We ring the Tubular Bells of the 11th Icon of Echoes, Mike Oldfield. Oldfield made one of the signpost works of the 1970s, but he’s done so much more. We explore his vast career on Echoes.
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Wednesday, Feb 24, 2021 – Echoes Program 2108C
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Tuesday, Feb 23, 2021 – Echoes Program 2108B
The ambient sounds of the African Diaspora. As part of Black History Month, we navigate the world for the sounds of Afro-futuristic jazz, world fusion, Detroit techno and space music.
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Monday, Feb 22, 2021 – Echoes Program 2108A
It’s the sound of the spirit when we talk with Shunia, the duo of Lisa Reagan and Suzanne Jackson. The two operatic singers turn Hindi chants into serene dream pop.
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Weekend, Feb 20-21, 2021 – Programs 2107A & 2107B
The ambient chamber music of A Winged Victory for the Sullen, a collaboration between Dustin O’Halloran and Adam Wiltzie, explores darker terrain on Invisible Cities.
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Friday, Feb 19, 2021 – Echoes Program 2107E
New music by Alex Maas, lead singer of the psychedelic band The Black Angels. He goes more pastoral on an album called Luca. We’ll also hear from Time Traveler, the new persona of Eleon.
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Thursday, Feb 18, 2021 – Echoes Program 2107D
Two guitarists with expansive sounds: Carl Weingarten, from a new album of rustic chamber music, Ember Days, and Robert Jurjendal with a more ambient approach on Water Finds a Way.
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Wednesday, Feb 17, 2021 – Echoes Program 2107C
Our 10th Icon, Enya, created a revolutionary but serene sound with her heavily layered vocals, sung in Gaelic, Elven, Latin and Loxion. She’s influenced everything from New Age to Dream Pop.
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Tuesday, Feb 16, 2021 – Echoes Program 2107B
The Norwegian singer Ane Brun has been one of the understated sirens of dream pop. She talks about the loss and loneliness that informs much of her latest recordings.
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Monday, Feb 15, 2021 – Echoes Program 2107A
The ambient chamber music of A Winged Victory for the Sullen, a collaboration between Dustin O’Halloran and Adam Wiltzie, explores darker terrain on Invisible Cities.
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Weekend, Feb 13-14, 2021 – Programs 2106A & 2106B
Wax Tailor’s new album, The Shadow of their Suns, slices and dices social injustice in the 21st century. It’s his most political album to date, still fueled by great beats and riotous vocal cut-ups.