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This Sunday's Echoes Programs
November 26, 2006
INTERVIEWS AND CONCERTS FOR THE WEEK
Tuesday 11/21
MARK MOTHERSBAUGH INTERVIEW: DEVOLVING SOUNDTRACKS
Devo frontman goes behind the scenes with soundtracks
If you think that Devo hasn't done much since "Whip It" in the early 19809s, then you might be surprised how much the former frontman for that group, Mark Mothersbaugh, has been in your life. He's scored dozens of TV shows and soundtracks from The Rugrats to The Royal Tanenbaums. Most of them have a quirkiness you'd expect from the guy who sang "Uncontrollable Urge" but there's also a surprising wistfulness. In his studios at Mutato Muzika on Sunset Strip, Mark Mothersbaugh talks about infiltrating the soundtrack world.
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Wednesday 11/22
IAN BODDY INTERVIEW: OUT OF THE DARK
A denizen of dark electronics comes into the light
He started as a space music acolyte and evolved into a leading purveyor of retro-space music, glitch and drone zone aesthetics. But on his new album, Elemental, English synthesist Ian Boddy brings melody back to the fore, surrounded in a spiraling architecture of electronic design. It's a happier, but no less atmospheric Ian Boddy and he tells us why.
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Thursday 11/23
A THANKSGIVING ECHOES
An All Acoustic Living Room Concert for Thanksgiving with Alex De Grassi, Preston Reed, Eric Tingstad & Nancy Rumbel, Maggie Sansone & Friends
We go back through seven years of Echoes Thanksgiving performances to pull out some of our favorites in an all-acoustic performance. We'll hear two guitar virtuosi, Alex De Grassi and Preston Reed and the duo of guitarist Eric Tingstad & oboist Nancy Rumbel. Rounding out the show is Maggie Sansone and Friends, bringing a Celtic-Appalachia touch to the holiday with music for dulcimer and chamber group.
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Friday 11/24
BEAR MCCREARY INTERVIEW: FROM SYNTHESIZERS TO CYLONS
The re-imagined version of Battlestar Galactica is one of the most original and engaging series to hit the small screen in a while and it features a score that's equally inventive. Using electronics, orchestras and global music elements, Bear McCreary creates a soundtrack for an often dark and foreboding science fiction fantasy. And when he isn't scoring the attacks of Cylons, he retires to his accordion. The third season of the series launches in October. Bear McCreary takes the controls in this interview.
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Playlists for previous weeks can be found at our Playlist Archive.
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