Zanias usually sings words, but on her latest album, Ecdysis, she takes inspiration from Dead Can Dance and hallucinogens and goes wordless. We talk to Zanias about her ecstatic singing.
Playlists
Tuesday, Sept 3, 2024 – Echoes Program 2436B
Year: 2024
Coming Up
Tuesday, Sept 17, 2024 – Music by Emma Anderson
Emma Anderson used to be one of the two singers in the 4AD band Lush, but now she’s out on her own with a more mature, but still ethereal sound. We’ll hear from her album, Pearlies.
Coming Up
Monday, Sept 16, 2024 – Joe Boyd Interview
Joe Boyd is a legend in music from producing Pink Floyd and Nick Drake to his Hannibal world music label, and more. Now he’s written a book about the influence of world music on western culture.
Playlists
Monday, Sept 2, 2024 – Echoes Program 2436A
Our CD of the month is a galactic journey from Jeff Johnson and Phil Keaggy. The keyboardist and guitarist take a more ambient approach on their album, Spinning on a Cosmic Dime.
CD of the Month
Echoes Sept CD of the Month: Jeff Johnson & Phil Keaggy
I’m always a little skeptical of music masquerading as tone poems, citing some vast vista like the Grand Canyon or the Himalayas or the Taj Mahal that is inspiring the music. I’m sure that’s true for many, but most instrumental artists tell me the titles come after the event of recording. Once I got a…
Coming Up
Weekend, Sept 14-15, 2024 – Trentemøller & Garrison
Danish composer Trentemøller has been crafting electronic pop since the early 2000s. He has a new album called Dreamweaver that taps his influences from dream-pop to shoegaze.
Playlists
Weekend, Aug 31-Sept 1, 2024 – Programs 2435A & 2435B
We go on a quest with David Arkenstone. He returns to fantasy themes and epic orchestrations on his latest release, Quest for the Runestone. Join us in the land of myth on Echoes.
Coming Up
Friday, Sept 13, 2024 – David Arkenstone’s Quest
We go on a Quest for the Runestone on the next Echoes. That is the tile of David Arkenstone’s latest release as he returns to his fantasy-laden orchestral sound with a lot of Celtic touches.
Playlists
Friday, Aug 30, 2024 – Echoes Program 2435E
Kasbo is an electronic artist out of Sweden whose music hangs between ambient and EDM. He has a new album, The Learning of Urgency. We’ll hear that, as well as music by Caoilfhionn Rose.
Coming Up
Thursday, Sept 12, 2024 – Slow Flow Echoes
New music from IWASHERE, a Swedish trio fronted by Hardanger fiddle player Martine Lund Hoel (now Martine Kraft). Their debut album is Bridging Worlds One Song at a Time. On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music from IWASHERE. This is a Norwegian trio fronted by Hardanger fiddle player Martine Lund Hoel, who is now Martine…