Everyone is trapped in their homes, but we open the windows for an Echoes Earth Day Celebration. We’ll hear a soundscape to bring you into the world as spring awakens.
Two women from the classical world go ambient with AvaWaves. Violinist Anna Phoebe and keyboardist Aisling Brouwer have crafted a haunting and unremittingly beautiful sound on their debut.
Poppy Ackroyd’s album, Resolve was an Echoes CD of the Month two years ago. We catch up with Poppy, who talks about an approach to classical composition informed by punk rock and Radiohead.
We hear the multi-keyboard orchestrations of music of Naneum, live. Then it’s Gunnar Spardel, who composes serene chamber music under his own name and upbeat electronic music as Tigerforest.
We hear music by Kevin Keller from an collection called 12.25, representing 12 albums in 25 years. And David Helpling also goes deeply ambient with RUNE, his January CD of the Month.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.