We hear from rock refugee Greg Lisher. He’s the guitarist in the bands Camper Van Beethoven and Monks of Doom, but his new album sounds more like Windham Hill meets Brian Eno.
Playlists
Thursday, Dec 17, 2020 – Echoes Program 2050D
Month: December 2020
Coming Up
Wednesday, Dec 30, 2020 – Andreas Vollenweider
Andreas Vollenweider has been out of sight for 11 years, but now the acclaimed Swiss harpist has returned with a new album, Quiet Places. We go there and talk to him on Echoes.
Playlists
Wednesday, Dec 16, 2020 – Echoes Program 2050C
It’s a minimalist dervish when we hear the 5th Icon of Echoes, Philip Glass. We’ll hear a profile of this highly influential composer who inspired Tangerine Dream, David Bowie, Brian Eno & more.
Coming Up
Tuesday, Dec 29, 2020 – Michael Rother Interview
Michael Rother, legendary guitarist of German progressive music, has played with Kraftwerk, Neu, and Harmonia. We talk to Rother about his new album, his first in 16 years called Dreaming.
Playlists
Tuesday, Dec 15, 2020 – Echoes Program 2050B
New music by Alex Maas, lead singer of the psychedelic band The Black Angels. He goes more pastoral on an album called Luca. We’ll also hear from Time Traveler, the new persona of Eleon.
Coming Up
Monday, Dec 28, 2020 – Rival Consoles
Ryan West records as Rival Consoles, a resolutely electronic project, but he still thinks of his chromium plated compositions as songs. He calls it “songwriting with an electronic palate.”
Playlists
Monday, Dec 14, 2020 – Echoes Program 2050A
On this Day Echoes remembers. 2020 has been a tough year, and along the way, we lost many artists from the world of Echoes. In this special memorial show, we remember some whom we’ve lost.
Coming Up
Weekend, Dec 26-27, 2020 – Winter Solstice & 12 CDs of the Month
Bundle up for a Winter Solstice Soundscape of snow shrouded trees, silent saguaro cactus and white out conditions. We create a winter fantasy taking you into the chilled side of the season.
Playlists
Weekend, Dec 12-13, 2020 – Programs 2049A & 2049B
Echoes has gone through the hundreds of recordings that we’ve played and picked out the Top 30 albums for 2020, a horrible year in life. After that, an Echoes interview with Kevin Keller.
Coming Up
Friday, Dec 25, 2020 – An Echoes Christmas II
The presents are unwrapped, stomachs are stuffed, and everyone is drowsy. It’s time to chill with a Christmas Soundscape. It’s the sounds of the season sculpted in snow shrouded serenity.