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A weekly musician interview from Echoes, the soundscape of ambient, new acoustic and world fusion music on public radio and on-line.

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    Echoes feature - Jon Durant

    Jon Durant is a veteran modern music composer with progressive ...

    Jon Durant is a veteran modern music composer with progressive rock roots. His latest album, Dance of the Shadow Planets, is an exploration of electric improvisation for guitar, violin and percussion.

    Dec 22, 2011 Read more
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    Echoes feature - Throbbing Gristle

    As Carter Tutti, Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti record ...

    As Carter Tutti, Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti record delicate, introspective and personal music, in the 1970s and 80s they were one-half of the pioneering Industrial Rock band, Throbbing Gristle. The first five TG albums have just been re-released, so we talk to these artists who created some of the most confrontational music of the 1970s.

    Dec 15, 2011 Read more
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    Echoes feature - Jeff Oster.

    The influence of Miles Davis is all over these days ...

    The influence of Miles Davis is all over these days and none bear it more than Jeff Oster. He takes the electric sound of the jazz icon into the 21st century on a CD of ambient lounge music called Surrender. Jeff Oster talks to John Diliberto about his new CD and life-changes that shaped its mood.

    Dec 8, 2011 Read more
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    Echoes feature - Akara.

    Akara is the duo of keyboardist Joshua Penman and singer ...

    Akara is the duo of keyboardist Joshua Penman and singer Femke Weidema, and they say there is another dimension within ours. They sing lyrics written by beings in that dimension and create a global electronic soundscape around them. Back in this dimension, Akara talk about their mythological music.

    Dec 1, 2011 Read more
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    Echoes feature - Russel Walder and Bruce Lipton.

    Oboist Russel Walder, who came to renown as half of ...

    Oboist Russel Walder, who came to renown as half of the Stein and Walder duo on Windham Hill records, now creates ambient chamber music, surrounding his instrument with electronic textures. His latest album, Music for a Shift in Consciousness, is inspired by author Bruce Lipton. We talk to both of them about manipulating musical DNA.

    Nov 24, 2011 Read more
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    Echoes feature - Azam Ali.

    It's lullabies from the Middle East transformed by the voice ...

    It's lullabies from the Middle East transformed by the voice of Iranian-born singer, Azam Ali. She updates these songs on a new CD called From Night To the Edge of Day. We talk to the singer, who has also been the voice of the Persian fusion groups Vas and Niyaz.

    Nov 17, 2011 Read more
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    Echoes feature - Portico Quartet.

    Their debut album, Knee-Deep in the North Sea, has just ...

    Their debut album, Knee-Deep in the North Sea, has just been reissued on Peter Gabriel's Real World label, so we go back to our interview with the Portico Quartet. They're an English jazz group who started out busking on London streets, drawing crowds with music centered on the melodic percussion of the Hang drum.

    Nov 10, 2011 Read more
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    Echoes feature - Gentle Giant.

    Gentle Giant wasn't the most popular progressive rock band of ...

    Gentle Giant wasn't the most popular progressive rock band of the 1970s, but it was one of the most respected. They were known for their complex compositions, madrigal singing, and conceptual albums that pushed the limits of rock. We'll hear their tale, including the story of Elton John almost becoming a member

    Nov 3, 2011 Read more
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    Echoes feature - Pallers.

    Pallers is yet another atmospheric ambient band from Scandinavia, in ...

    Pallers is yet another atmospheric ambient band from Scandinavia, in this case, Sweden. We'll talk to the duo about their haunting debut CD, The Sea of Memories, which mixes ambient sound design and elusive vocals.

    Oct 20, 2011 Read more
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    Echoes feature - Lia Ices.

    Lia Ices is an enchanting singer from Brooklyn who reveals ...

    Lia Ices is an enchanting singer from Brooklyn who reveals the influences of Kate Bush and Enya in a music that is thoroughly her own. We talk to her about her album, Grown Unknown. The BBC said that "this is one many will be coming back to whenever stress levels flit into the red."

    Oct 13, 2011 Read more
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