On the next Echoes, new music from The Smile. That’s the project of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Johnny Greenwood. We’ll also hear the latest by Mitski, who explores the dark side of our psyche.
Playlists
Wednesday, Feb 21, 2024 – Echoes Program 2308C
Year: 2024
Coming Up
Tuesday, Mar 5, 2024 – Long Tracks
Lose yourself in some Long Tracks. We’ll hear four epic pieces all spanning some 20 minutes each. It may be a TikTok world, but Echoes brings us the epics, not just the tidbits.
Reviews & Commentary
Tangerine Dream’s Phaedra at 50
Tangerine Dream’s Phaedra changed the shape of music, powering disco, New Wave, EDM and more. From Donna Summers to Stranger Things, it still sounds like the future 50 years later.
Playlists
Tuesday, Feb 20, 2024 – Echoes Program 2408B
Head into psychedelic space on the 50th anniversary of Tangerine Dream’s Phaedra. This is a seminal album that essentially launched the whole sequencer school of electronics.
Coming Up
Monday, Mar 4, 2024 – Hollan Holmes CD of the Month
The March CD of the Month is Sacred Places, by Hollan Holmes. Hollan sees the beauty of his home state of Texas, and turns it into melodic, sequencer reveries. We explore Sacred Places.
Playlists
Monday, Feb 19, 2024 – Echoes Program 2408A
Kevin Keller talks about his album, Evensong. It is partly based on the chants and hymns of 12th century Abbess Hildegard von Bingen. Kevin brings these gothic sounds into the 21st century.
Coming Up
Weekend, Mar 2-3, 2024 – New Age Ancient & Modern
Hear New Age Ancient and Modern. Prompted by the January death of New Age pioneer Iasos, Echoes takes a spin through some of the earliest new age music as well as some of its more recent exponents.
Playlists
Weekend, Feb 17-18, 2024 – Programs 2407A & 2407B
Listen to looping guitar live when we hear Italian guitarist Fabio Mittino. He has a highly sophisticated looping and processing system and some burning leads that he puts into his sound.
Coming Up
Friday, Mar 1, 2024 – Slow Flow Echoes
New music by the German electronic artist Klangwelt. He is stretching the sound of sequencer-driven music on his new album, Here and Why. We’ll also hear from Joseph L Young.
Playlists
Friday, Feb 16, 2024 – Echoes Program 2407E
Guitarist Tom Caufield brings us an album without any guitar. Using synthesizers and a violinist, he channels the sound of progressive groups like Popol Vuh and Vangelis.