Kevin Keller’s Ice Worlds is a retro-futuristic soundtrack recalling vintage sounds of Jean-Michel Jarre and Vangelis, taking them into effervescent space. It’s Echoes’ March CD of the Month.
Jeff Johnson and Phil Keaggy have created an exalted world of ancient atmospheres, gentle melodies and modern orchestrations on “Cappadocia.” Echoes February CD of the Month.
Aukai is creating a folk chamber music that is meticulously crafted, a sound that lives in a zone of rustic refinement. His new EP, Reminiscence is the Echoes CD of the Month for January.
Hammock have forged a distinctive sound for the 21st century, merging ambient guitars with string orchestrations Their album, Universalis is the Echoes CD of the Month for December.
Dead Can Dance has released a challenging album for longtime DCD fans, “Dionysus”. It’s a conceptual album of ritualistic music that draws on Middle Eastern modalities for an ecstatic state.
David Arkenstone goes electronic on Colors of the Ambient Sky, an album of high melody and deep electronic moods and downtempo grooves. It’s Echoes CD of the Month for October
Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds has a created an ambient chamber music masterpiece using generative Stratus pianos on re:member, Echoes September CD of the Month.
Talitha Rise’s “An Abandoned Orchid House” is the most perfect album of the year, embodying the authenticity of British folk, the pastoral side of prog and dust with world music touches.
The Australian band All India Radio return with Space, an album that taps influences from Pink Floyd to the KLF to create an inner space journey. It’s the August CD of the Month
Loreena McKennitt’s album “Lost Souls” features all-new music with compositions spanning her 33-year career. It’s the Echoes CD of the Month for June.