David Holmes is a longtime giant of electronic music and a prolific film composer. He teams up with singer Raven Violet to create a politically charged album, Blind on a Galloping Horse.
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Friday, Feb 23, 2024 – Music from David Holmes
Tag: Avant-garde
Reviews & Commentary
Brian Eno’s Here Come the Warm Jets
Brian Eno’s solo debut, Here Come the Warm Jets was released 5 decades ago on February 8. This sonic assault did nothing to predict the ambient direction this artist would pioneer.
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Tuesday, Feb 20, 2024 – Tangerine Dream’s Phaedra at 50
Head into psychedelic space on the 50th anniversary of Tangerine Dream’s Phaedra. This is a seminal album that essentially launched the whole sequencer school of electronics.
CD of the Month
Echoes February CD of the Month: Steve Roach
Steve Roach takes another step in his evolution with a genre defining album of sequencer delirium. His album, The Desert Winds of Change is Echoes February CD of the Month.
Best Of
Echoes Top 25 January: David Darling & Hans Christian on Top
David Darling & Hans Christian top the Echoes January Top 25, followed by Evening Ocean, Hollan Holmes, Bill Nelson, Peter Gabriel, and 20 more great albums.
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Weekend, Feb 10-11, 2024 – Steve Roach & Ambiences in Black
Take a trip into sequencer delirium with our February CD of the Month, The Desert Winds of Change by Steve Roach. Then hear Ambiences in Black as we explore the other side of the cultural divide.
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Thursday, Feb 8, 2024 – Eno’s Warm Jets turns 50
February 8 marks the 50th anniversary of Brian Eno’s solo debut, Here Come the Warm Jets. This release set the stage for one of the most important artists of the last half-century.
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Tuesday, Feb 6, 2024 – Ambiences in Black
It’s Ambiences in Black when we turn the Echoes prism onto the African and black influences in ambient music. They come from many sources, jazz, R&B, Hip-hop and Africa itself.
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Weekend, Feb 3-4, 2024 – California Guitar Trio & Grammys
The California Guitar Trio Live. As if 18 strings weren’t enough they’ve added six more with Tom Greisgraber on the 12-string Chapman stick. They debut their newest, unreleased music.
Playlists
Weekend, Jan 20-21, 2024 – Programs 2403A & 2403B
Tim Story used to be the ultimate melodicist, but now he’s mutating sounds, often with German icon, Roedelius. Tim Story talks about his evolution from a melody maven to a dissonant dreamer.