Monday 10/05 and weekend of Oct. 10th
OCTOBER CD OF THE MONTH
JEFF JOHNSON & PHIL KEAGGY: FRIO SUITE
Keyboardist Jeff Johnson and legendary guitarist Phil Keaggy collaborate on a tone poem to the Frio river. It mixes multiple guitars and keyboard textures into one of the most perfect albums of the year. We'll be featuring Frio Suite as our CD of the Month for October.
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Tuesday 10/06
AN INTERVIEW WITH CARMEN RIZZO AND HUUN HUUR TU
Tuvan throat singers meet an electronic mix-master
Huun Huur Tu is a band from Tuva specializing in the ancient style of harmonic singing that comes from that region. Their music is combined with the electronics and arrangements of Carmen Rizzo, known for his work with Niyaz, Inbar Bakal and his own electronica recordings. It's a meeting of cultures when they come together.
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Wednesday 10/07
A LIVING ROOM CONCERT WITH JOHN GREGORIUS
A meeting ground between Windham Hill finger-style guitar and ambient music
John Gregorius is a finger-style guitarist who places his instrument in ambient soundscapes on his album, Heaven and Earth. It was our December CD of the Month. Now we hear Gregorius playing his music live in an Echoes Living Room concert. Accompanied by bass and drums, he delves into the plaintive melodies of his music, live.
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Thursday 10/08
Two recent collaborators with Brian Eno release solo CDs. Keyboardist Jon Hopkins has a new album of electro-excursions called Insides and an idyllic album from guitarist Leo Abrahams called The Grape and the Grain.
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Friday 10/09
AN INTERVIEW WITH LONER
Ambient hymns and lost loves Loner is the recording persona of Geoff Smith, an English singer songwriter with a penchant for introspective moods, haiku like lyrics and songs that linger in your mind like a lost lover. In his London flat he's composed two CDs of melancholy moods. His latest is called Western Sci-Fi. Geoff Smith talks about the solitude of Loner.
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