Holger Czukay was a music renegade who studied with Stockhausen, co-founded the German rock group Can, and pioneered sampling before samplers influencing a generation of artists.
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Holger Czukay-Five Essential Albums
Tag: Progressive Rock
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Brian Eno & Vangelis
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On the 40th Anniversary of Brian Eno’s “Music for Airports” and the 75th birthday of Vangelis we look back at these two iconic composers with interviews in the Echoes Podcast.
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Friday, April 6th, 2018-Echoes Program 1814E
On a Slow Flow Echoes it’s new music by the Delia Derbyshire Appreciation Society with a remix of Cloudface. We’ll also hear the dubstep influenced sound of Mystral.
Reviews & Commentary
Vangelis’ Ten Best Albums on his 75th Birthday
Vangelis is an icon of electronic music and his influence remains pervasive. On his 75th Birthday, we select 10 of his Essential CDs that represent the breadth of this dynamic composer.
Playlists
Thursday, March 29th, 2018-Echoes Program1813D
An icon of electronic music, Vangelis, turns 75. We explore the sound of this iconic musician who composed scores for Chariots of Fire and Bladerunner and dozens of influential albums.
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Tuesday, March 27th, 2018-Echoes Program 1813B
On the 40th Anniversary of Brian Eno’s “Music for Airports” we look back at this ambient landmark with music, interviews with Eno, and a live performance by Bang on a Can.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: The Nightcrawlers Revisited
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In the Echoes Podcast hear about The Nightcrawlers leaders of a Philly electronic music scene that tapped the sound of German space music. Their 1980s cassettes have just been reissued.
Program Highlights, Reviews & Commentary
Chuck Van Zyl Live Video
Chuck Van Zyl is a veteran of the Philly electronic music scene and the host of WXPN’s Star’s End who creates his spacescapes live in the moment. Watch him do it in this fascinating video.
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Echoes Podcast: The United States of America 50th
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The United States of America created one of the definitive psychedelic albums in the winter of 1968. In the Echoes Podcast we hear interviews with band members on its 50th anniversary.
Playlists
Thursday, March 15th, 2018-Echoes Program 1811D
We’ll hear new music by Steve Dinsdale from Radio Massacre International. It’s called Light & Dark and it’s an odyssey of electronic influences from Can to Cluster. We’ll also go Gothic, with several tracks inspired by the sounds from the Middle Ages. John Diliberto has it coming up on Echoes.