Michael Whalen gathers guitarist Michael Brook, tabla player Karsh Kale, trumpeter Jeff Oster and bassist Michael Manring for Our April Tigers. It’s Echoes May CD of the Month.
Moby talks about Punk Rock Veganism, arranging his electronic songs for orchestra on the Deutsche Grammophon label, and his collaborations with different singers on his new label.
The May CD of the Month is Michael Whalen’s Our April Tigers, a fascinating and seductive album with an all-star cast including Michael Manring, Karsh Kale, Michael Brook and Jeff Oster.
Dive into the mystic with Steve Roach & his wife, author and string player Linda Kohanov. They talk about revisiting the spirit of Structures from Silence on the new album, Rest of Life.
Michael Whalen gathered a super-group that includes guitarist Michael Brook, bassist Michael Manring, trumpeter Jeff Oster, and percussionist Karsh Kale for his new album, Our April Tigers.
Heather Woods Broderick’s Labyrinth tops the Echoes Top 25 for April, followed by WMD, Shana Cleveland, Delerium, Gustavo Santaolalla, and 20 more great artists.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, Will Ackerman. He’s got a new collection drawn from his romance with Italy called Positano Songs. We’ll hear that and some new downtempo electronic by Fade.
Everybody loves Whipped Cream and we’ll hear the electronic artist who goes by that name. She has a new EP, Someone You Can Count On. We’ll hear that and new music by Philip Selway.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, a startling duet between Iranian kamencheh musician Kayhan Kalhor and Malian kora player Toumani Diabate. We’ll also hear some new solo work by Michelle Qureshi.