Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater talks about their new album, The Great Awakening. It’s a subtle work of ambient songs employing nature sounds that Meiburg recorded all over the world.
New music by Angel Olson. The alt-rock singer has taken a country turn on her new album, Big Time, but she does it with a flare of Ambient Americana. It’s a big time in a chilled way.
We ride a Hellbound Train with Steve Tibbetts, an icon of Echoes who has a new double CD of music from across his 40 years at ECM. We talk about his unique approach to music and guitar.
Animalweapon. The name comes from the Dead Pool superhero comic but no animals are harmed in the music of Patrick Cortes. But he does uses animal recordings as part of his electronic songs.
Thievery Corporation’s Eric Hilton has put out four albums during the pandemic, the latest is Lost Dialect. We’ll also hear Klaus Schulze’s posthumous release Deus Arrakis, on Echoes from PRX.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music by Vic Hennegan. He started out as a disciple of German space music but he’s gone in a more percussive direction for his new album, Time Ritual.
Electronic artist Michael Whalen draws upon his roots in 70s and 80s European electronic music to create his album, Imaginary Trains. He talks about his journey and his new album.
There’s a Hellbound Train coming into Echoes when we hear a track from a new collection of music by guitarist Steve Tibbetts. We’ll also hear from NaNa, a band from Japan with a downtempo sound.
Animalweapon. The name comes from the Dead Pool superhero comic but no animals are harmed in the music of Patrick Cortes. But he does uses animal recordings as part of his electronic songs.
We hear from an opera singer turned alt-rock diva when Zola Jesus talks about her new album, Arkhon. It’s a mix of religion and science fiction as she grapples with these dystopian times.