Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark were among the biggest of the first wave of English synthpop artists. They take us back to the early days and into the future like they always have.
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Wednesday, May 16th, 2018-Echoes Program 1820C
Tag: Ambient
Reviews & Commentary
Zone Music Reporter Music Awards 2018
Zone Music Awards 2018by John Diliberto 5/15/2018The ZMR Music Awards descended on New Orleans this year, a quiet counterpoint to the Bourbon Street mania happening a few blocks away. There were no Hurricanes or “yard-long” drinks at this event, nor beads tossed to woman flashing their assets. This is a more genteel, contemplative and sedate…
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Tuesday, May 15th, 2018-Echoes Program 1820B
Overcoats are the latest duo to charm us. Their 2017 album, Young was NPR’s #4 album of the year. Overcoats come in to play their folktronica music live on Echoes.
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Monday, May 14th, 2018: Brian Eno at 70
Brian Eno’s 70th Birthday is celebrated on Echoes with a feature profile interview and two hours of Eno’s music from solo albums to collaborations, from ambient to beyond.
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Friday, May 11th, 2018-Echoes Program 1819E
Avant-ambient world fusionist Forrest Fang has a new soundscape out, Scenes from a Ghost Train and we’ll hear a chill track by Nouveau Flamenco duo Terra Guitarra.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Paul Horn’s Inside at 50
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On the Echoes Podcast, a Flashback 50 to one of the seminal albums of the New Age, Paul Horn’s Inside. Recorded inside the Taj Mahal, it was a landmark release when it came out in 1968.
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Wednesday, May 9th-Echoes Program 1819C
Composer Forrest Fang manipulates western, eastern and toy instruments along with flowerpots into surreal soundscapes. He talks about his new album, Scenes from a Ghost Train, on Echoes.
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Tuesday May 8th, 2018-Echoes Program 1819B
The ZMR Awards acknowledge electronic, ambient and New Age music. We’ll bring you this year’s nominees in categories that span from Best Chill album to Best Neo-Classical album.
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Weekend, May 19 & 20, 2018: Brian Eno at 70
Brian Eno’s 70th Birthday is celebrated on Echoes with a feature profile interview and two hours of Eno’s music from solo albums to collaborations, from ambient to beyond.
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Friday, May 4th 2018-Echoes Program 1818E
On a Slow Flow Echoes it’s new music by Solar Fields. The Swedish electronic artist aka Magnus Birgessontakes his downtempo sound in a more cinematic direction on “Ourdom.”