The July CD of the Month is Game Trails by Aukai. Aukai is the world fusion group headed up by Marcus Sieber of the duo, Mirabai Ceiba. Hear Aukai’s Game Trails tonight on Echoes.
Moby talks about his album, All Visible Objects with its themes of revolution, isolation and contemplation. Then we look at music in pandemic and unrest with The Best of Echoes 2020, So Far.
In strange times for America, John Diliberto brings us American Landscapes. One thing we can agree on is the majesty of American landscapes. We have a soundtrack born from those inspirations.
Poppy Ackroyd’s album, Resolve was an Echoes CD of the Month two years ago. She talks about an approach to classical composition informed by punk rock and Radiohead.
New music by Nine Inch Nails. It’s not their usual Industrial rock, it’s a pair of albums that are more like Trent Reznor’s ambient film scores than Nine Inch Nails assaults.
It’s been an incredible six months for music, and you’ll hear our top picks on The Best of Echoes 2020, So Far. John Diliberto counts down the mid-year Echoes Top 25.
Moby talks about his prescient new album, All Visible Objects. Written mostly in 2019, its themes of revolution, isolation and contemplation seem to fit right in with these times.
Cellist Hans Christian talks a return to his Space Music roots with his heavily electronic album, After The Fall. He goes from a Christian church to an electronic church.
We talk to Gunnar Spardel, who composes somber and serene chamber music under his own name and upbeat, progressive electronic music under the guise of Tigerforest.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music by Eric Hilton, one half of the brain trust of Thievery Corporation. His new album, Infinite Everywhere is a laid-back ambient lounge release.