Famed French synthesist Jean-Michel Jarre of “Oxygene” fame releases second volume of electronica collaborations with Artists ranging from Cyndi Lauper to The Orb.
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.
Isao Tomita left the planet on May 5. I interviewed him in 1992 in his Tokyo Studio. I look back at this early electronic music explorer who took the classics into space
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.
Earth Day Dreaming is a seven-hour instrumental soundscape inspired by the natural world. We’ll hear environmental sounds turned into music, and compositions that evoke those natural scenes.
On this Earth Day, we create a soundscape born from the planet, inspired by the riches of this earth that we seem so intent on destroying.
We’ll listen to one of the seminal albums of 70s electronic music, Klaus Schulze’s 1976 album, Moondawn.
Drones, lconic alt-rock group out of depth. More drones. Charming elders of the old vanguard. A master of pink noise and symphonic expanse. Drones. Celtic aires. Gothic metal. Only at the 2016 Big Ears Festival.
Six hours of continuous instrumental music that navigates geometric pathways, on a journey to deep contemplation. It includes music from The Cavern of Anti-Matter, Vic Hennegan, Neuronium, Patrick O’Hearn, Liz Story, Oregon and many others.
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.