Brian Eno is the number one of 30 Icons of Echoes. He launched Ambient Music and altered pop music. Here is a list of ten Essential Brian Eno Albums, from ambient to angst.
Reviews & Commentary
Brian Eno – Icon of Echoes: 10 Essential Albums
Tag: Progressive Rock
Playlists
Tuesday, Nov 17, 2020 – Echoes Program 2046B
We take a Flashback 50 to the debut of Emerson Lake and Palmer. Their self-titled debut supercharged the progressive rock movement. We’ll also hear new music by Patrick O’Hearn.
Coming Up
Weekend, Nov 28-29, 2020 – Roedelius & Thievery Corporation
Hans-Joachim Roedelius & Thievery Corporation: Two Generations of Electronic Legends this weekend on Echoes. Roedelius just turned 86 and Thievery Corporation are pioneers of downtempo.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Kraftwerk’s 50th Anniversary
Playlists
Thursday, Nov 12, 2020 – Echoes Program 2045D
Electronic artist Ian Boddy’s new album, Axiom, with a classic retro-space music sound. We’ll also hear ambient piano by Jon Durant and ambient chamber music by Digitonal.
Coming Up
Wednesday, Nov 25, 2020 – 30 Icons: Steve Roach
Steve Roach was voted #2 of 30 Icons of Echoes. John Diliberto looks across the career of this influential artist who has gone from Berlin School sequencers to techno-tribal and back again.
Wordless Echoes
Wordless Echoes – 30 Icons for 30 Years of Echoes
30 Icons of Echoes: the artists who have informed the show over our first 30 years. In this Wordless Echoes stream, we count down the list, starting with #30, and ending up at the #1 Icon of Echoes.
Coming Up
Monday, Nov 23, 2020 – Hans-Joachim Roedelius Interview
German electronic music legend Hans-Joachim Roedelius was a founder of Cluster and Harmonia. Lately, he’s gone acoustic and has even recorded for the Deutsche Grammophon classical label.
Coming Up
Wednesday, Nov 18, 2020 – 30 Icons: Brian Eno
Brian Eno is #1 of 30 Icons of Echoes. He has influenced our sonic landscape for nearly a half-century, from ambient to pop and beyond. It’s an all Eno show on Echoes including a profile.
Coming Up
Tuesday, Nov 17, 2020 – Emerson, Lake & Palmer Flashback 50
We take a Flashback 50 to the eponymous debut of Emerson Lake and Palmer. It supercharged the progressive rock movement combining classical, jazz and folk elements into a new sound.