The many moods of Thievery Corporation. We talk with Eric Hilton, who has two ambient lounge albums out, and his Thievery partner, Rob Garza, about a music born in dub and music sampling.
Echoes March CD of the Month is Jeff Johnson and Phil Keaggy’s latest pastoral opus, Ravenna. Inspired by Ravenna’s mosaics, they create musical mosaics, lacing keyboards, guitars and more.
It’s the sound of the spirit when we talk with Shunia, the duo of Lisa Reagan and Suzanne Jackson. Then it’s Afro-futuristic jazz, world fusion and Detroit techno from the African Diaspora.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, we trek into the Utah wilds to hear the latest album of guitar and bass improvisations by Endless Field, Alive in the Wilderness.
German electronic music legend Hans-Joachim Roedelius was a founder of Cluster and Harmonia. Lately, he’s gone acoustic and has even recorded for the Deutsche Grammophon classical label.
We ring the Tubular Bells of the 11th Icon of Echoes, Mike Oldfield. Oldfield made one of the signpost works of the 1970s, but he’s done so much more. We explore his vast career on Echoes.
The ambient sounds of the African Diaspora. As part of Black History Month, we navigate the world for the sounds of Afro-futuristic jazz, world fusion, Detroit techno and space music.
It’s the sound of the spirit when we talk with Shunia, the duo of Lisa Reagan and Suzanne Jackson. The two operatic singers turn Hindi chants into serene dream pop.
The ambient chamber music of A Winged Victory for the Sullen, a collaboration between Dustin O’Halloran and Adam Wiltzie, explores darker terrain on Invisible Cities.
New music by Alex Maas, lead singer of the psychedelic band The Black Angels. He goes more pastoral on an album called Luca. We’ll also hear from Time Traveler, the new persona of Eleon.