We’ll survey the landscape of women electronic musicians from pioneers like Wendy Carlos, Delia Derbyshire and Suzanne Ciani to contemporary artists from Laurie Anderson through Eve Maret.
Texas-based artist Hollan Holmes paints southern landscapes and rusty artifacts by day, but he heads into electronic space at night, composing music like his CD of the Month, Emerald Waters.
Echoes’ March CD of the Month looks back on Memories. It’s called Memoria by Danish electronic artist Trentemøller. He mixes downtempo grooves, New Wave moods and dreampop vocals.
We’ll hear music by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, from a new album of covers that takes them in unexpected directions. We’ll also hear new music by Tori Amos.
Two sides of deep ambience. We’ll hear from Billow Observatory (Danish guitarist Jonas Munk and American electronic artist Jason Kolb) and we’ll have new music by the Icelandic duo Hugar.
It’s shamanistic pop from Siberia when we hear Otyken. Think of Bjork going tribal. We’ll also hear a new song by Sharon Van Etten who is continuing her electronic ways.
Singer-songwriter Tori Amos releases her 16th album, Ocean to Ocean. It’s an album born in grief, turmoil and hope during pandemic isolation. She talks about it on Echoes.
Echoes’ March CD of the Month looks back on Memories. It’s called Memoria by Danish electronic artist Trentemøller. He mixes downtempo grooves, New Wave moods and dreampop vocals.
Chieli Minucci talks about his instrumental outing into a more contemplative mode. He’s a guitarist and founder of fusion group Special EFX, but has a new solo album called Someone’s Singing.
Music by Beach House. The dream-pop duo takes a more intimate, acoustic approach on their new album, Once Twice Melody. We’ll also hear Police guitarist Andy Summers.