"We have a tropical situation where there are thousands of 'species' of music around and they're all constantly cross-breeding and hybridizing. It's very exciting, but you can't keep up with it easily." -- Brian Eno
Ecotones are zones of transition between different habitats and often have a vibrant diversity of species. The Audio Ecotone explores the rich species diversity, cross-breeding, and hybridizing of music of the past 100 years: rock, jazz, pop, r&b, soul, country, ska, electronica, J-Pop/C-Pop/K-Pop, afrobeat, and many more from the 1920s to the 2020s.
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Crows and songs, on Audio Ecotone, Sept. 12, 2025Fri, 09/12/2025 - 4:10pm | Eddy OwtEddy Owt allowed me (Pieter Pastoor) to fill in for him this week. I had to pick a theme, so a show was born about crows in song. Enjoy the journey in the spirit world of crows. Crows in Song Omens & death Crows are often associated with death, darkness, or foreboding. Wisdom & mystery In many Native American, Celtic, and Norse myths (and retellings in literature), crows are seen as wise, shape-shifting messengers between worlds. Transformation & the uncanny Crows often appear in magical realism or gothic writing as liminal creatures — half in the human world, half in the supernatural. Ted Hughes’ poetry collection Crow (1970) reimagines the crow as a trickster, creation figure, and survivor. |
The Audio Ecotone for 3:00pm on Sep 5th, 2025Fri, 09/05/2025 - 4:10pm | Eddy Owt |
Katrina + 20! Aug 29th, 2025Fri, 08/29/2025 - 4:10pm | Eddy OwtAugust 29, 2025 marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina making landfall along the Gulf of Mexico coast. In the days that followed, many areas of New Orleans (most famously the Ninth Ward) were inundated as the levees failed under the rising waters. Over one million residents were displaced to neighboring states, and 1300-1500 people lost their lives. Unsurprisingly, the storm and its long aftermath profoundly affected the city's musicians and artists -- financially, socially and spiritually. On this week's show, we commemorate the anniversary with songs released by NOLA musicians in the years following the storm. We also will preview some of the acts that are performing at this weekend's Chalk It Up! festival at Fremont Park in Sacramento. |
The Audio Ecotone for 3:00pm on Aug 22nd, 2025Fri, 08/22/2025 - 4:10pm | Eddy Owt |
The Audio Ecotone for 3:00pm on Aug 15th, 2025Fri, 08/15/2025 - 4:10pm | Eddy Owt |
Replay of Escape! (Jan 24th, 2025)Fri, 08/08/2025 - 4:00pm | Jim BuchananHave you ever had a week where you just wanted to get the hell out of Dodge? Yeah, this was one of those weeks. This week's Audio Ecotone features songs of Escape from Taj Mahal, Ella Fitzgerald, Oblivions, T-Bone Walker, The Inciters, Hot Club of Cowtown and more! We have also gone social! Get show previews, leave comments and more on Bluesky at @eddy-owt.bsky.social. |
Replay of The Audio Ecotone from Aug 2nd, 2024Fri, 08/01/2025 - 4:00pm | Jim Buchanan |
The Audio Ecotone for 3:00pm on Jul 25th, 2025Fri, 07/25/2025 - 4:10pm | Eddy Owt |
Meltdown! (Jul 18th, 2025)Fri, 07/18/2025 - 4:10pm | Eddy OwtWe're having a Meltdown on the Audio Ecotone! A Mosswood Meltdown that is, as the annual festival of weirdo-music-meets-weirdo-art once again decends on Oakland's Mosswood Park hosted by the Auteur of Weirdos John Waters. This week, we're highlighting some of the artists who will performing -- including Devo, Bratmobile, Osees, La Luz and more -- so you don't have to FOMO the weird! |
Favorites of 2025 (so far)! (Jul 11th, 2025)Fri, 07/11/2025 - 4:10pm | Eddy Owt |
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