Interview: Carl Weingarten From ambient guitar to dobro, Carl Weingarten has fused his own musical path over the last 30 years or so. He talks about his new album, Life under Stars, the Echoes CD of the Month for June. Tuesday June 24th Echoes Program 1426B Start Time Group Name Song Name Album Name…
Month: June 2014
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Grammys Change Pop Instrumental Category.
The Grammy Awards have announced what could be a significant change in the Pop Instrumental Album Category. They’ve reconstituted it as the Contemporary Instrumental Album. The ramifications could be interesting since “contemporary instrumental” is a much more generic designation that could bring in all kinds of music that isn’t rock, pop, jazz or folk, potentially…
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Monday June 23rd-Echoes Program 1426A
Interview: Brian Reitzell Brian Reitzell is the music supervisor for films by director Sofia Coppola like Lost in Translation and The Bling Ring, and he composes original music for TV shows like Boss and Hannibal. Now he has a new solo album that pays homage to 1970s Krautrock called Auto Music. He talks about bringing…
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Kapt. Kopter Reborn
Some of you may remember the album, Kapt. Kopter and the (Fabulous) Twirly Birds by Randy California, the guitarist from the underrated psychedelic band Spirit. Well, somebody must’ve really liked the cover of that album, because they replicated it for a forthcoming DJ Harvey album called Wildest Dreams. If you hear the album, you’ll know…
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Lyla Foy in Echoes Podcast
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https://media.blubrry.com/echoespodcast/echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-LylaFoy.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSLyla Foy Talks About Mirrors the Sky in Echoes Podcast We first met Lyla Foy in 2013 when she was recording under the guise of Wall. I was seduced by the austere, yet atmospheric songs of her EP Shoestrings, which touched a deep and resonant chord of…
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Weekend June 20th, 21st & 22nd-Echoes Program 1425A
Interview: Richard Leo Johnson Richard Leo Johnson is an idiosyncratic guitarist who pushed the limits of Michael Hedges-inspired extended technique before going completely out there with an American music of the imagination. His new album, Celeste, posits the idea of an alien abduction. Weekend June 20th, 21st & 22nd Echoes Program 1425A Start Time Group…
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New Austra Video – Habitat
Austra has been one of my favorite electronica bands of the last few years, fronted by singer Katie Stelmanis with a powerful voice that goes against the trend of fragile, ethereal-girl pop singers. They have a new EP called Habitat with the title track as their new video. It’s both bittersweet and creepy.
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Thursday June 19th-Echoes Program 1425D
New Music: First Aid Kit & Jeff Pearce Enjoy the open air harmonies of Sweden’s First Aid Kit. This sister duo has a new album of Swedish tinged songs titled Stay Gold, and Ambient guitarist Jeff Pearce from his new album, With Evening Above. Thursday June 19th Echoes Program 1425D Start Time Group Name Song…
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Wednesday June 18th-Echoes Program 1425C
Living Room Concert: Linnea Olsson Swedish singer-songwriter Linnea Olsson performs an enchanting set of music for looping cello and ethereal songs from her album, Ah!, live on Echoes. Wednesday June 18th Echoes Program 1425C Start Time Group Name Song Name Album Name First Half Hour 0:01:00 Thievery Corporation Sweet Tides It Takes a Thief 0:06:00 …
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Tuesday June 17th-Echoes Program 1425B
Interview: Lyla Foy The English singer-songwriter talks about the atmospheric and ambient songs of her album, Mirrors the Sky. Tuesday June 17th Echoes Program 1425B Start Time Group Name Song Name Album Name First Half Hour 0:01:00 Peter Calandra Faith Inner Circle 0:06:00 John Luttrell Dreamcast The Dream Exchange 0:09:05 First Aid Kit Shattered and…