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Playlists
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015-Echoes Program 1516C
Tag: Avant-garde
Reviews & Commentary
Big Ears Festival 2015
The Big Ears Festival in Knoxville brought together an array of musicians from the bleeding edge of the avant-garde to the cutting edge of rock and folk. Kronos Quartet presided over this meeting ground of Vanguard music that included Laurie Anderson, Wu Man, Terry Riley, Rhiannon Giddens and much much more.
Program Highlights, Reviews & Commentary
Between the Ears of Big Ears 2015: Interviews with 7 Performers
We hear features from 7 of the performers at Big Ears 2015 including Kronos Quartet, Laurie Anderson, A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Max Richter, William Tyler, Silver Apples, and Bill Frisell.
Interview Podcast
Mary Lattimore & Jeff Zeigler in Echoes Podcast
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Mary Lattimore & Jeff Zeigler talk about the art of improvised ambience on their CD, Slant of Light.
Interview Podcast, Program Highlights
A Winged Victory for the Sullen in Echoes Podcast
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Adam Wiltzie and Dustin O’Halloran have created an ambient chamber music merging electronics and strings.
Best Of
Best of Echoes 2014
Today we unveil the Best of Echoes 2014. It’s a list that draws from across the Echoes spectrum, revealing the eclectic sound of the show within our framework of chilled moods.
Interview Podcast
Wax Tailor in Echoes Podcast
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Wax Tailor discusses his origins as a DJ and the expansive themes of his music.
Interview Podcast
Maya Beiser’s Art Rock Cello In Echoes Podcast
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We talk with cello goddess, Maya Beiser, about her music for power cello.
Interview Podcast
Richard Leo Johnson’s Alien Guitars in Echoes Podcast
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Ambient Americana and Aliens from Fingerstyle Guitar Masterhttps://media.blubrry.com/echoespodcast/echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-RichardLeoJohnson2014.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSRichard Leo Johnson is an idiosyncratic guitarist who pushed the limits of Michael Hedges-style extended technique before going completely out there with an Americana music of the imagination. His new album, Celeste, posits the idea of an alien abduction as one…
Best Of, Reviews & Commentary
The Best of Echoes 2014 …So Far
We Pick the Best Echoes CDs of the Year at the Halfway Point. Hear them tonight on Echoes. See A Spotify Playlist Below It seems like it’s been such a long year, and it’s only half over. That’s what usually what happens when so much good music has come out. There are albums I feel…