Everybody loves Whipped Cream and we’ll hear the electronic artist who goes by that name. We’ll also hear music by Philip Selway, the drummer of Radiohead, from his album Strange Dance.
Gentle Giant made their records during Prog Rock’s glory years in the 1970s and then quit. Their lead-singer, co-founder Derek Shulman, went on to a different kind of music legacy. He talks about his memoir: Giant Steps.
Our May CD of the Month is Counting Sunsets by the ambient country band, Suss. Suss includes Pat Irwin, a former member of the B-52s. They go into deep ambient terrain on this new album.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, the ambient guitar twang of The Royal Arctic Institute. We’ll hear from their album, From Catharsis to Coma. We’ll also hear from Craig Padilla and Marvin Allen.
Cigarettes After Sex has a new single, continuing his sultry, pillow-talk sound. We’ll also hear Desire Marea, a daring artist from South Africa who might be that country’s version of Bjork.
Get ready to be sliced and diced when we hear music by Wax Tailor, the French electronic artist who likes to cut-up archival voice samples. We’ll hear from his album, Fishing for Accidents.
Keyboardist Tom Eaton and guitarist Vin Downes are veterans of work with Will Ackerman and are in a trio with Jeff Oster. They have an album of ambient duets called Until the Light Was Gone.
Our May CD of the Month is Counting Sunsets by the ambient country band, Suss. Suss includes Pat Irwin, a former member of the B-52s. They go into deep ambient terrain on this new album.
Techno DJs Felsmann & Tiley take the ambient classical pill and dial up a cinematic electronic sound on their second album, Protomensch. They explore the idiocy and ingenuity of mankind.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, music by Bill Nelson from the album Marvellous Realms. We’ll also hear from former NPR staffer and creator of Tiny Desk Concerts, Bob Boilen.