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INTERVIEWS AND CONCERTS FOR THE WEEK
Monday 11/05
ECHOES NOVEMBER CD OF THE MONTH
TOM MIDDLETON: LIFETRACKS
Among several other bands, Tom Middleton was the founder of the 90s ambient band Global Communications, who built much of the architecture for that decades ambient and electronica music. On his own, Middleton has created a vibrant counterpoint to Global communications with Lifetracks, a CD of tone poems that are as exuberant as they are serene. It's our November CD of the Month and we'll be featuring it on Echoes.
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Tuesday 11/06
AN INTERVIEW WITH MICKEY HART & ZAKIR HUSSAIN: PLANET DRUM KEEPS BEATING
Two Global Drummers dither electronic beats
In 1976, Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart and Indian tabla wizard Zakir Hussain created the Diga Rhythm Band. In 1991 that morphed into Planet Drum and now they return with the Global Drum Project. We gather the two percussionists to talk about creating their 21st century global percussion orchestra.
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Thursday 11/08
A LIVING ROOM CONCERT WITH DAVID WRIGHT
English space music exponent lands in the Echoes Living Room
David Wright has been on the recording scene since the early 1980s, releasing space music opuses and electronica fantasies. He has several solo recordings and also works with Code Indigo. He makes a rare U.S. appearance and drops into the Echoes Living Room with his synthesizers to play live.
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Friday 11/09
AN INTERVIEW WITH DAVID FULTON & GILES REAVES: TONE ON THE RANGE
Synthesizer veterans team up on the electronic trail
David Fulton was a founder of the veteran space music band, Dweller at the Threshold. Giles Reaves created an electronic classic in the 1980s with his debut album, Wunjo. Both musicians got together to create music born from their synthesizers in a cross country collaboration. We talk with David Fulton and Giles Reaves about their CD, The Range.
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Playlists for previous weeks can be found at our Playlist Archive
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