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.
It’s Quiet Resonance on the next Echoes when we talk to Tony Pounders. As Quiet Resonance, he composes guitar orchestrations that range from ambient to pastoral to pure space.
New music by Jeremiah Fraites. He’s a member of the alt-rock group, The Lumineers, but on his own he’s making a neo-classical sound with a rough edge. He has a new album, Piano Piano 2.
We put you to sleep with Lullabies for World Sleep Day. Sleep, or the lack thereof, has been a topic of much discussion for a few years now. John Diliberto sends you into your dreams.
World Piano Day was created by German keyboardist Nils Frahm to celebrate music created on 88 keys, created with objects embedded in strings, or electronics manipulating strings.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, Jeff Johnson and John Van Deusen go deeply ambient. They’ve created a 29-minute music journey called Eremo, which is Italian for refuge. Echoes is always a refuge.
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 Big Ears on the next Echoes. We’ll talk to founder Ashley Capps about the Big Ears Festival 2024, which includes performances from Laurie Anderson, King Britt, Roger Eno, and about 200 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 shift from a melody maven to a dissonant dreamer.