Tangerine Dream’s Phaedra changed the shape of music, powering disco, New Wave, EDM and more. From Donna Summers to Stranger Things, it still sounds like the future 50 years later.
Reviews & Commentary
Tangerine Dream’s Phaedra at 50
Tag: Avant-garde
Coming Up
Weekend, Mar 2-3, 2024 – New Age Ancient & Modern
Hear New Age Ancient and Modern. Prompted by the January death of New Age pioneer Iasos, Echoes takes a spin through some of the earliest new age music as well as some of its more recent exponents.
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Monday, Feb 26, 2024 – New Age Ancient & Modern
Hear New Age Ancient and Modern. Prompted by the January death of New Age pioneer Iasos, Echoes takes a spin through some of the earliest new age music as well as some of its more recent exponents.
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Friday, Feb 23, 2024 – Music from David Holmes
David Holmes is a longtime giant of electronic music and a prolific film composer. He teams up with singer Raven Violet to create a politically charged album, Blind on a Galloping Horse.
Reviews & Commentary
Brian Eno’s Here Come the Warm Jets
Brian Eno’s solo debut, Here Come the Warm Jets was released 5 decades ago on February 8. This sonic assault did nothing to predict the ambient direction this artist would pioneer.
Coming Up
Tuesday, Feb 20, 2024 – Tangerine Dream’s Phaedra at 50
Head into psychedelic space on the 50th anniversary of Tangerine Dream’s Phaedra. This is a seminal album that essentially launched the whole sequencer school of electronics.
CD of the Month
Echoes February CD of the Month: Steve Roach
Steve Roach takes another step in his evolution with a genre defining album of sequencer delirium. His album, The Desert Winds of Change is Echoes February CD of the Month.
Best Of
Echoes Top 25 January: David Darling & Hans Christian on Top
David Darling & Hans Christian top the Echoes January Top 25, followed by Evening Ocean, Hollan Holmes, Bill Nelson, Peter Gabriel, and 20 more great albums.
Coming Up
Weekend, Feb 10-11, 2024 – Steve Roach & Ambiences in Black
Take a trip into sequencer delirium with our February CD of the Month, The Desert Winds of Change by Steve Roach. Then hear Ambiences in Black as we explore the other side of the cultural divide.
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Thursday, Feb 8, 2024 – Eno’s Warm Jets turns 50
February 8 marks the 50th anniversary of Brian Eno’s solo debut, Here Come the Warm Jets. This release set the stage for one of the most important artists of the last half-century.