English composer Poppy Ackroyd talks about her neo-classical music informed by punk rock and Radiohead and we celebrate the 100th Birtday of India sitar master, Ravi Shanker.
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Weekend, Apr 11-12, 2020 – Poppy Ackroyd & Ravi Shankar
Tag: Avant-garde
Interview Podcast
ECHOES PODCAST: Alex Somers & Gentle Giant
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Alex Somers and Gentle Giant in Echoes Podcast. https://media.blubrry.com/echoespodcast/echoes.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/EchoesPodcast-AlexSomers-GentleGiant.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSALEX SOMERS In the Echoes Podcast this week, Alex Somers and Gentle Giant. Alex Somers is a name you hear on the fringes. He’s produced people like singer Briana Marella and Julianna Barwick. He worked on the last two albums…
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Thursday, Apr 9, 2020 – Slow Flow Echoes
Music from the Orb, the legendary ambient band with a new album called Abolition of the Royal Familia. We’ll also hear new music by Nicholas Gunn from his album, Pacific Blue.
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Monday, Apr 6, 2020 – Poppy Ackroyd Interview
Poppy Ackroyd’s album, Resolve was an Echoes CD of the Month two years ago. We catch up with Poppy, who talks about an approach to classical composition informed by punk rock and Radiohead.
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Weekend, Mar 21-22 2020 – Programs 2011A & 2011B
Composer Alex Somers has worked with Sigur Ros, he has duo with that band’s Jonsi, and he’s a film composer with scores for Taylor Swift’s Miss Americana and Honey Boy.
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Monday, Mar 16, 2020 – Echoes Program 2011A
Composer Alex Somers has worked with Sigur Ros, he has duo with that band’s Jonsi, and he’s a film composer with scores for Taylor Swift’s Miss Americana and Honey Boy.
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Weekend, Mar 21-22, 2020 – Alex Somers & Celtic Sounds
Composer Alex Somers has worked with Sigur Ros, and in a duo with Jonsi. He’s composed scored for Miss Americana and Honey Boy. We talk to him. We’ve also got a Celtic Soundscape.
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Friday, Mar 6, 2020 – Echoes Program 2009E
We’ll hear the latest melodic downtempo take by ELEON from his album, Cerulean. Then it’s Floating Points who dig into more avant-garde modular synth sounds for his new album, Crush.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Lane 8 Interview & Ralph Towner 80th
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Lane 8’s Chilled EDM & Ralph Towners 80th Birthdayhttps://media.blubrry.com/echoespodcast/echoes.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/EchoesPodcast-Lane8-RalphTowner.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS We talk to Daniel Goldstein, better known as the electronic artist, Lane 8. He makes a chilled brand of EDM and recently released his album, Brightest Lights with guest vocalists that include Polica and Artic Lights. He calls his…
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Wednesday, Mar 4, 2020 – Echoes Program 2009C
Voxfire takes Medieval chants and turns them into free-floating expanses with beautiful vocals. They infuse their chants with ambient moods and even blues harmonica.