It’s the 40th Anniversary of Laurie Anderson’s Big Science, her debut album and the one that contained her signature song, “O Superman.” It still sounds resonant 40 years later.
Playlists
Weekend, Apr 23-24, 2022 – Programs 2216A & 2216B
Tag: New Age
Coming Up
Weekend, May 7-8, 2022 – Michael Whalen’s Imaginary Trains
Weekend listeners hear the May CD of the Month, Imaginary Trains by Michael Whalen. Whalen pulls in all his synthesizers to create a vision for the future with landmarks in the past.
Coming Up
Friday, May 6, 2022 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, drift on the currents of Erik Wøllo’s North Star, an album of guitar moods from Norway. We’ll also hear from Chris Liebing off his album Another Day.
Playlists
Friday, Apr 22, 2022 – Echoes Program 2216E
It’s the sound of the planet on Echoes as we celebrate Earth Day 2022. We’ll hear music inspired by life on earth as well as music made from the sounds of the earth.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Laurie Anderson’s Big Science
Coming Up
Thursday, May 5, 2022 – New Music from Mamak Khadem
New music by Mamak Khadem, the extraordinary Iranian singer. She has a new album of Persian fusion called Remembrance. We’ll also hear some downtempo eastern grooves by the Zikr Project.
Playlists
Thursday, Apr 21, 2022 – Echoes Program 2216D
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music from ELEON, one of the recording personas of Michael A Foster, from his new album, Hidden Time. We’ll also hear an electronic duo who record as Iluiteq.
Coming Up
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 – The Royal Arctic Institute
We talk to The Royal Arctic Institute is not a science organization, a quintet that creates an atmospheric guitar-centric sound, like the Ventures gone slow mo and psychedelic.
Playlists
Wednesday, Apr 20, 2022 – Echoes Program 2216C
New music from Canadian Dream Pop artist Patrick Watson that captures the uncertainty of this time. We’ll also hear a collaboration between Bruno San Filippo and Aukai.
Coming Up
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 – Kraftwerk & Lis Addison
Iconic German electronic band Kraftwerk haven’t released new music in decades, so they’ve turned their work over to remixers for a double CD set just called Remixes.