Moby creates an anthem for our times with Everything was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt. It’s an apocalyptic lament and plea It’s the Echoes CD of the Month for April.
CD of the Month
Echoes April Cd of the Month: Moby
Tag: Ambient
Playlists
Friday, March 30th, 2018-Echoes Program1813E
On a Slow Flow Echoes it’s Kalpataru Tree’s explores Rhythmic Fractals of Earths Imagination and we’ll hear the quaintly electronic soundtrack for the movie, Love, Simon by Rob Simonsen.
Reviews & Commentary
Vangelis’ Ten Best Albums on his 75th Birthday
Vangelis is an icon of electronic music and his influence remains pervasive. On his 75th Birthday, we select 10 of his Essential CDs that represent the breadth of this dynamic composer.
Playlists
Thursday, March 29th, 2018-Echoes Program1813D
An icon of electronic music, Vangelis, turns 75. We explore the sound of this iconic musician who composed scores for Chariots of Fire and Bladerunner and dozens of influential albums.
Playlists
Wednesday, March 28th, 2018-Echoes Program 1813C
Jeff Oster, Vin Downes and Tom Eaton are established musicians on their own. Collectively, as Departure, they create ambient improvisations when they play live on Echoes.
Playlists
Tuesday, March 27th, 2018-Echoes Program 1813B
On the 40th Anniversary of Brian Eno’s “Music for Airports” we look back at this ambient landmark with music, interviews with Eno, and a live performance by Bang on a Can.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: The Nightcrawlers Revisited
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In the Echoes Podcast hear about The Nightcrawlers leaders of a Philly electronic music scene that tapped the sound of German space music. Their 1980s cassettes have just been reissued.
Playlists
Friday, March 23rd, 2018-Echoes Program 1812E
On a Slow Flow Echoes, it’s new music from a collection called Alpha Seeds and Valerie Romanoff from her album of east-west meditations called Healing Music Volume 2.
Program Highlights, Reviews & Commentary
Chuck Van Zyl Live Video
Chuck Van Zyl is a veteran of the Philly electronic music scene and the host of WXPN’s Star’s End who creates his spacescapes live in the moment. Watch him do it in this fascinating video.
Playlists
Tuesday, March 20th, 2018-Echoes Program 1812B
Day equals night. Winter is Melting. Spring is Blooming. Even if those last two aren’t true yet, Echoes has a soundscape to make you think so as we celebrate the Vernal Equinox.