On the next Echoes it’s Nordic Dreams. From Sigur Ros to Agnes Obel, Erik Wøllo to Ane Brun we’ll hear the sound coming out of Scandinavian musicians that seems to emerge from the other side of consciousness.
Morton Subotnick was a pioneer of electronic music. His 1967 album, Silver Apples of the Moon signaled a new way of making music that only used electronics. He talks about the early days of electronic music on Echoes.
On the next Echoes, a band called From Indian Lakes comes in to play their intimate dreampop live. Their latest album is called Everything Feels Better Now
After Winter dropped a late season storm, this weekend seems like a much better time for an Echoes Vernal Equinox Soundscape. We’ll hear music to celebrate the turning seasons
Trumpeter Jon Hassell has one of the most distinct trumpet sounds in modern music and he created an entire sub-genre, Fourth World Music. We celebrate his 80th with commentary from Brian Eno, Steve Roach and more.
Jean-Michel Jarre’s 1976 album, Oxygene remains one of the signposts of electronic music. He returns to it with Oxygene 3 as he prepares to embark on his first ever US. Tour. He talks about his electronic evolution on Echoes.