Tubular Bells’ composer Mike Oldfield talks about Ommadawn, his two-sided epic from 1975. It’s partly an homage to his mother, who died during the recording, and her Irish roots.
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Tuesday, Sept 22, 2020 – Ommadawn’s 45th
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Monday, Sept 21, 2020 – Gracie and Rachel
Gracie and Rachel have a new album called Hello Weakness, You Make Me Strong. They talk about influences from classical to hip-hop and music that is beautiful in the midst of pandemic.
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Weekend, Sept 19-20, 2020 – Andreas Vollenweider
Andreas Vollenweider has returned with a new album, Quiet Places. Then Helen Jane Long brings a highly melodic, driving sound on the album, Vessel of Light. We talk to them on Echoes.
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Friday, Sept 18, 2020 – Slow Flow Echoes
New music by Roger and Brian Eno from their collaboration Mixing Colours. We’ll also hear from electronic artist Hollan Holmes who has a new album of sequencer electronics called Milestones.
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Thursday, Sept 17, 2020 – The Echoes Llynks Interview
Llynks graduated from the Berklee School of Music, worked as a model, played music as Sara Kendall, then metamorphosed in Llynks, a dark, electronic pop project. She talks about it on Echoes.
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Wednesday, Sept 16, 2020 – Amon Tobin Interview
Amon Tobin, early pioneer of jazz driven electronic music, has returned after a four-year hiatus with new music and pseudonyms, including psychedelic persona Figueroa where he even sings.
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Tuesday, Sept 15, 2020 – Music from Helen Jane Long
New music from British neo-classical composer, Helen Jane Long. She brings an highly melodic, driving sound on the album, Vessel of Light. We’ll also hear from electronic composer Mars Lasar.
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Monday, Sept 14, 2020 – Andreas Vollenweider.
Andreas Vollenweider has been out of sight for 11 years, but now the acclaimed Swiss harpist has returned with a new album, Quiet Places. We go there and talk to him on Echoes.
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Weekend, Sept 12-13, 2020 – Michael Rother & Moby
Two legends of electronic music this weekend on Echoes with guitarist Michael Rother who has released the box set, Solo II and Moby talks about his prescient new album, All Visible Objects.
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Friday, Sept 11, 2020 – We get High on Isra
We get High on Isra. That’s actually the name of German band making an electronic pop. We’ll hear from their album, Sad Sad Sad. We’ll also hear from the California Guitar Trio.