Think of Pink Floyd returning as a post-rock band and you approach the sound of Yndi Halda. Think of art rockers Django Django plug into OMD-style electronics on Marble Skies on Echoes.
Aukai is the vehicle of Markus Sieber. He performs in a chant duo called Mirabai Ceiba, but Aukai operates in an area of pristine sound, rustic roots, and soulful melodies.
Composer Forrest Fang manipulates western, eastern and toy instruments along with flowerpots into surreal soundscapes. He talks about his new album, Scenes from a Ghost Train, on Echoes.
Overcoats are the latest duo to charm us. Their 2017 album, Young was NPR’s #4 album of the year. Overcoats come in to play their folktronica music live on Echoes.
We go classical for the next Echoes CD of the month if your idea of classical is Steve Reich and Philip Glass amped up. That’s the sound of English composer Poppy Ackroyd’s energized neo-classical album, Resolve.
New releases from John Carpenter, the horror film director who writes many of his own soundtracks, and from German electronic musician Michael Bruckner.
Post-rock explorers Blonde Redhead has been recording since 1995. They come in to play their new music live on Echoes. They recently released the EP, Three O’clock. They play live on Echoes.
In the middle of this long winter, acclaimed ambient guitarist Jeff Pearce comes in to weave the looped and delay drenched guitar melodies of his latest album, From the Darker Seasons, live on Echoes.
An Engineer goes off the track when we talk with Mark Peters. He’s the guitarist and leader of the dreamy shoegaze band Engineers, but on his own, he creates a more ambient, instrumental sound.
We go classical for the next Echoes CD of the month if your idea of classical is Steve Reich and Philip Glass amped up. That’s the sound of English composer Poppy Ackroyd’s energized neo-classical album, Resolve.