New music by Mirabai Ceiba. This duo of Markus Sieber and Angelika Baumbach from Aukai started as a chant group but have evolved considerably on their new album, The Quiet Hour.
George Winston is the 30th Icon for 30 years of Echoes. We’ll survey the music world of this pianist who brought contemporary instrumental music to popularity in the 1980s.
Hear from London Grammar, the seductive and serene dream pop band. John Diliberto talks to the band about the love and the politics that suffuses their new recording, Californian Soil.
The electronica duo Hybrid takes us into the sometimes dark world of their new album, Black Halo. John Diliberto talks to Charlotte and Mike Truman about their album on Echoes.
The perfect CD for the Month for July, Lanterna’s Hidden Drives. Lanterna cranks up the country twang, digital delays and atmospheres for an album of open-spaced Ambient Americana.
Norwegian guitar legend Terje Rypdal returns to the form of his 70s classic albums on a new one called Conspiracy. We’ll also hear from ambient chamber music group Digitonal.
Jeff Johnson & Phil Keaggy take us on a trip to Ravenna. The two musicians take us inside their musical creation which has elements of folk, classical and even some rock slips in.
From the top of Mt. Fuji, the 29th Icon of Echoes arrives. Kitaro has created a stream of otherworldly sounds since the late 1970s. We’ll hear a vintage live performance of Kitaro.
The German duo Grandbrothers, who play a grand piano hooked up with electronics and a machine for an orchestral sound. We tickle the ivories and program the drum machines of Grandbrothers.
The perfect CD for the Month for July, Lanterna’s Hidden Drives. Lanterna cranks up the country twang, digital delays and atmospheres for an album of open-spaced Ambient Americana.