Illenium is a current headliner of the EDM scene. He has a new album with a lot of guest vocalists on it called Ascend. Among them are the Portland duo Echo and singer Anna Clendening.
Electro-R&B group Beacon talk about the influence of religion and the writings and art of Walter Russell, a 20th century renaissance man who created his own Cosmogony.
Eve Maret brings her synthesizers and voice to perform the music of her debut album, No More Running, live. Maret is a resolutely electronic artist, influenced by ’70s and ’80s electropop.
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 a Slow Flow Echoes, it’s new music by Yann Tiersen. The composer came to renown with his score to Amelie. He’s still making beautiful ambient chamber music on his latest album called All.
On its 50th Anniversary, we remember the original Woodstock. We take an ambient look at Woodstock through an Echoes lens, with The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Country Joe & the Fish and more.
Bat for Lashes, the Gothic dream pop project of singer Natasha Khan, goes even more dark, mystical and electronic on a new album called Lost Girls. We’ll hear from it tonight.
Julia Kent started as a classical cellist, then joined cello band Rasputina, and has been making solo looping cello music since 2007. She comes in to perform live on Echoes.
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.
The August CD of the Month is Evanescent, by David Pritchard. He has been creating acoustic chamber ensembles with his over-dubbed guitar since 1990. His new album continues on that path.