In the early days of Trip-Hop, right alongside Massive Attack, was the trio Morcheeba with Skye Edwards on vocals over the trippy, seductive grooves and moods of the Godfrey brothers.
On a Slow Flow Echoes we dip into a collection of 1970s cosmic music called The Microcosm and we’ll hear new electronic music by Normandie off the album Time Lapse.
The English Ambient band Marconi Union return with a new album called Ghost Stations that continues their soundtracks for abandoned cities and deserted industries. They talk about it on Echoes.
A lot of electronic groups simply plug and play. The Album Leaf actually performs. Founder Jimmy LaValle comes from live bands like The Locust and Tristeza and he brings that same live, on-the-edge urgency to concerts by his ambient rock band, The Album Leaf.
It’s a Slow Flow Echoes with new music by Vangelis. His first album in 12 years returns him to space. It’s called Rosetta. Hammock releases a deluxe edition of Raising Your Voice, Trying to Stop an Echo. We’ll hear a bonus track.