The French Band AIR was one of the seminal electronic pop groups of the 1990s and oughts. Founding member Nicolas Godin has a new solo album out that began as an architectural art project.
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Monday, May 11, 2020 – Echoes Program 2019A
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Weekend, May 9-10, 2020 – Programs 2018A & 2018B
AvaWaves is an ambient chamber music duo who have released their debut album, Waves. Then we interview Steve Roach, the electronic artist who has been part of Echoes for all of its 30 years.
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Friday, May 8, 2020 – Echoes Program 2018E
One half of the band, Air, Nicholas Godin, has a new album of retro electro-pop out called Concrete and Glass. We’ll hear that and a duo called Dreaming of Ghosts, with Robot Koch and Fiora.
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Thursday, May 7, 2020 – Echoes Program 2018D
We remember Florian Schneider, one of the founders of German electronic pioneers Kraftwerk. We’ll also hear new music from Sigur Ros singer and guitarist Jonsi, and an album by guitarist John Gregorius.
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Wednesday, May 6, 2020 – Echoes Program 2018C
Martin Kennedy from All India Radio talks about Pink Floyd, bad Sci-Fi movies, and the other inspirations for his latest album, Eternal.
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Tuesday, May 5, 2020 – Echoes Program 2018B
We take a deep dive into the world of Steve Roach. The prolific electronic artist released several albums in 2019, including Bloom Ascension and Trance Archeology.
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Monday, May 4, 2020 – Echoes Program 2018A
We surf AvaWaves, the ambient chamber music duo who have released their debut album, Waves. It’s a meeting of classical music, cinematic expanses and ambient atmospheres for piano and violin.
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Weekend, May 2-3, 2020 – Programs 2017A & 2017B
Polica’s Channy Leanagh fell off a roof and broke her back. Nicholas Gunn got bullied as a young flute player. But that didn’t stop either of them from recording amazing music.
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Friday, May 1, 2020 – Echoes Program 2017E
New music by Julianna Barwick. The singer creates ambient gothic choirs out of her voice on a new EP, Circumstance Synthesis. We’ll also hear from cellist Anne Muller.
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Thursday, Apr 30, 2020 – Echoes Program 2017D
New music by Drogtech, a Polish musician creating ambient soundscapes on his new album, Fractured. We’ll also hear from Karavan Sarai, the world fusion electronic project.