mickey Hart’s Planet Drum has died at the age of 73.
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R.I.P. Zero Ohms a.k.a. Richard Roberts 1955-2024
Flutists and electronic artist Zero Ohms, a.k.a Richard Roberts left the planet on November 4. We remember this most pure of ambient musicians who left a trail of releases.
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Big Ears Festival Announces 2025 Initial Line-Up
Big Ears Festival 2025 marks the return of the prestigious new music event with more artists than ever form the Echoesphere including Steve Roach, Immersion and Michael Rother.
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Mike Oldfield’s Hergest Ridge 50th Anniversary
Mike Oldfield’s Hergest Ridge was the second of a brilliant four album run that began with Tubular Bells. Taking up two full album sides, it remains the apotheosis of progressive rock.
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A Week of Specials on Echoes from New Age to Wicked Games
It’s Specials Week on Echoes with soundscapes of Gothic Chant Fusions, A Wicked Game Meditation, New Age Ancient and Modern and a Tim Blake Interview.We’ve got a lot of special shows for you in the next few weeks. We’ll have a week of Specials focusing on different music sounds, then a week of our favorite…
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Kinobe Release Nostalgic Video for It’s Only a Dream
Kinobe, the downtempo band centered by Julius Waters, creates an seductive, 60’s cinematic music on new album, Out of the Blue. They’ve released a video for the song “It’s Only a Dream.”
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R.I.P Mike Pinder of The Moody Blues 1941-2024
Keyboardist Mike Pinder of The Moody Blues was one of the architects of Progressive rock introducing the mellotron keyboard. He died on April 24. John Diliberto remembers him.