There aren’t a lot of plugged-in female musicians but I have one who is trying to change that, synth-pop artist Eve Maret. She talks about her music and debut recording, No More Running.
The art of improvisation when we talk with trumpeter John Swana, guitarist Tim Motzer and percussionist Doug Hirlinger, all veterans of progressive, jazz and avant-garde music.
On the next Echoes, we follow the light to Beacon. That’s the Brooklyn duo of Thomas Mullarney III and Jacob Gossett who have a sound weaving R&B, Retro-Electro-Pop and a touch of space music
Weekend listeners hear the guitar orchestrations of David Pritchard from his album, Evanescent, the August CD of the Month and an interview with Mary Lattimore talking about her ambient harp.
Coming up on Echoes, music by Rodrigo y Gabriela. The Nuevo flamenco guitar couple tackles a song that is iconic on Echoes, the piece from which the show took its name, Pink Floyd’s “Echoes.”
Coming up on Echoes it’s music by Bryce Dessner, best known as the guitarist with The National. But he also composes classical works and he has an album called El Chan.
New music from Azam Ali. The singer from Vas and Niyaz goes all electronic on a new album called Phantoms. We’ll hear a track from this downtempo, modern spiritual lament.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music by Hugar, an Icelandic band traveling between post-rock and neo-classical music, and we’ll hear something new from All India Radio’s new album, Eternal
UNKLE is the recording project of James Lavelle. He’s got a pair of albums The Road Part I and Part II, that explore darker themes with some of his best music in years.
Primer is the prep coating of paint. It’s also a textbook. And it’s the name chosen by Alyssa Midcalf, a Detroit based artist for her stripped down electronic pop. She explores dark terrain.