Hear an Interview with Darkside in Echoes Podcast. This past October I got to see the band Darkside at the Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit. They played before an impressively large audience in the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, considering they only had one album out, Psychic. They’re a band that favors shadows, standing in twin cones…
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Interview Podcast
Matt Borghi & Michael Teager on Echoes Podcast
Hear Two Musicians Who Begin at Zero These days in contemporary music, most musicians don’t leave much to chance when they play live. They either adhere to note-for-note recreations of their recorded work or they just have it all in a computer, hit play and have a perfect, if frozen performance. Ambient guitarist Matt Borghi…
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New music from Sting Guitarist
Coming up on Echoes we have new music from Dominic Miller. He’s been the guitarist for Sting for many years, but on his own he cuts an eclectic instrumental sound. He has a new CD called Ad Hoc . We’ll also hear some dark gypsy cello by Adam Hurst and his album, “Nightfall”. It’s coming…
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New music from Damien Jurado
Coming up on Echoes are new music by Linnea Olsson. She’s a singing Swedish cellist who has played with singer Ane Brun. She’s got her own album out called Ah!. We also have new music by singer Damien Jurado and his album, “Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son.” It’s coming up today on Echoes. John…
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Juliette Commagere Talks about Being Human
I’ve been enchanted by the voice of Juliette Commagere since I heard her singing on a Ry Cooder record, Chavez Ravine. “Gold, the track she sang on Love on A Real Train’s debut last year was one of our favorite cuts. Juliette recently released her third solo album, Human. It’s a beautiful and introspective electronic…
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Echoes Goes to the Darkside
Hear an Interview with Darkside Tonight on Echoes. This past October I got to see the band Darkside at the Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit. They played before an impressively large audience in the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, considering they only had one album out, Psychic. They’re a band that favors shadows, standing in twin cones…
Program Highlights
Start at Zero: Matt Borghi & Michael Teager on Echoes
These days in contemporary music, most musicians don’t leave much to chance when they play live. They either adhere to note-for-note recreations of their recorded work or they just have it all in a computer, hit play and have a perfect, if frozen performance. Ambient guitarist Matt Borghi and saxophonist Michael Teager don’t work that…
Living Room Concerts
Shambhu Brings Windham Hill Sound to Echoes Tonight
Guitarist Shambhu Plays Live on Echoes Tonight. Windham Hill Records hasn’t been around for many years, but their influence remains strong. Today, we’ll hear from another guitar player whose music was shaped by the recordings of Will Ackerman and Alex De Grassi. Shambhu is one of those musicians. In fact, Windham Hill founder Will Ackerman…
CD of the Month
Hammock From Abyss to Revelation.
In a world of dance beats, rapid fire sequences and songs devolving into little more than hooks, Hammock takes a deeper, darker more textured approach. They are the Mark Rothko of ambient music with sheets of sound shifting beneath each other like tectonic plates, but with the hint of melody and the feel of spirits…
Interview Podcast
Pure Bathing Culture in Echoes Podcast
Portland’s Pure Bathing Culture Talks Art-Rock, Jazz and Dream-pop in the Echoes Podcast. Whatever you call them, don’t call them Dream Pop. But if you do, you’ll hear a sound to which most dream pop bands could aspire with Pure Bathing Culture. They are a duo of singer and keyboardist Sarah Versprille and guitarist Daniel Hindman…