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DEEP SPACE EXCURSIONS: The Next Generation
The first musical space probes came from Europe, but the next generation was launched from the United States and beyond. In this series, we look at some of the American pioneers pushing the frontiers of space music, and the second wave of European sonic explorers.

STEVE ROACH	Over the last twenty years Steve Roach has charted a daring and personal course through the circuitry of synthesizers, the imagery of outer space and the synapses of the inner mind. Inspired by European synthesists like Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream and Vangelis, he's become one of the most influential synthesists in America. An extremely prolific artist with over 50 recordings, there has never been a time when Steve Roach was not in rotation on echoes. Listen as Kimberly Haas digs into the sonic archeology of Steve Roach. Listen>>
ROBERT RICH	Robert Rich is a master of the global soundscape, mixing technology and traditional instruments, acoustic playing and studio manipulation, he weaves a deep, organic and seductive sound. Robert has been a major part of the Echoes, beginning with his "Rainforest" album and continuing through "Gaudi," "Propagation" and recently, "Bestiary." One of the most sophisticated and cerebral composers heard on Echoes, we look back at the breadth of his work, from sleep concerts to tribal trances. Listen>>
MICHAEL STEARNS	Michael Stearns has gone from surf bands to Sufism with many stops along the way. He lives in Los Angeles, and since 1977 he's been composing his expansive soundscapes on synthesizers, new instruments and found sounds. One of the original American space music pioneers, Stearns suddenly found himself with a new audience when New Age emerged in the early 1980s. Michael Stearns feels like he's part of a new kind of world music network, facilitated by technology. Listen>>
KITARO	Kitaro is considered an avatar of New Age music with albums like "Silk Road" and "Tenku", but perhaps he should best be regarded as one of the first space music world fusionists. Since his debut album, "Astral Voyage," he's been infusing his music with instruments and from Japan, Bali, India and the west. His space music lineage is directly tied to one of the genre's pioneers, Klaus Schulze. Schulze produced Kitaro's earlier space rock group, The Far East Family Band. We take an astral voyage with Kitaro. Listen>>
IAN BODDY	Ian Boddy is one of the most forward thinking of post-Tangerine Dream synthesists. He's been on the British electronic music scene for more than two decades, putting out a wealth of albums and creating two labels. His German space music influences were evident on his early albums, but he's developed a personal and unique sound over the years on albums like "The Uncertainty Principle," "Box of Secrets" and "Triptych." Listen>>
RED SHIFT Ian Boddy & Mark Shreeve	RETRO SPACE MUSIC FROM THE FUTURE Red Shift is a group centered on veteran British synthesist Mark Shreeve. Fans of mid-70's German space music, Red Shift sounds like the group snuck into Tangerine Dream's studios two minutes after they turned out the lights in 1975 and started recording their own albums. Using vintage synthesizers, including a modular Moog, their rolling sequencer patterns and electronic space washes recall a time when the future was now. In 1998 we visited Mark Shreeve and the rest of Red Shift in England where they fired up the Moog and took a trip into space. Listen>>