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INTERVIEWS AND CONCERTS FOR THE WEEK

Monday 07/07
ECHOES JULY CD OF THE MONTH
PETER KATER’S SACRED EARTH: WIND OF THE EAST
Native American Chamber Music
Native winds blow through Echoes when we hear the third CD of Peter Kater's Sacred Earth series, Wind of the East. With Cheyenne Native flute player Joseph Firecrow and Paiute violinist Arvel Bird, Kater creates a Native American chamber music. Sacred Earth: Wind of the East is our July CD of the Month on Echoes.
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Tuesday 07/08
AN INTERVIEW WITH KEVIN BARTLETT
A progressive rocker in ambient terrain
Kevin Bartlett is a mutant guitarist who wrestles unearthly sounds and siren calls from his electric instrument. A devotee of progressive rock like Genesis and Mike Oldfield, he's created a progressive opus on his second outing called Glow in the Dark. Kevin Bartlett illuminates his music in an Echoes interview.
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Wednesday 07/09
AN INTERVIEW WITH DJ SPOOKY
New York sampling savant talks about his new book, Sound Unbound
DJ Spooky is one of the leading conceptualists of sampling culture. He doesn't play a conventional instrument, but mixes matches, slices and distorts sounds from other recordings into his own elaborate soundscapes. In his new book, Sound Unbound, DJ Spooky, a.k.a. Paul D. Miller, assembles essays from Steve Reich, Brian Eno, Jaron Lanier and more, revealing the sonic contours of digital culture.
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Friday 07/11
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE AHN TRIO
Classical darlings head for the serene side
The Ahn Trio are the only musicians selected in People Magazine’s 50 most beautiful people list who have ever been played on Echoes. But in between photo shoots, the Ahn Trio have been creating a modern chamber music that draws from contemporary classical composers like Kenji Bunch to canny covers of songs by Astor Piazzolla, David Bowie and Michael Nyman. We talk to this trio of Seoul sisters about their impeccable music and the dreamy atmospheres of their latest CD, Lullaby for My Favorite Insomniac.
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