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.
Le Morte d’Abby means “the death of Abby,” but Abigail Lentz, who assumed that artist name, is very much alive. She was an army brat, but also a goth. Now she marshals sequencers, getting them in line.
It’s the sound of the planet on the next Echoes as we celebrate Earth Day 2024. We’ll hear music inspired by the vistas and life on earth, as well as music made from the sounds of the earth.
Four hours of continuous, uninterrupted music for the 2024 solar eclipse, as the moon casts a shadow across the earth, and then the sun re-emerges, returning us to a bright spring day. A few vocals might sneak in, but it’s a mostly-instrumental soundscape!
Sacred Places by Hollan Holmes tops the Echoes March 2024, followed by Jeff Johnson & John Van Deusen, Yellowcard & Hammock, and 22 more great releases. See if your favorites made the list!
Shade your eyes, it’s a Solar Eclipse Soundscape on the next Echoes. Much of the country will be experiencing a solar eclipse on April 8th. Here’s the soundtrack for your journey.
Six hours of continuous instrumental music for the solar eclipse, inspired by the moon blocking the sun, casting a shadow across the earth. Featuring compositions by Tangerine Dream, Steve Roach, Robert Rich, Klaus Schulze, Jan Hammer, Jade Warrior, and many others.
Composer Roger Eno is one of the pioneers of Ambient Chamber music. But recently, his music has become more neo-classical with albums on Deutsche Grammophon. We talk to him on Echoes.
The April CD of the Month is an electronic excursion from Dave Bessell called Chromatic Lightning Cage. It’s a statement from a musician who recorded with Killing Joke, Suede, U2 and Coldplay.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music from Kenneth Hooper who plays Native American flute and we’ll go back to Chronos, an epic 1984 IMAX soundtrack by Michael Stearns that was reissued last year.