Echoes Top 25 for February includes CD of the Month by Poppy Ackroyd, the duo Overcoats, electronic artist Lane 8, Moby, a reissue from Ben Vaughn, Ian Boddy & Erik Wollo and Al Di Meola.
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Echoes Top 25 for February: Poppy Ackroyd on Top
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CD of the Month
March 2017 CD of the Month: Winterlight
On The Longest Sleep Through the Darkest Days, UK ambient band Winterlight create an enveloping and deep journey in the quiet spaces of landscape and mind. It’s Echoes March CD of the Month.
Program Highlights
Beyond Echoes – Week 2, 2018
Six hours of uninterrupted music from week 2 of 2018.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Future Fire’s Dystopian Synthpop
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In the Echoes Podcast, Future Fire brings dystopian vision to their electronic sound. Founders Darren Burgos and Dylan Willoughby from Lost In Stars talk about it on Echoes.
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Violinist Didier Lockwood R.I.P. at Age 62
Didier Lockwood was a firebrand French violinist, mentored by Stephane Grappelli and named an heir to Jean-Luc Ponty. He was part of the 1980s fusion scene. He Died at 62 on February 18, 2018.
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Echoes Podcast: Forrest Fang & Jóhann Jóhannsson
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Composer Forrest Fang talks about his ambient world music soundscapes and we remember Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson with a 2009 Echoes Interview. Jóhannsson died on February 10, 2018.
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Echoes Podcast: Engineers Mark Peters
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We talk with guitarist Mark Peters in Echoes Podcast. He’s the guitarist and leader of the dreamy shoegaze band Engineers, but on his own, he creates a more ambient, instrumental sound.
Program Highlights, Reviews & Commentary
Guitarist Kaki King’s “Bruises” Video.
Guitarist Kaki King is turning out to be one of the most innovative musicians of the last quarter century. See her new video for the song, “Bruises” which goes deeper than that.
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Echoes Top 25 for January 2018: Gracie and Rachel at the top.
The Echoes Top 25 for January are hear and the year is starting strong with Gracie and Rachel at the lead. Dig into this list of 25 great albums that should be on your playlist.
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Echoes Podcast: Poppy Ackroyd Resolve Review
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Poppy Ackroyd is an English composer creating a neo-classical sound full of kinetic drive and melody. Her album Resolve, is the Echoes CD of the Month for February. Hear it in Echoes Podcast.