Peter Gabriel has released his first new song in 3 years. It’s a poetic homage to Muhammed Ali and the triumph of the spirit, It’s also a powerful world music tribal stomp.
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Peter Gabriel’s Homage to Ali
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Echoes CD of the Month Bonus 1 of 3: Jean-Michel Jarre’s Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise
Famed French synthesist Jean-Michel Jarre of “Oxygene” fame releases second volume of electronica collaborations with Artists ranging from Cyndi Lauper to The Orb.
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Deborah Martin in the Echoes Podcast
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Deborah Martin’s new album Eye of the Wizard is inspired by supernatural myths, but she used to be a country singer. She talks about going from country to cosmic in Echoes Podcast
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Zone Music Awards Show
The Zone Music Awards is the only place that acknowledges New Age, Ambient, Electronic, Solo Piano and World Fusion, all in one place. We take a look at this years ceremony which took place on May 7 in New Orleans with artists like Jeff Oster, Paul Avgerinos, Eric Scott and many more.
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Wednesday May 4th, 2016-Echoes Program 1618C
Last October, legendary French electronic musician Jean-Michel Jarre released his collaborative album, Electronica 1: The Time Machine. Now he’s put out the second volume, The Heart of Noise.
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Klaus Schulze: Moondawn at 40
Klaus Schulze is an icon of electronic music, exploring a sound that still resonates well after his first recordings in the early 1970s. Moondawn is one of those recordings celebrating its 40th Anniversary.
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Miranda Lee Richards in the Echoes Podcast
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On her new album, Echoes of the Dreamtime, Miranda Lee Richards takes folk sounds and deploys them through delayed guitar and psychedelic hues.
CD of the Month
April 2016 CD of the Month: All India Radio’s The Slow Light.
All India Radio is the ambient rock project of Australia’s Martin Kennedy. With his 10th album, The Slow Light, he’s created a journey of ambient guitar and slow burn moods.
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Thursday, March 31st, 2016 – Echoes Program 1613D
It’s the sound of tripped out trumpets. Horn players are going beyond the sound of Be-bop solos and classical concertos.
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Hearing Aids for Big Ears 2016: Interviews with 7 Performers
We hear features from 7 of the performers at Big Ears 2015 including Kronos Quartet, Laurie Anderson, A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Max Richter, William Tyler, Silver Apples, and Bill Frisell.