Mike Oldfield is best known for his 1973 epic, Tubular Bells, but one of his most beloved recordings is his third album, Ommadawn. After 4 decades, Oldfield talks about his Return to Ommadawn.
Playlists
Wednesday, May 24th, 2017-Echoes Program 1721C
Tag: Ambient
Wordless Echoes
Wordless Echoes: Seas of Serenity
Six Hours of instrumental music ebbing and flowing in waves of ambient sound. It includes music from George Winston, Marconi Union, Suzanne Ciani, Erik Wollo, Klaus Schulze, and many others.
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Thursday, May 18th, 2017-Echoes Program 1720D
On the next Echoes it’s Nordic Dreams. From Sigur Ros to Agnes Obel, Erik Wøllo to Ane Brun we’ll hear the sound coming out of Scandinavian musicians that seems to emerge from the other side of consciousness.
Reviews & Commentary
Zone Music Awards 2017
The Zone Music Awards honor electronic, ambient, new age and contemporary instrumental music. They just held their annual awards show in New Orleans. John Diliberto zones in on the winners.
Playlists
Wednesday, May 17th, 2017-Echoes Program 1720C
Coming up on Echoes, it’s new music by Sohn, an English singer-songwriter living in Vienna and turning his songs into a rustic ambient sound on his new album, Rennen.
Reviews & Commentary
Suzanne Ciani Wins Moog Innovation Award
The 2017 Moog Innovation Award will be presented to Suzanne Ciani at Moogfest 2017, the annual music, art and technology festival in Durham, North Carolina. She’s profiled Monday, May 22 on Echoes
Playlists
Friday, May 12th, 2017-Echoes Program 1719E
On a Slow Flow Echoes, deep electronic music by S1gns of L1fe and guitarist Chrys Bocast’s new space guitar project, Grand Transients. We spark the future tonight on Echoes.
Interview Podcast
Delia Derbyshire’s 80th Birthday in Echoes Podcast.
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She created the theme for Doctor Who, tripped out with the White Noise, and inspired a few generations of British electronic musicians to plug in. Delia Derbyshire remembered in Echoes Podcast
Playlists
Friday, May 5th, 2017-Echoes Program 1718E
New music from progressive rock vets Djam Karet and guitarist Daniel Voth on a Slow Flow Echoes.
Playlists
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017-Echoes Program 1718B
From Western Australia comes Laliya, the duo of James and Melissa McGuire. Since 1995 they’ve been creating an acoustic based sound with electronic extensions like delays and loops to create a world fusion of the imagination.