The 21st Icon is Peter Gabriel. From Genesis, solo albums and the score to The Last Temptation of Christ, we’ll hear a suite of his music and the world music he’s nurtured on his Real World Music label.
The 19th Icon of Echoes, Kraftwerk. We’ll hear from founder Ralf Hutter as well as Moby, Jean-Michel Jarre, Orbital and Conny Plank, looking back on a band that altered the course of music.
The ambient chamber music of A Winged Victory for the Sullen, a collaboration between Dustin O’Halloran and Adam Wiltzie, explores darker terrain on Invisible Cities.
We get Shpongled when we talk to Simon Posford and Raja Ram of the psychedelic electronic duo, Shpongle. They talk about their hallucinogenic sound and their deep music backgrounds.
Guitar legend Michael Hedges performed live on Echoes twice. The two concerts featured music from across his career, even including an unreleased solo flute piece.
Music by Kevin Keller from The Front Porch of Heaven and we’ll hear something by two members of the industrial rock group Throbbing Gristle, Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti.
Simon Posford of Shpongle has a new album of ambient moods, Flux & Contemplation and Tom Holkenborg a.k.a. Junkie XL, has a new soundtrack for White Lines. Go outside the lines on Echoes.
New music by Gary Numan, a pioneer of electronic pop. He’s changed considerably since the 1980s, and you’ll hear that on his new album, Intruder. We’ll also hear from guitarist Tom Caufield.
We get immersed in the world of Ulrich Schnauss, the 20th Icon of Echoes. We’ll hear him talk about music as an escape into utopia and listen to music from across his career.