PRI: Echoes
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 - Mary Fahl - From the Dark Side of the Moon
She was the voice of October Project in the 1990s. ...
She was the voice of October Project in the 1990s. Now she's brought that distinctive, full-throated voice to her own music. She just released a front-to-back cover of Pink Floyd's epic album, From the Dark Side of the Moon. We bring Mary Fahl into the light to talk about her passion for Pink Floyd and more.
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Echoes feature - Johanna and the Dusty Floor
Johanna is Johanna Cranitch, an Australian transplant with a vocal ...
Johanna is Johanna Cranitch, an Australian transplant with a vocal style influenced by Kate Bush and a sound honed in electronica. Her album Northern Lights is a song-cycle of haunted memories that includes a cover of Bush's tune Cloudbusting.
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Echoes feature - AOMusic
AOMusic is a conceptual project inspired by thoughts of world ...
AOMusic is a conceptual project inspired by thoughts of world peace. They've put together a global melange which includes the South African inspired vocalese of Miriam Stockley who came to fame as the voice of Adiemus. We talk to AOMusic about their ethno-techno sound.
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Echoes feature - Divine Matrix
A former dance music DJ plugs into his chilled and ...
A former dance music DJ plugs into his chilled and melodic side when we talk with Steve Barnes, better known as Divine Matrix. He talks about his music and the concept behind his ostentatious name.
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Echoes feature - Time for Three
The name Time for Three is a little awkward, but ...
The name Time for Three is a little awkward, but their music is anything but. This young string trio, playing violins and bass talk about their eclectic backgrounds and a music that goes from Arvo Part to Orange Blossom Special.
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Echoes feature - Balmorhea
Balmorhea is a quartet of musicians that should probably be ...
Balmorhea is a quartet of musicians that should probably be playing rock and roll, and in their own fashion, they might be. Using acoustic guitars, piano, violin and cello, they orchestrate a haunting, pastoral sound tinged by country and born out of the landscapes of Texas.
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Echoes feature - Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto is the Academy Award winning, critically acclaimed, and ...
Ryuichi Sakamoto is the Academy Award winning, critically acclaimed, and willfully eclectic Japanese composer and pianist who has worked with David Bowie, David Byrne and many others. He also founded the pop group Yellow Magic Orchestra and has released a string of solo albums ranging in style from the romantic to the noisy. We talk about concepts of the noise of music with this innovative artist.
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Echoes feature - Karda Estra
Prompted by the release a couple of new recordings, we ...
Prompted by the release a couple of new recordings, we take a look back at our 2009 interview with Karda Estra, the recording persona of English composer Richard Wileman. He started out as a rocker but veered into composing classical works for chamber ensembles and electric guitar. His imagery tends to be gothic and his music dramatic. We'll talk to him about a sound that falls between progressive rock and classical cracks.
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Echoes feature - Atomic Skunk
Atomic Skunk's name may stink but the music is pure ...
Atomic Skunk's name may stink but the music is pure immersive exotic ambience. Musician Rich Brodsky's latest release is an intoxicating and melodic excursion through electronic modes, ambient moods and gamelan grooves. It's the Echoes CD of the Month for August, so we'll take a look back at an interview we did with Atomic Skunk.
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Echoes feature - Pat Metheny
Iconic guitarist Pat Metheny goes pop on a CD of ...
Iconic guitarist Pat Metheny goes pop on a CD of 1960s cover tunes called What's It All About. The title comes from the lyrics to Alfie and that's one of the pop tunes Metheny covers, along with songs by Paul Simon, Carly Simon, and The Carpenters. Pat Metheny talks about his pop improvisations.
