Two distant jazz mutations from opposite directions when Ben Neill and Mörglbl hit Philadelphia. I caught two very disparate shows in Philadelphia this weekend, both drawing upon elements of jazz, but ultimately having little to do with jazz at all. First up was Ben Neill, performing at Saturday, May 16 at The Gatherings concert series. …
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Echo Location: Mark Dwane’s Electronic Guitar
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http://media.blubrry.com/echoespodcast/www.xpn.org/podcasts/echoes/echoes20090513.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSMark Dwane travels to Other Worlds of guitar synthesis You can hear an audio version of this blog with Mark’s music here. Mark Dwane is a musician who has Progressive Rock in his DNA. Born in 1954, he was just the right age to be seduced by 70s…
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Echo Location: Wendy and Lisa’s Heroic Soundtracks
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http://media.blubrry.com/echoespodcast/www.xpn.org/podcasts/echoes/echoes20090506.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSFormer Prince divas Wendy & Lisa score the soundtrack for Heroes You can hear an audio version of this blog with music here. The theme to the TV series, Heroes might be the shortest title music on television right now. It was created by Lisa Coleman and Wendy…
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Echoes Top 25 for April: Morgan Doctor leads the way
This months Echoes Top 25 sees the return of two longtime Echoes favorites, William Orbit and Mark Dwane. There’s also a few surprises. Who would’ve thought that two former Prince vamps, guitarists for Spinal Tap and a Hot Tuna would be in the Echoes May Top 25. But that’s the case with Wendy & Lisa’s…
CD of the Month
Echo Location: Leo Abrahams May CD of the Month
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http://media.blubrry.com/echoespodcast/www.xpn.org/podcasts/echoes/echoes20090429.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSA Brian Eno accomplice looks to the pastoral past on The Grape and the Grain. You can hear an audio version of this blog with Leo Abrahams’ music here. Leo Abrahams is one of those musicians, you may not know, but you have heard him. He’s performed with…
Interview Podcast
Echo Location Podcast-Michael Whelan & Atomic Skunk
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http://media.blubrry.com/echoespodcast/www.xpn.org/podcasts/echoes/echoes20090422.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast of Echo Location with Michael Whelan and Atomic Skunk Listen Here. I usually create blogs out of Echo Location features, but this week I reversed direction and created an Echo Location out of the blog posting: Michael Whalen & Atomic Skunk: Free Music that Doesn’t Stink Follow link…
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An Homage to Paul Williams-Godfather of Rock Criticism
Paul Williams changed my life. There are a few things I can look back on as life-altering: Jimi Hendrix, my wife, my kids and Paul Williams. Most people probably don’t know about Paul. He was one of the first serious rock journalists. He founded Crawdaddy! Magazine in 1966, right around the corner from me now…
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Synergy-Larry Fast Interview
A synthesizer pioneer reflects on his work with Peter Gabriel, Wendy Carlos and his own Synergy albums. Larry Fast was an early exponent of purely electronic and melodic space music. His album, Realizations for Rock Orchestra is still a favorite among electronic music fans. He worked with Peter Gabriel extensively in the 1970s and…
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Echo Location: The Mandrake Project-
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http://media.blubrry.com/echoespodcast/www.xpn.org/podcasts/echoes/echoes20090415.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe best progressive band of the 2000s? If you’re looking for Progressive Rock that isn’t trapped in the 1970s, The Mandrake Project has some forward thinking music for you. You can hear an audio version of this blog with music from The Mandrake Project, here. With influences that…
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Michael Whalen and Atomic Skunk: Free Music that Doesn’t Stink
Free electronic music from two artisans of ambience, Michael Whalen and Atomic Skunk.