Coming up on a Slow Flow Echoes it’s music from Gustaf Fjelstrom, whose main instrument is electric bass. On his new album, Intention, he uses it to create a lush and melodic post-rock sound.
Playlists
Friday, October 14th, 2016-Echoes Program 1641E
Tag: Ambient Chamber Music
Interview Podcast
Steve Reich’s 80th Birthday
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On his 80th birthday, we look back at the career of composer and minimalist pioneer Steve Reich. He wrote Music for 18 Musicians. He influenced thousands of musicians.
CD of the Month
October CD of the Month: Martin Tillman – Superhuman
A staple on Hollywood film scores for the last 20 years, Martin Tillman stretches out on his own cinematic album that embraces progressive rock and EDM. It’s the Echoes October CD of the Month.
Best Of
Echoes Top 25 for September 2016
The Album Leaf’s Between Waves washes over the Echoes’ Top 25 for September.ECHOES TOP 25 for September 2016 The Album Leaf – Between Waves (Relapse Records) Skye & Ross – Skye & Ross (Cooking Vinvyl) William Tyler – Modern Country (Merge Records) Tigerforest – Songs of Reverence (Lemongrass Music) Mutual Benefit – Skip a Sinking Stone (Mom & Pop Music) …
Playlists
Friday, September 30, 2016-Echoes Program 1639E
It’s a Slow Flow Echoes with new music by Vangelis. His first album in 12 years returns him to space. It’s called Rosetta. Hammock releases a deluxe edition of Raising Your Voice, Trying to Stop an Echo. We’ll hear a bonus track.
Playlists
Friday, September 23, 2016-Echoes Program 1638E
We’ll hear new music by Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnals from his Island Songs album and guitarist Lawrence Blatt takes a world music trek on Longitudes & Latitudes.
Reviews & Commentary
Hammock’s Raising Your Voice. . .Trying to Stop an Echo 10th Anniversary
10 years ago, the Ambient rock group Hammock released their epic album, Raising Your Volice. . . Trying to Stop an Echo. Now a deluxe anniversary edition has been released.
Interview Podcast
Remembering Richard Burmer in Echoes Podcast
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On the 10th anniversary of his death, we remember electronic composer Richard Burmer. He created musical fantasies and imaginary orchestras before dying tragically and alone at the age of 50. Hear his story in the Echoes Podcast with Stephen Hill, Steve Roach, Hollan Holmes and Michael Hoppé.
Best Of
Echoes Top 25 for August 2016
William Tyler’s Modern Country leads Echoes’ Top 25 for AugustECHOES TOP 25 for August 2016 William Tyler – Modern Country (Merge Records) On Dead Waves – On Dead Waves (Mute) Marissa Nadler – Strangers (Sacred Bones Records) Aukai – Aukai (Aukai Music) Gileah Taylor – Songs for Late at Night Vol 2 (Casa Coraggio) Tor – Blue Book (Loci Records) Symbion Project…
Living Room Concerts
Echoes Concerts: Jill Haley’s National Park Soundscapes
Echoes celebrates the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service with a live performance by acclaimed oboist Jill Haley, from Windham Hill founder Will Ackerman’s stable of first call musicians. Her latest album is National Park Soundscapes..