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From the Greek, ekekltikos meaning to select, and topia meaning place, Eclectopia is the place for eclectic contemporary music in West Virginia.
One kind listener remarked that host Jim Lange is “the mad scientist of cool music.” Josh Gaffin, of WTSQ, remarked, “When I first moved here from New York, I was glad to know something this cool existed.”
Recently, a very generous comment was made: “Eclectopia reminds me of the kind of programming that first drew me to WVPR, in that it IS intelligent. More than that, there are always exciting surprises, and something new and vibrant to hear.”
Mountain Stage‘s Larry Groce made this comment: “Jim is the coolest cat who ever slinked around the halls of West Virginia Public Radio. As for Eclectopia, as a great man once said, ‘You can bet your last money, it’s all gonna be a stone gas, honey!'”
2022 marks the 20th anniversary of this WVPB original show.
New logo by Ian Bode and Brian Pickens.
Erik Hall has done something remarkable, even Herculean in scope. By himself, he has home-recorded Steve Reich’s Music For 18 Musicians. The score calls for more than 18 players, in some cases doubling on other instruments. Eclectopia’s Jim Lange speaks with Hall about his masterwork.
Yes, you read that right. The Guest DJ Series on Eclectopia returns starting in July.
Soon we were aboard the Hobby III. To my utter surprise, we learned the Hobby III was being visited by the ghost of its former owner, Harry Wilson.
Hello June’s new album Artifacts drops Oct. 6. Songwriter and singer Sarah Rudy says the title refers to “people, places and stories” that “are part of me and are the artifacts of my life.”
West Virginia native Jess Baldwin’s new EP Anima explores themes of finding her own original inner voice after years of self-repression.
I met Richard Hartman, West Virginia native and author of “A Night in the Woods — And Other Absurdities of Life,” through a mutual friend of ours. He was teaching history then at West Virginia State University, and we started talking about the follies of trying to get — and k…
“There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” ~ HamletThe ghost story.We’ve all heard them, but do we believe?Skeptics, like myself, find ourselves on the side of incredulity when we hear the old …
Like many Appalachian musicians, Joe Couture had dreams of hitting it big in Nashville. Electopia host Jim Lange recently interviewed one his college friends abou…
Eclectopia host Jim Lange here. The question I get most frequently is: when are you going to do the guest DJ thing again? The answer is now (and thus arose a joyous sound).Here are the guidelines:1. Listen to Eclectopia Fridays at 10 PM an…
"Philip likes the fact that music doesn't just exist on paper now and that these early pieces can be realized in different ways." ~Michael Riesman…
“When the world is running down, You make the best of what’s still around.” -The Police The forecast, as of this writing,…
Markus Reuter is a master musician, inventive composer, producer and a great teacher. "Whenever something is true and authentic, it translates. It will al…
Singer-songwriter Walter DeBarr is using his unique voice and turbulent past to create and spread a heartfelt message across Appalachia. Growing up a black man in mostly-white Buchannon, WV, DeBarr had it tough among his peers. “I got beat up alot a…
I cannot remember when I first heard Joseph, but immediately was struck by their harmonies; the way they could blend and yet retain their individual timbres. On top of that was their arrangments: solo voice gives way to two or is it all three in unison? These intricate harmoni…
“Ambient music creates a world without a sense of time.” Musician, composer and software engineer Peter Chilvers has worked with Brian Eno on several remarkable …
I saw Tristen and her band on Mountain Stage on June 16, 2017 and was duly impressed. I love singers with a little grit in their voice and Tristen has…
Get ready, Charleston! Jim Lange, Matt Jackfert, Bill Lynch and Joni Deutsch are coming to town (well, to Live on the Levee, at least). Come on down to Mo…
Get ready, Charleston! Jim Lange, Bill Lynch and Joni Deutsch are coming to town (well, to Live on the Levee, at least).Come on down to Moses’ Live on the Leve…
Do you like Eclectopia? Do you love it?Consider being a part of the broadcast in the Eclectopia Guest DJ Summer 2015 Series.YOU will get a chance to not only select music, but I’ll record (via phone) a short interview with you on why you selected your songs….
Special moments-performances which transcend the medium in which they are presented. Perhaps this is what we seek: those consummate performances that…
“I am always doing what I cannot yet do, in order to learn how to do it.”― van GoghSoft, watery, Impressionistic, veiled, implied, nuanced: these might be descriptions of the art of Sharon Lynn Stackpole.She describes her style …
Many things are taught on Robert Fripp’s guitar courses, but one cannot imagine that defensive tactics against scorpions is one of them. Saints preserve us!I had to point out this most unexpected entry in the …
After music, I love the graphic arts, photography, film and almost any variation thereof.Graphic artists, like Ian Bode, fascinate me. I am not filled with envy, but with wonder at their ability to transform a blank canvas or an ordinary sheet of paper into something li…
When we are first exposed to educational topics that excite and stimulate our minds, the manner with which the information is delivered becomes the…
Sting is a musical icon of mine. That being stated, it pains me to recognize that his solo work is a largely uneven affair ranging from the sublime to the outright dreadful. The first couple of albums were full of fire and conviction. Listen to those albu…
