Living Room Concert: James Hood In the Hollywood Hills overlooking Los Angeles, James Hood sits on the floor, cradling his Hang. It’s a tuned metal percussion instrument that looks like a flying saucer and sends Hood into serene space when he plays it live on Echoes. Weekend April 25th, 26th & 27th Echoes Program 1412C…
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Thursday April 24th-Echoes Program 1417D
New Music: The Big Bright & Bluetech Did you miss out on the 1980s? A band called The Big Bright has a CD of covers from the new wave decade called I Slept Thru the 80s. We’ll hear a surprisingly mellow Duran Duran track from that and new music from electronic musician, Bluetech called Cosmic…
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Wednesday April 23rd-Echoes Program 1417C
Interview: Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works Volume II at 20 It was 20 years ago that Aphex Twin released his double CD, Selected Ambient Works Volume II. It’s the album that’s most responsible for launching the second generation of ambient music and it still remains controversial. We talk with journalist Marc Weidenbaum who has just released an…
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Tuesday April 22nd-Echoes Program 1417B
An Echoes Earth Day Soundscape We create an Earth Day soundscape with music born from nature including the Fresh Handmade Sound Collective, Wendy Carlos’ Sonic Seasonings, Robert Rich’s Nest, and Ariel Kalma’s Osmose. Tuesday April 22nd Echoes Program 1417B Start Time Group Name Song Name Album Name First Half Hour 0:01:00 Tim Farrell Across the…
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Monday April 21st-Echoes Program 1412C
Living Room Concert: James Hood In the Hollywood Hills overlooking Los Angeles, James Hood sits on the floor, cradling his Hang. It’s a tuned metal percussion instrument that looks like a flying saucer and sends Hood into serene space when he plays it live on Echoes. Monday April 21st Echoes Program 1412C Start Time Group…
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Weekend April 18th, 19th & 20th-Echoes Program 1416A
Living Room Concert: Marissa Nadler Marissa Nadler is a singer-songwriter of delicate dimensions and deep atmospheres. Her latest album, July, is the story of one year in her life, from breakup to reunion. She plays music from it live accompanied by cellist Janel Lepin of the duo Janel & Anthony. Weekend April 18th, 19th &…
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Thursday April 17th-Echoes Program 1416D
New Music: Hammock & Yasmine Hamdan The ambient guitar band, Hammock, has reissued their CD, Chasing After Shadows, Living With the Ghosts in a deluxe edition with previously unreleased tracks. We’ll also hear from Lebanese singer Yasmine Hamdan, whose album is produced by Marc Cohen of Nouvelle Vague. Thursday April 17th Echoes Program 1416D Start…
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Wednesday April 16th-Echoes Program 1416C
Chilled Cellos There are a lot of artists taking the cello into new territory, from world fusionist Hans Christian to Swedish singer-songwriter Linnea Olsson. Join John Diliberto when he bows the strings of Chilled Cellos. Wednesday April 16th Echoes Program 1416C Start Time Group Name Song Name Album Name First Half Hour 0:01:00 2Cellos (Luka…
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Tuesday April 15th-Echoes Program 1416B
Interview: Simon Emmerson & Fresh Handmade Sound Simon Emmerson is a co-founder of Afro-Celt Sound System, but now he makes music for Lush Cosmetics. We talk with Emmerson as well as sitarist Sheema Mukherjee and keyboardist Simon Richmond about soap, serenity, sound and commerce. Tuesday April 15th Echoes Program 1416B Start Time Group Name Song…
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Monday April 14th-Echoes Program 1416A
Living Room Concert: Marissa Nadler Marissa Nadler is a singer-songwriter of delicate dimensions and deep atmospheres. Her latest album, July, is the story of one year in her life, from breakup to reunion. She plays music from it live accompanied by cellist Janel Lepin of the duo Janel & Anthony. Monday April 14th Echoes Program…