During Tuesday’s Fresh Air, punk icon Iggy Pop had the following exchange with Terry Gross while talking about this many near-death experiences. Iggy Pop: One time I did actually hear the trumpets and the celestial choir and all that stuff, and it was pretty insipid. Later in the interview: Terry Gross: You said during one…
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Architects of Stillness: Steve Roach, John Luther Adams and Rhian Sheehan
I’ve been listening to some beautifully serene music lately. Not beautiful in the pretty sense, but in the sweep of the music, and not serene in the New Age relaxing sense, but in the almost aggressive focus and attention to detail. It started recently with Steve Roach‘s Dynamic Stillness. The title itself speaks to that…
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Echo Location: Tosca’s Chillout Soliloquy
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http://media.blubrry.com/echoespodcast/www.xpn.org/podcasts/echoes/echoes20090527.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSTosca turns down the beats and turns up the atmosphere on No Hassle. You can hear an audio version of this blog with Tosca music here. The Viennese duo called Tosca may take their name from the Puccini opera, but this plugged in pair doesn’t usually have romantic…
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Echo Location: Robert Moog’s 75th
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http://media.blubrry.com/echoespodcast/www.xpn.org/podcasts/echoes/echoes20090520.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSEchoes celebrates Moog synthesizer inventor Robert Moog‘s 75th Birthday You can hear an audio version of this blog with music here. In the front room of his London home, Mark Shreeve of the English space band, Redshift and Arc, has a massive modular Moog system full of patch…
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From Miles in space to Jazz for the Deaf: Ben Neill and Mörglbl
Two distant jazz mutations from opposite directions when Ben Neill and Mörglbl hit Philadelphia. I caught two very disparate shows in Philadelphia this weekend, both drawing upon elements of jazz, but ultimately having little to do with jazz at all. First up was Ben Neill, performing at Saturday, May 16 at The Gatherings concert series. …
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Echo Location: Wendy and Lisa’s Heroic Soundtracks
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http://media.blubrry.com/echoespodcast/www.xpn.org/podcasts/echoes/echoes20090506.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSFormer Prince divas Wendy & Lisa score the soundtrack for Heroes You can hear an audio version of this blog with music here. The theme to the TV series, Heroes might be the shortest title music on television right now. It was created by Lisa Coleman and Wendy…
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An Homage to Paul Williams-Godfather of Rock Criticism
Paul Williams changed my life. There are a few things I can look back on as life-altering: Jimi Hendrix, my wife, my kids and Paul Williams. Most people probably don’t know about Paul. He was one of the first serious rock journalists. He founded Crawdaddy! Magazine in 1966, right around the corner from me now…
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Echo Location: The Mandrake Project-
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http://media.blubrry.com/echoespodcast/www.xpn.org/podcasts/echoes/echoes20090415.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe best progressive band of the 2000s? If you’re looking for Progressive Rock that isn’t trapped in the 1970s, The Mandrake Project has some forward thinking music for you. You can hear an audio version of this blog with music from The Mandrake Project, here. With influences that…
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Michael Whalen and Atomic Skunk: Free Music that Doesn’t Stink
Free electronic music from two artisans of ambience, Michael Whalen and Atomic Skunk.
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Echo Location: The Beyman Bros
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http://media.blubrry.com/echoespodcast/www.xpn.org/podcasts/echoes/echoes20090408.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSSpinal Tap guitarist creates bluegrass jams in global space. (You can hear an audio version of this blog with music from The Beyman Bros.) When you see the back CD cover of an album by The Beyman Bros, with Christopher Guest sitting on a porch, holding a mandolin,…