Edgar Froese is the founder of Tangerine Dream. In the same year they released their seminal 1974 album, Phaedra, he released his own solo album, Aqua 50 years ago.
Reviews & Commentary
Edgar Froese’s Electronic Aqua at 50
Tag: EDM
Coming Up
Tuesday, June 25, 2024 – Angels Descend
Angels descend when we hear heavenly music as the spirits of angels fly through the soundscape with music from Jane Siberry, Iasos, Liminal Drifter and more heavenly bodies.
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Monday, June 24, 2024 – Immersion Interview
Colin Newman is part of the iconic post-punk band Wire. Malka Spigel is from the Israeli group Minimal Compact. Together they record as Immersion and their new album is Nanocluster Volume 2.
Playlists
Monday, June 10, 2024 – Echoes Program 2424A
On the next Echoes a giant of techno music when John Diliberto talks with Carl Craig. His music burst through all the stereotypes of techno to create a more symphonic sound.
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Friday, June 21, 2024 – An Echoes Summer Solstice
Let the sunshine in as Echoes orchestrate a soundscape for the Summer Solstice. We’ll hear music from Jake Shimabukuro, George Winston, Mimi Page, and Gershwin via cellist Maya Beiser.
Playlists
Thursday, June 6, 2024 – Echoes Program 2423D
On a Slow Flow Echoes, we step into the Ambient Church to hear Steve Roach and his concert recorded live at a New York City church last year. We’ll also hear Rena Jones and Kilo Watts.
Playlists
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 – Echoes Program 2423C
On the next Echoes we celebrate Klaus Schulze’s Blackdance. Released in 1974, it was Schulze’s 3rd release and the first to see him moving in the direction of music for which he’s best known.
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Weekend, June 15-16, 2024 – Carl Craig Interview
On the next Echoes a giant of techno music when John Diliberto talks with Carl Craig. His music burst through all the stereotypes of techno to create a more symphonic sound.
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Friday, June 14, 2024 – New Music from Moby
On the next echoes, new music from Moby. His new album, Always Centered at Night, features a different vocalist on every track. We’ll also hear the latest by dream pop duo Still Corners.
CD of the Month
Echoes June CD of the Month: Limina Coming Home
Limina’s Symphonic Electronic Journey: Echoes June CD of the MonthBy John Diliberto 5/30/24 When I came to electronic music in the 1970s, I was very much under the influence of French-American composer Edgard Varèse. Besides composing great works like Déserts and Poème Electrified, he also wrote the manifesto, The Liberation of Sound. Writing in 1936,…