It’s the 40th Anniversary of Laurie Anderson’s Big Science, her debut album and the one that contained her signature song, “O Superman.” It still sounds resonant 40 years later.
Coming Up
Weekend, Apr 23-24, 2022 – Laurie Anderson’s Big Science 40th
Tag: Avant-garde
Reviews & Commentary
Notes From Big Ears 2022 pt.2: John Zorn
At Big Ears Festival 2022, John Zorn was the featured artist with multiple performances highlighting his vast expanse of music from pipe organ solos to electric assaults.
News
Notes from Big Ears Festival 2022 Pt.1
The Big Ears Festival is a monstrous affair of cutting edge music. This year saw some 150 artists performing including Patti Smith, John Zorn, Jason Moran and more. Here’s a random account.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Michael Stearns
Coming Up
Monday, Apr 18, 2022 – Laurie Anderson’s Big Science 40th
It’s the 40th Anniversary of Laurie Anderson’s Big Science, her debut album and the one that contained her signature song, “O Superman.” It still sounds resonant 40 years later.
Best Of
Echoes Top 25 March 2022: Trentmøller on Top
Echoes Top 25 for March 2022. Trentemoller’s Memoria, Will Ackerman’s Positano Songs, The Royal Arctic Institute’s From Catnap to Coma, and 22 more.
CD of the Month
Echoes April CD of the Month: Planetary Unfolding
Planetary Unfolding by Michael Stearns is a seminal ambient album from 1981 by Michael Stearns. A new reissue reveals this electronic epic was indeed the music of the future.
Playlists
Tuesday, Feb 15, 2021 – Echoes Program 2207B
We visit the Electronic Music Education and Preservation Project, EMEAPP. It’s a museum of electronic instruments from the earliest devices through Keith Emerson’s keyboard rig and beyond.
Playlists
Wednesday, Feb 9, 2022 – Echoes Program 2206C
In honor of Black History Month, 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.
Coming Up
Tuesday, Feb 15, 2022 – A Tour of EMEAPP
We visit the Electronic Music Education and Preservation Project, EMEAPP. It’s a museum of electronic instruments from the earliest devices, through Keith Emerson’s keyboard rig, and beyond.