Harold Budd is a legend in the ambient world. His early 1980 albums with Brian Eno, The Plateaux of Mirror and The Pearl, are signposts of ambient music. Now he’s turned 80.
Reviews & Commentary
Harold Budd at 80
Tag: piano
Reviews & Commentary
Big Ears 2016
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.
Playlists
Wednesday, January 13th, 2016-Echoes Program 1602C
Slow Meadow is the performance name of Matt Kidd who started out as a guitarist playing in church and Christian music bands before venturing out on his own ambient journey.
Reviews & Commentary
Paul Bley R.I.P.
Paul Bley was a singular voice in jazz and can be credited with discovering Ornette Coleman, Jaco Pastorius and Pat Metheny. He passed on January 3 at age 83. John Diliberto remembers this forgotten artist.
Playlists
Weekend, December 26 & 27 2015-Echoes Program 1551A
You’ve heard all the carols in all their variations. But tonight we’re going to celebrate a different part of the season, one that’s rooted in the stars. It’s an Echoes Winter Solstice.
Playlists
Monday, December 21st, 2015-Echoes Program 1551A
You’ve heard all the carols in all their variations. But tonight we’re going to celebrate a different part of the season, one that’s rooted in the stars. It’s an Echoes Winter Solstice.
Best Of, Program Highlights
Best of Echoes 2015 Listener Poll.
Echoes listeners have voted for their favorite albums of 2015. See the results in The Best of Echoes 2015 Listener Poll
Reviews & Commentary
Matthew Shipp Live in Philadelphia
Pianist Matthew Shipp and bassist Michael Bisio essay intimate jazz duets and torrential improvisations live in Philadelphia
Best Of
The Best of Echoes 2015 Poll
Echoes listeners are now voting in the Best of Echoes 2015 Poll. They are picking their 10 favorite albums heard on Echoes in 2015 and they’ll be tabulated into the Echoes Top 25 Albums for 2015
CD of the Month
November 2015 CD of the Month-Kevin Keller-La Strada
Kevin Keller is one of the leading exponents of Ambient Chamber music with a dozen albums exploring a world between electronic and acoustic, ambient and classical music. His latest is called La Strada, and it’s the Echoes November CD of the Month