Mother Mallard’s Portable Masterpiece Co. was the first modern electronic ensemble, playing live in 1970. That same year MMPMCo’s David Borden composed Easter in Robert Moog’s basement.
Suzanne Ciani came to renown for her New Age music but she’s gone back to her roots with experimental electronic music and the Buchla synthesizer. She plays both live on Echoes.
It’s a journey into the world of Jean-Michel Jarre when we explore the Oxygene Trilogy, his electronic opus that began with his 1976 hit Oxygene.
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Morton Subotnick was a pioneer of electronic music. His 1967 album, Silver Apples of the Moon, signaled a new way of making music that only used electronics. He talks about the early days of electronic music in the Echoes Podcast.
It’s a journey into the world of Jean-Michel Jarre when we explore the Oxygene Trilogy, his electronic opus that began with his 1976 hit Oxygene.
Morton Subotnick was a pioneer of electronic music. His 1967 album, Silver Apples of the Moon signaled a new way of making music that only used electronics. He talks about the early days of electronic music on Echoes.
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We look back on the career of trumpeter/composer Jon Hassell from through his Fourth World music permutations with interviews from Hassell, Brian Eno, and more in the Echoes Podcast.
Trumpeter Jon Hassell has one of the most distinct trumpet sounds in modern music and he created an entire sub-genre, Fourth World Music. We celebrate his 80th with commentary from Brian Eno, Steve Roach and more.
Jean-Michel Jarre’s 1976 album, Oxygene remains one of the signposts of electronic music. He returns to it with Oxygene 3 as he prepares to embark on his first ever US. Tour. He talks about his electronic evolution on Echoes.
We turn emerald green in our annual exploration of all things Celtic. We’ll hear music born in traditional roots, music that explodes those roots and sounds from the outer edges of the Celtic contingent.