INTERVIEWS AND CONCERTS FOR THE WEEK
Monday 07/14
AN INTERVIEW WITH AES DANA AND SOLAR FIELDS
Denizens of downtempo
Ultimae is a boutique French label that's turning into the ECM Records of downtempo and ambient music. Run by Vincent Villuis, who also records as Aes Dana, it’s creating a unique identity in the faceless digital age. We talk to Vincent Villuis, his partner, Sunbeam, and Magnus Birgersson of Solar Fields about life in the downtempo zone.
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Tuesday 07/15
A LIVING ROOM CONCERT WITH DAVID CULLEN
Travels with himself on 12 nylon strings
Finger-style guitarist David Cullen has accompanied Windham Hill Founder and guitarist Will Ackerman for years, but he has several CDs of his own. His new one is Guitar Travels on which he double tracks himself playing nylon-stringed guitar. His journey takes him to the Echoes Living Room where he plays live.
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Wednesday 07/16
AN INTERVIEW WITH JAMI SIEBER
An unspoken electric cellist speaks
It's the electric cello of Jami Sieber on the next Echoes. Her latest CD is called Unspoken, but Jami Sieber speaks about her looping electric cello techniques and world music charged compositions.
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Friday 07/18
OTTMAR LIEBERT ENTERS THE ECHOES CHAMBER
Nouveau Flamenco pioneer tests his finger picking ears
In 1990 Ottmar Liebert created the genre called Nouveau Flamenco music with his debut album of the same name. He's continued to explore the parameters of this style ever since. We sit Ottmar down with a set of headphones and an iPod of tunes to hear his sight-unseen impressions of music that has influenced his style.
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Playlists for previous weeks can be found at our Playlist Archive
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