THUS OWLS THEATER IN YOUR HEAD LIVE ON ECHOES I have been enchanted by Thus Owls. This Canadian-Swedish band brings a theatrical feel to their songs of life on a Swedish island that is sometimes pastoral but often dark and haunted. The band is fronted by singer Erika Angell who has a dramatic style that…
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Interview Podcast
Aphex Twin’s SAWII in Echoes Podcast
Marc Weidenbaum Dissects Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works Volume II in Echoes Podcast Hear this interview in Echoes Podcast I’m in a state right now where 20 year anniversaries don’t seem like such a big deal. After all, we just commemorated the 30th Anniversary of Steve Roach’s Structures from Silence and the 40th Anniversaries of…
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From the 80s to Infinity
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. But if you want to stay in the 21st century, get ready for new music from…
Interview Podcast
Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works Vol II at 20
I’m in a state right now where 20 year anniversaries don’t seem like such a big deal. After all, we just commemorated the 30th Anniversary of Steve Roach’s Structures from Silence and the 40th Anniversaries of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon and Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells. I think that divide might say something…
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Eleven Earth Day CDs
Today is Earth Day. Tonight on Echoes we’ll celebrate with an Earth Day Soundscape, but you create your own soundscape any day with these 11 recordings that are drawn from nature. 1 Wendy Carlos – Sonic Seasonings Released in 1972, Sonic Seasonings was ambient before ambient was coined. Taking the form of Antonio Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons,”…
Living Room Concerts
James Hood Hangs Ten on a Hang Drum Live on Echoes
Moodswings Maestro Unplugs and Taps Metal Instead of Drums and Computer Keys Live There are only a few new instruments in the 20th century and one of them is the Hang, often referred to as the Hang drum to the consternation of its creators, Felix Rohner and Sabina Schärer of PanArts in Switzerland. They call…
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Afro Celts Simon Emmerson in Echoes Podcast
Smells Good & Sounds Good: Afro Celt’s Simon Emmerson’s Fresh Handmade Sound Hear about it in the Echoes Podcast Simon Emmerson smells good. Not because he’s necessarily so hygienic, but because for the last four years or so he’s been creating custom made spa soundtracks for Lush Spas. They’re mostly in the UK, but now…
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Echoes Receives National Endowment for the Arts Grant
DATE: April 16, 2014 CONTACT: John Diliberto (610-424-8300)echoes@echoes.org Echoes Receives National Endowment for the Arts Grant Supporting daily production of Echoes and a new initiative, Signal Paths – A Cross-generational Electronic Journey Exton, PA— National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Acting Chairman Joan Shigekawa announced today that Pennsylvania Public Radio Associates, Inc/ECHOES is…
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Chilled Cellos 2014
When is a cello more than a cello? When it’s played by looping cellists who turn their strings into an orchestra. Or it’s in a cello rock band with three cellos. Or it’s sonically processed in an electronic landscape. You’ll hear that and more with Chilled Cellos. I’ve got several loopers including Matthew Schoening, Jami…
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An Afro Celt Drops Musical Bath Bombs
Simon Emmerson smells good. Not because he’s necessarily so hygienic, but because for the last four years or so he’s been creating custom made spa soundtracks for Lush Spas. They’re mostly in the UK, but now they’ve opened in the US in New York City and Philadelphia. Spa music usually has me going more manic…