The Echoes Top 25 for March 2020 features Agnes Obel’s Myopia, YPPAH, Michael Whalen, Ryan Farrish, Ava, Yael Naim and 19 other CDs. See if your favorites made the list.
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Echoes March 2020 Top 25: Agnes Obel at the Top
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Coming Up
Thursday, Apr 16, 2020 – Slow Flow Echoes
Native American flute has been making a return to the Echoes Soundscape and on a Slow Flow Echoes we’ll hear two of them, Kenneth Hooper’s Directions and Vicki Logan’s Born Out of Chaos.
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Wednesday, Apr 15, 2020 – Throwback 30: Kitaro
We return to the April 1990 album, Kojiki by Kitaro. It was a landmark recording for the Japanese electronic artist that brought his sound into orchestral and world music terrain.
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Tuesday, Apr 14, 2020 – Gunnar Spardel’s Tigerforest
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.
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Monday, Apr 13, 2020 – Naneum Live
We hear the multi-keyboard orchestrations of music of Naneum, live. Naneum is Jon Solo. He creates ambient chamber music with multiple keyboards and on his latest album, a full choir.
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Weekend, Apr 11-12, 2020 – Poppy Ackroyd & Ravi Shankar
English composer Poppy Ackroyd talks about her neo-classical music informed by punk rock and Radiohead and we celebrate the 100th Birtday of India sitar master, Ravi Shanker.
CD of the Month
April 2020 CDoM: Michael Whalen Sacred Spaces
Michael Whalen’s Sacred Spaces is an album for these times, an escape into a world of beautiful, shape-shifting electronic architecture and melody.
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Friday, Apr 10, 2020 – New Music by Hammock & Odessa
Music by ambient guitar band, Hammock. They have a new album of deep electro-chamber music moods called Silencia. We’ll also hear something by the dream pop band, Odessa.
Interview Podcast
ECHOES PODCAST: Alex Somers & Gentle Giant
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Thursday, Apr 9, 2020 – Slow Flow Echoes
Music from the Orb, the legendary ambient band with a new album called Abolition of the Royal Familia. We’ll also hear new music by Nicholas Gunn from his album, Pacific Blue.