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.
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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.
The Nightcrawlers were the reluctant leaders of a Philadelphia music scene that tapped the sounds of German space music. An album of their 1980s cassette releases has just been issued. We dig back to an interview with these lost pioneers of electronic space.
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.
The Nightcrawlers were the reluctant leaders of a Philadelphia music scene that tapped the sounds of German space music. An album of their 1980s cassette releases has just been issued. We dig back to an interview with these lost pioneers of electronic space.
Different dimensions in electronic music with Vitalic, the French EDM artist who has created dance floor hits and Robert Rich with a new organic trip called he Biode on Echoes
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Winterlight is the recording persona of Tim Ingham who takes electric guitar and turns it into ambient shoegaze dreamscapes. We talk to him about roots that start in punk in Echoes Podcast.
Echoes Top 25 for February includes CD of the Month by Poppy Ackroyd, the duo Overcoats, electronic artist Lane 8, Moby, a reissue from Ben Vaughn, Ian Boddy & Erik Wollo and Al Di Meola.