Poppy Ackroyd is an English composer creating a neo-classical sound full of kinetic drive and melody. Her album Resolve, is the Echoes CD of the Month for February.
CD of the Month
February CD of the Month: Poppy Ackroyd-Resolve
Tag: Minimalism
Reviews & Commentary
Klaus Schulze’s Mirage at 40: An Electronic Milestone
While German space music was creating sequencer driven grooves Klaus Schulze created an ambient dreamscape, Mirage: A Winter Landscape in 1977. John Diliberto looks back.
Interview Podcast
Jon Hassell 80th Birthday in Echoes Podcast
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We look back on the career of trumpeter/composer Jon Hassell from through his Fourth World music permutations with interviews from Hassell, Brian Eno, and more in the Echoes Podcast.
Reviews & Commentary
The Velvet Underground and Nico at 50.
The Velvet Underground and Nico was a seminal album released in 1967. Even before the Summer of Love got going, VU took a darker approach to modern alternative culture with music that pioneered experimental rock.
Interview Podcast
Philip Glass 80th in Echoes Podcast
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We celebrate the 80th birthday of one of the Holy Trinity of Minimalism. Philip Glass turns 80 this year and it’s hard to imagine the music of the last 40 years without him. Hear it in the Echoes Podcast.
Playlists
Tuesday, January 31st, 2017-Echoes Program 1705B
We celebrate the 80th birthday of one of the Holy Trinity of Minimalism. Philip Glass turns 80 this year and it’s hard to imagine the music of the last 40 years without him.
Interview Podcast
Steve Reich’s 80th Birthday
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On his 80th birthday, we look back at the career of composer and minimalist pioneer Steve Reich. He wrote Music for 18 Musicians. He influenced thousands of musicians.
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Dave Preston in the Echoes Podcast
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Dave Preston talks about his influences, current projects, and how his humble beginnings, recording with just a Shure SM-58, led to working with Justin Timberlake and his own ambient guitar albums.
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Big Ears Festival 2016 in the Echoes Podcast
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Big Ears is one of the most expansive, eclectic and challenging music festivals in the world. In downtown Knoxville Tennessee, musicians from around the world and across genres convene in concerts that test the limits of sound and music.
Playlists
Thursday, February 25th, 2016-Echoes Program 1608D
We’ll hear from a 21st century progressive rock opus by Mark McGuire called Beyond Belief and sufi chants turned into lush tapestries by HuDost.