Drones, lconic alt-rock group out of depth. More drones. Charming elders of the old vanguard. A master of pink noise and symphonic expanse. Drones. Celtic aires. Gothic metal. Only at the 2016 Big Ears Festival.
Reviews & Commentary
Big Ears 2016
Tag: Ambient Chamber Music
Reviews & Commentary
Hearing Aids for Big Ears 2016: Interviews with 7 Performers
We hear features from 7 of the performers at Big Ears 2015 including Kronos Quartet, Laurie Anderson, A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Max Richter, William Tyler, Silver Apples, and Bill Frisell.
Best Of
Echoes Top 25 for March 2016
The Echoes Top 25 for March includes the CD of the Month by Miranda Lee Richards, Vic Hennegan’s vocal turn on “Space & Shadows,” guitar slinger Tommy Emmanuel and our April CD of the Month, All India Radios “The Slow Light.”
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Naná Vasconcelos remembered in the Echoes Podcast
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We remember Brazilian percussionist Nana Vasconcelos, who died on March 8, 2016. He was a master musician who recorded with Pat Metheny, Jon Hassell, Laurie Anderson and Talking Heads.
Playlists
Tuesday, March 8th, 2016-Echoes Program 1610B
J Anthony Allen is an academic composer who makes music for the dance floor and the ambient lounge. He talks about it on Echoes.
Best Of
Echoes Top 25 for February 2016
The Echoes Top 25 for February includes the CD of the Month by The American Dollar, along with new releases by John Heart Jackie, Ane Brun and Miranda Lee Richards.
Playlists
Wednesday, February 24th, 2016-Echoes Program 1608C
Jamie Sieber was at the leading edge of a new generation of cellists taking the most soulful of symphonic strings in new directions, looping her cello and using electric guitar-style effects. She comes in to create her looping cello chamber works live.
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Contact in the Echoes Podcast
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Discreet Music, arguably the first of Eno’s ambient works, has entered the acoustic canon, via the Canadian group, Contact. They turn the piece into an immersive meditation. Contact’s Jerry Pergolesi talks about making contact with Discreet Music.
Playlists
Friday, February 19th, 2016-Echoes Program 1607E
Coming up on a Slow Flow Echoes it’s music from Gustaf Fjelstrom, whose main instrument is electric bass. On his new album, Intention, he uses it to create a lush and melodic post-rock sound.
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Tuesday, February 9th, 2016-Tuesday, February 9th
Forrest Fang started out as a violinist, but somewhere along the path he turned towards the weird, picking up instruments from around the world like the Chinese gu cheng, the Turkish lavta lute Vietnamese dan bau, Tibetan bells and more.