Yoed Nir was trained as a classical cellist in Israel, but then began playing with rock artists like Regina Spektor and Rufus Wainwright. On his solo albums, he forges an ambient chamber music of looping, multi-tracked and electronically processed cello to create his own 21st century orchestra.
Muriel Anderson was a fingerstyle champion and a mentee of Chet Atkins and Les Paul. She creates a pastoral music drawing from folk, jazz and classical music playing acoustic six-string and harp guitar. She talks about her star-studded double CD, Nightlight Daylight with its illuminated cover.
Guitarist Mark McGuire is a modern rock guitarist who looks to 1970s progressive rock for his influences. The former Emeralds guitarist has created a work of epic proportions called Along the Way. He talks about his prog evolution.
Fin Greenall, who records as Fink, has transformed from a techno artist to a transcendental folkie. He has a new album out called Hard Believer. We’ll also hear from Saul Stokes and his new CD of homemade electronics, LFOUFO.
Kaya Project is the Ethno-Techo outlet for Seb Taylor who also records as Hibernation, Shakta and Angel Tears. He’s just released a new album called Firedance that ups the rhythmic ante in a frenzy of darbuka grooves and seductive melodies. Seb Taylor talks about his latest excursion into ecstasy.
Yoed Nir creates Ambient Cello Orchestras: The Next Dream Hear it featured tonight on Echoes It’s a good time to be a cellist. Rock artists from Arcade Fire to Shawn…
We Pick the Best Echoes CDs of the Year at the Halfway Point. Hear them tonight on Echoes. See A Spotify Playlist Below It seems like it’s been such a…
Last night Echoes listeners got to hear cellist Yoed Nir performing live in the Echoes Living Room. He was creating looping orchestrations with his cello, all of it played and…
Electronic provocateur William Orbit has crafted electronic hits for Madonna (Ray of Light) and Britney Spears (“Alien“) but on his own he creates sometimes quirky,…
Lyla Foy Brings her Haunting Songs to Echoes Live. A lot of modern singers can’t bring it live. They need backing tapes, ghost vocals, and rhythm tracks, if not more. I remember one live Echoes session where the only sound in the studio was a lone voice, barely. Everything else, vocal harmonies, bass, guitar, drums and…
Fin Greenall, who records as Fink, has transformed from a techno artist to a transcendental folkie. He has a new album out called Hard Believer. We’ll also hear from Saul Stokes and his new CD of homemade electronics, LFOUFO.
Guitarist Mark McGuire is a modern rock guitarist who looks to 1970s progressive rock for his influences. The former Emeralds guitarist has created a work of epic proportions called Along the Way. He talks about his prog evolution.
Muriel Anderson was a fingerstyle champion and a mentee of Chet Atkins and Les Paul. She creates a pastoral music drawing from folk, jazz and classical music playing acoustic six-string and harp guitar. She talks about her star-studded double CD, Nightlight Daylight with its illuminated cover.
Yoed Nir was trained as a classical cellist in Israel, but then began playing with rock artists like Regina Spektor and Rufus Wainwright. On his solo albums, he forges an ambient chamber music of looping, multi-tracked and electronically processed cello to create his own 21st century orchestra.
