Hammock are the 27th Icons of Echoes. In 2008, they came into the Echoes Studio to play their deep ambient guitar orchestrations live playing songs from Maybe They Will Sing for us Tomorrow.
Ólafur Arnalds plays live on Echoes. The Icelandic composer, along with his full ensemble and his Stratus piano system, performed music from his album, re:member.
The 23rd Icon, Norwegian guitarist Erik Wøllo. Since the mid-1990s he’s been sculpting celestial landscapes for guitar and synthesizer. We’ll hear a vintage live Echoes Performance.
Guitar legend Michael Hedges performed live on Echoes twice. The two concerts featured music from across his career, even including an unreleased solo flute piece.
Robert Fripp is the founder of King Crimson and a pioneer of progressive rock and ambient music. We’ll hear an exclusive rare live performance from the Robert Fripp String Quintet.
Internationally acclaimed artist Loreena McKennitt came to Echoes with her trio, an intimate performance ensemble featuring longtime guitarist Brian Hughes and cellist Caroline Lavelle, to perform live.
Pat Metheny in an intimate solo-guitar concert in his home studio. He’s the 13th Icon of Echoes and is featured on our 3/10 show and 3/11 Podcast. Hear this live performance from 2011.
Ralph Towner is best known as the guitarist of the band Oregon. He’s joined here by Italian trumpeter Paolo Fresu. Together they craft a meticulously serene space of intuitive improvisation in this 2010 performance.
Way before Tycho, The Album Leaf was the first ambient rock groups, creating a deeply atmospheric and melodic electronic sound. We go back to a 2010 performance on Echoes.
We return to a 2010 concert by Jon Hopkins. He’s worked with Brian Eno and Coldplay, and had just released his CD Insides. He played two pieces from Insides, and an unreleased improvisation.