We have the debut of Dark Sky Alliance. This group includes percussionist Jerry Marotta, keyboardist Rupert Greenall, electronic artist Eric “the” Taylor, and guitarist David Helpling.
New music from the artist formerly known as Talitha Rise and Rise. Now she’s using her real name, Jo Beth Young. The music is still as magical on her latest release, Broken Spells.
It’s another Journey into Long Tracks on the next Echoes. We’ll be hearing the title track to Michael Hoenig’s Departure from the Northern Wastelands, some Mike Oldfield, Nils Frahm, and more.
Tim Story used to be the ultimate melodicist, but now he’s mutating sounds, often with German icon, Roedelius. Tim Story talks about his evolution from a melody maven to a dissonant dreamer.
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.
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.
Before he died in 2013, Lou Reed created an ambient album called Hudson River Wind Meditations, which is now being re-released in a deluxe edition. We go back to our interview with Reed.
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.
Kaleida are a dream-pop duo from England and America sculpting a personal sound born of evocative, but minimally deployed electronics and sensual singing. Their new album is In Arms.
It’s an orchestra of the imagination with music by Orchestra Indigo. This is a project of rock artist Rick Randlett. He goes into a cocktail lounge in space for his album, The Small Hours.