Tubular Bells’ composer Mike Oldfield talks about Ommadawn, his two-sided epic from 1975. It’s partly an homage to his mother, who died during the recording, and her Irish roots.
The ambient guitar duo, Hammock, return with a new album of inner contemplations and moody guitar excursions called Nevertheless. It’s a music that sits somewhere between here and there.
As if the world isn’t scary enough out there, it’s an Echoes Halloween. John Diliberto is your crypt keeper of sonic terror, soundtracking your Halloween night.
An electronic excursion with Rival Consoles. Landscape from Memory is the ninth studio by the UK artist, Ryan Lee West, and it may be his most kinetic and accessible yet.
We go surf music country twang with Arc De Soleil. Despite that description, they’re a band from Sweden led by guitarist Daniel Kadawatha, and they strike a psychedelic sound.
Two artists from Japan: Kitaro from his album, An Enchanted Evening, which has just been reissued, and Hiroki Okano from his latest, Kyoumei. That translates as sympathy or resonance.
Azam Ali returns with a new album of hypnotic electronic tracks that explore the realms of sensation and transformation. She talks about a world where we see color in sound and taste in words.
We talk with Bluetech about using the story of Laika, the first dog Cosmonaut. On his album, Spacehop Chronicles 2, he creates an electronic tone poem of hope, fantasy and grief.
Drifting your way on a Slow Flow Echoes is music by Indian composer and producer, Ricky Kej. It’s called Break of Dawn and it’s a meeting of electronic moods with Indian instruments.