Lisa Gerrard – The Sound of the Spirit: One of 20 Icons of Echoes. Lisa Gerard was the possessed vocalist with Dead Can Dance, the enigmatic group that channeled a world of sound through their electro-ethnic arrangements and the incantatory voice of Gerrard. Gerrard sings in a hybrid supralingua that sounds like a real language,…
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Dead Can Dance: 5 Steps To Ecstasy
#10 of 20 Icons of Echoes: Dead Can Dance 5 Essential Dead Can Dance Albums Tonight on Echoes we’ll be featuring an extended feature on Dead Can Dance as we look back on the career of this influential band who listeners voted as #10 among 20 Icons of Echoes for our 20th Anniversary. Dead Can…
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The Mediaeval Baebes Modern Madrigals
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http://media.blubrry.com/echoespodcast/www.xpn.org/podcasts/echoes/echoes20100303.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe Mediaeval Baebes put the Goth into International Women’s Day on Echoes. You can hear a podcast of the Mediaeval Baebes interview with their music. Mediaeval Baebes have come a long way since the 16th century. And the band called The Mediaeval Baebes have come even further since…
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Echo Location: Karda Estra’s Weird Tales
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http://media.blubrry.com/echoespodcast/www.xpn.org/podcasts/echoes/echoes20090819.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSGothic horror, progressive rock and soundtracks create the scene of Karda Estra. You can hear an audio version of this blog, including the Karda Estra zombie chant, here. When English composer Richard Wileman was seeking a name for his Gothic chamber music project, he looked to the movies…