We enter the world of Chant. From Abbess Hildegard von Bingen to contemporary musicians exploring a medieval sound, we’ll hear voices descending from the heavens and tuning the spirit.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music by Naneum, the ambient chamber music persona of Jon Solo. He uses multiple keyboards to create his ethereal songs on a new album called Spiritual Son.
We remember Moody Blues Keyboardist Mike Pinder, with a suite of pieces that feature his distinct Mellotron playing. We’ll also hear a remix of music by the late Julee Cruise, recorded with Tim Saul.
Take Sigur Ros, add strings and a more classical sensibility, and you’d get Limina. By day, Tyler Durham works on film scores. At night he fires up his virtual orchestra as Limina.
The Echoes May CD of the Month is a collaboration between trumpeter Jeff Oster, guitarist Vin Downes and Multi-instrumentalist, Tom Eaton. Their album is called Seven Conversations.
It’s the sound of the planet on the next Echoes as we celebrate Earth Day 2024. We’ll hear music inspired by the vistas and life on earth, as well as music made from the sounds of the earth.
On the next Echoes, music from The Smile. That’s the project of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Johnny Greenwood. We’ll also hear from Mitski, who explores the dark side of our psyche.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music by Cosmos in Collision. That’s the name of Italian electronic artist Ricardo Spagieri. His album of sequencer journeys is The Passage of Time.
On the next echoes, new music from Moby. His new album, Always Centered at Night, features a different vocalist on every track. We’ll also hear the latest by dream pop duo Still Corners.
Zanias usually sings words, but on her latest album, Ecdysis, she takes inspiration from Dead Can Dance and hallucinogens and goes wordless. We talk to Zanias about her ecstatic singing.