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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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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.
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.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music by Porcupine Tree bassist Colin Edwin and Estonian guitarist Robert Jurjendal. They have a new album of improvisations called Another World.
The United States of America created one of the definitive psychedelic albums in the winter of 1968. We hear interviews with band members on it’s 50th anniversary in a Flashback 50.
Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon is one of the most influential albums of the last 50 years. On its 45th anniversary we create two new versions of the 1973 original.