Mike Oldfield is the 11th of 30 Icons of Echoes. We go through his catalog and Rank his 10 Best albums. And #1 isn’t Tubular Bells. We also rank all 6 iterations of Tubular Bells.
Reviews & Commentary
Ten Essential Mike Oldfield Albums
Tag: Avant-garde
Coming Up
Thursday, May 25, 2023 – Tubular Bells 50th Anniversary
Some of the most instantly recognizable notes in modern music are from Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells. We celebrate its 50th anniversary as Mike Oldfield and others look back on this epic work.
CD of the Month
Echoes May CD of the Month: Michael Whalen
Michael Whalen gathers guitarist Michael Brook, tabla player Karsh Kale, trumpeter Jeff Oster and bassist Michael Manring for Our April Tigers. It’s Echoes May CD of the Month.
Best Of
Echoes Top 25 April: Heather Woods Broderick at the Top
Heather Woods Broderick’s Labyrinth tops the Echoes Top 25 for April, followed by WMD, Shana Cleveland, Delerium, Gustavo Santaolalla, and 20 more great artists.
Coming Up
Thursday, Apr 27, 2023 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, a startling duet between Iranian kamencheh musician Kayhan Kalhor and Malian kora player Toumani Diabate. We’ll also hear some new solo work by Michelle Qureshi.
Reviews & Commentary
Big Ears Festival 2023 Review
The Big Ears Festival 2023 took place this past weekend 3/30-4/2 and it lived up to its reputation with nearly 200 performances that stretched music concepts.
Best Of
Echoes Top 25 March: Steve Roach at the Top
Steve Roach’s Rest of Life tops the Echoes Top 25 for March, followed by Bill Nelson, Wax Tailor, Surface 10, Craig Padilla & Marvin Allen, Hammock and 19 more great artists.
Interview Podcast
Podcast: Vangelis 1982 Interview Complete
Playlists
Wednesday, Mar 29, 2023 – Echoes Program 2313C
It’s 88 Keys on Stun when Echoes celebrates Piano Day 2023. Piano Day was created by Nils Frahm in 2015 and we dive deep on an all piano-led show that will include Frahm and many more.
Coming Up
Wednesday, Apr 5, 2023 – Music from Wax Tailor
Get ready to be sliced and diced when we hear new music by Wax Tailor, the French electronic artist who likes to cut-up archival voice samples. He has a new album, Fishing for Accidents.