On the next Echoes, celebrate the birthday of the creator of the original Dr. Who Theme, the late Delia Derbyshire. She’s a legend of electronic music.
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Thursday, May 4th, 2017 – Echoes Program 1718D
Tag: Progressive Rock
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Wednesday, May 3rd, 2017 – Echoes Program 1718C
On the next Echoes hear about one of the most venerable of American Progressive Rock groups, Djam Karet. Their name is Indonesian for stretched time and they have released dozens of albums since their debut in 1985.
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Friday, April 28th, 2017 – Echoes Program 1717E
Coming up on a Slow Flow Echoes, new music by Kitaro from his Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai Volume 5 and yoga master and guitarist Michael Hewett returns with a new one called Muses.
Reviews & Commentary
Klaus Schulze’s Mirage at 40: An Electronic Milestone
While German space music was creating sequencer driven grooves Klaus Schulze created an ambient dreamscape, Mirage: A Winter Landscape in 1977. John Diliberto looks back.
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Wednesday, April 26th, 2017-Echoes Program 1717C
We celebrate the 40th anniversary of Klaus Schulze’s epic album, Mirage, an album often cited by electronic musicians like Steve Roach and Michael Shreeve.
Reviews & Commentary
Electronic Easter: David Borden and Mother Mallard
Mother Mallard’s Portable Masterpiece Co. was the first modern electronic ensemble, playing live in 1970. That same year MMPMCo’s David Borden composed Easter in Robert Moog’s basement.
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Friday, April 14, 2017-Echoes Program 1715E
Tangerine Dream and Steve Roach provide the electronic part of a Slow Flow Echoes.
CD of the Month
April CD of the Month:Jean-Michel Jarre Oxygene Trilogy
Written by John Diliberto on April 3, 2017 It’s pretty rare that an artist could take three albums spanning 40 years, put them together, and have them sound like a coherent whole, as if it was the plan all along for them to sit together as a single epic work. But French electronic artist Jean-Michel…
Interview Podcast
Yes’s Close to the Edge in Echoes Podcast
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We talk to author Will Romano about his book Close to the Edge: How Yes’s Masterpiece Defined Prog Rock. Comments come from Jon Anderson, Bill Bruford and artist Roger Dean.
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Tuesday, March 21st, 2017-Echoes Program 1712B
We talk to author Will Romano about his book Close to the Edge: How Yes’s Masterpiece Defined Prog Rock.