Beyond Echoes: Diaspar

Whenever I go to concerts in Philadelphia, Echoes listeners there still ask me about resurrecting Diaspar, a now legendary progressive rock show that ran locally on WXPN from about 1974 until 1989. I don't know that Diaspar could ever survive on the air these days with its willful eclecticism and radical, often aggressive mixes of prog-rock, avant-garde jazz, new wave and space music. But it was a show that pushed musical boundaries. From time to time at Echoes On-Line we'll be launching exclusive web-streams of Diaspar music, sometimes as it was heard some 15-30 years ago, sometimes as it might appear if Diaspar had continued to this day.                                      ~John Diliberto

Diaspar 5: Slingshot Dreams A rollercoaster ride from Tangerine Dream's Ricochet to Banco de Gaia's Last Train to Lhasa, with stops for Richard Pinhas, The Orb, Mahavishnu Orchestra, and more. listen>> playlist>> Diaspar 4: Time Slipping A psychedelic mix of old and new, with Jimi Hendrix, AES Dana, Material, and more. listen>> playlist>> Diaspar 3: Into the Sun An hour of electronica with a heavier beat mixed by John Diliberto. coming soon!. listen>> playlist>> Diaspar 2: Cortical Assault For Diaspar 2: Cortical Assault I created a "Diaspar Now" with current tunes listen>> playlist>> Diaspar 1: In Diaspar One, I've adapted a playlist I used on-air for WXPN's 50th anniversary several years ago. listen>> playlist>> Back to top