We hit the trail and take an electronic journey with Tone Ranger. That’s Alex Simon, and he’s creating desert southwest landscapes that merge electronics with guitar and pedal steel guitar.
Coming Up
Monday, August 8, 2022 – Tone Ranger Interview
Playlists
Monday, July 25, 2022 – Echoes Program 2230A
We ride a Hellbound Train with Steve Tibbetts, an icon of Echoes who has a new double CD of music from across his 40 years at ECM. We talk about his unique approach to music and guitar.
Coming Up
Weekend, Aug 6-7, 2022 – Lumenette CD of the Month
Lumenette is Christine Byrd, the wife of Hammock’s Marc Byrd. On her debut as Lumenette, she sheds her Christian background to illuminate her emotional trauma and love.
Playlists
Weekend, July 23-24, 2022 – Programs 2229A & 2229B
Animalweapon. The name comes from the Dead Pool superhero comic but no animals are harmed in the music of Patrick Cortes. But he does uses animal recordings as part of his electronic songs.
Coming Up
Friday, August 5, 2022 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, some fast guitar from Andy McKee, a leading light on the finger-style guitar scene. He has an EP called Symbols. We’ll also ride the grooves of Byron Metcalf.
Coming Up
Thursday, August 4, 2022 – Music from Ibeyi
Ibeyi are twin sisters born in Paris, whose sound is somewhere between rap and Africa, with a dreamy allure. Their father was a Cuban percussionist and their mother was a French-Venezuelan singer.
Playlists
Thursday, July 21, 2022 – Echoes Program 2229D
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music by Vic Hennegan. He started out as a disciple of German space music but he’s gone in a more percussive direction for his new album, Time Ritual.
Coming Up
Wednesday, August 3, 2022 – New Music from Bass Temple
Enter the sanctuary of Bass Temple. She is an EDM downtempo musician out of Colorado and she’s just released her debut EP, The Beginning. We’ll also hear new music by HAAi.
Playlists
Wednesday, July 20, 2022 – Echoes Program 2229C
Electronic artist Michael Whalen draws upon his roots in 70s and 80s European electronic music to create his album, Imaginary Trains. He talks about his journey and his new album.
Coming Up
Tuesday, August 2, 2022 – New Music from Air Waves
We’ve got two folk-baked songs. We’ll hear from Air Waves, off the album Dance, and a song from the score to Where the Crawdads Sing. It’s by Taylor Swift. Yep. Trust me.