Rob Simonsen is a veteran film composer who has just released his first solo album, Reveries. He creates a nostalgic ambient chamber music, seen through the fog of Paris.
It’s chilled ambiences from Iceland, when Hugar come in to play live. The duo unfolds the deep moods and frozen landscapes of their CD Varða, in an intimate and subtle performance.
We flash back to the 1969 debut by East of Eden, “Mercator Projected.” It was the blueprint that groups like King Crimson used at the dawn of progressive rock. John Diliberto brings us this lost classic.
Heather Woods Broderick comes in to play live. Her latest album, Invitation, is a journey of the spirit and soul through nature. She comes in to perform these gorgeous songs with her band.
Veteran film composer, Rob Simonsen talks about his first solo album, Reveries. The composer of scores for Nerve, Love, Simon and others creates a nostalgic ambient chamber music album.
Hugar’s Varða is the Echoes September CD of the Month. The Icelandic duo creates a perfect ambient chamber album of Autumnal colors and chilled moods inspired by Icelandic landscapes.
The Echoes Top 25 for August 2019 features the CD of the Month “Evanescent” by David Pritchard at the top, followed by Lamb, Azam Ali, Eve Maret, and 21 more recent recordings.
Singer Bryan Ferry outlined his storied and influential career in song across nearly 2 hours of music this past Sunday at The Met in Philly, featuring solo works as well as Roxy Music discography.
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Azam Ali takes her love of electronic music to create her new album, Phantoms. In the Echoes Podcast she talks about a sound born from social and political darkness and electronic grooves.
Eve Maret brings her synthesizers and vocal processing to perform the music of her debut album, No More Running, live. Maret is a resolutely electronic artist, influenced by ’70s and ’80s electropop.
New music from London Grammar teaming up with electronic producer Flume. We’ve also got something from Plaid, and their dynamic approach to electronic music from latest album, Polymer.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music by FLOW, the quartet of Fiona Joy, Lawrence Blatt, Jeff Oster, and Will Ackerman. We’ll also hear guitar-synthesist Mark Dwane, Ash Ra and more.
The world fusion duo Mystic Journey plays live on Echoes, taking us on a journey of global flutes, percussion and beautiful sensual melodies that transform the room into exotic landscapes.
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