Drones, lconic alt-rock group out of depth. More drones. Charming elders of the old vanguard. A master of pink noise and symphonic expanse. Drones. Celtic aires. Gothic metal. Only at the 2016 Big Ears Festival.
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Big Ears 2016
Tag: Looping
Playlists
Thursday, March 31st, 2016 – Echoes Program 1613D
It’s the sound of tripped out trumpets. Horn players are going beyond the sound of Be-bop solos and classical concertos.
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Wednesday, February 24th, 2016-Echoes Program 1608C
Jamie Sieber was at the leading edge of a new generation of cellists taking the most soulful of symphonic strings in new directions, looping her cello and using electric guitar-style effects. She comes in to create her looping cello chamber works live.
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Contact in the Echoes Podcast
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Discreet Music, arguably the first of Eno’s ambient works, has entered the acoustic canon, via the Canadian group, Contact. They turn the piece into an immersive meditation. Contact’s Jerry Pergolesi talks about making contact with Discreet Music.
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Bella Gaia in the Echoes Podcast
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Kenji Williams makes a different kind of “World Music” with Bella Gaia, a view of the world and its music, seen from space. Bella Gaia is a project put together by Williams, using NASA images of Earth from Space, quotes from astronauts and and music from around the world
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J. Anthony Allen in the Echoes Podcast
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You don’t usually find academic composers making music that you might find on a dance floor or in a chillout room, but J. Anthony Allen breaks that convention.
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Wednesday, January 20th, 2016 – Echoes Program 1603C
It’s the sound of tripped out trumpets. Horn players are going beyond the sound of Be-bop solos and classical concertos.
Interview Podcast
Briana Marela in the Echoes Podcast
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Briana Marela creates ethereal pop from the sound of her multi-tracked voice.
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Wednesday, January 6th, 2016-Echoes Program 1601C
Briana Marela sings heavenly songs of unconditional love, rendering them in looping stacked voices. Her new album, All Around Us, is named after a children’s book and her music has that sense of innocence, awe and exploration. She sings live on Echoes.
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Tuesday, December 1st, 2015-Echoes Program 1548B
Jamie Sieber was at the leading edge of a new generation of cellists taking the most soulful of symphonic strings in new directions, looping her cello and using electric guitar-style effects. She comes in to create her looping cello chamber works live.