Ricky Kej is an Indian musician steeped in the Bollywood sound. Wouter Kellerman is a South African world music flutist. They got together for a global exploration called Winds of Samsara, merging Indian, African and Middle Eastern sounds into a hymn for peace dedicated to Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi. They talk about their Grammy…
Concert: Hundred Waters. Hundred Waters is a band out of Northern Florida who create a searing dream pop centered on electronic textures and the voice and melodies of Nicole Miglis. They recently released their second album, The Moon Rang Like a Bell on Skrillex’s OWSLA label. Monday February 9th Echoes Program 1506A Start Time Group…
Gayle Ellett and Todd Montgomery are modern musicians purveying a backwoods Americana global music fusion. Arcadia is their second album of mostly acoustic ruminations orchestrated with everything from sitars and guitars to bouzoukis and dilruba in a global music of the imagination. Weekend, February 7th & 8th Echoes Program 1505A Start Time Group Name Song…
Echoes at the Grammys. We survey the Echoes artists who are up for Grammy Awards including St. Vincent, Beck, Aphex Twin and Anoushka Shankar. We’ll hear the Echoes artists and John Diliberto will make his Grammy picks and predictions. Friday February 6th Echoes Program 1505E Start Time Group Name Song Name Album Name First Half…
Echoes hears from Angela Sheik. Her album Home Before Dark brings us her one woman band talentedly equipped with looping pedals and effects for beautifully and slightly quirky songs. We’ll also hear from Bella Gaia’s “Beautiful Earth.” Thursday February 5th Echoes Program 1505D (Previously 1450D) Start Time Group Name Song Name Album Name First Half…
Max Richter was among the first in the second generation of ambient chamber music composers, creating haunting themes based in minimalist strategies. He recently recorded a reimagining of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons and has scored films and TV shows like HBO’s The Leftovers. Deutsche Grammophon has released a four-CD box set of his early recordings…
Adam Wiltzie and Dustin O’Halloran have created an ambient chamber music merging electronics and strings.
Gayle Ellett and Todd Montgomery are modern musicians purveying a backwoods Americana global music fusion. Arcadia is their second album of mostly acoustic ruminations orchestrated with everything from sitars and guitars to bouzoukis and dilruba in a global music of the imagination. It’s the Echoes CD of the Month for February. Monday February 2nd Echoes…
Jeff Johnson is a noted keyboardist who has recorded on Windham Hill Records and released dozens of recordings on his Ark Music label. Phil Keaggy is a monster guitarist out of Nashville who has been an icon both among Christian music fans and fingerstyle pickers. Over the last 3 years they’ve released a pair of…
New music by Pink Floyd and Winged Victory for the Sullen.