Swedish electronic pioneer Ralph Lundsten was a sonic explorer who produced over 80 albums, invented instruments and his own idiosyncratic personality. He left the planet on July 5, 2023.
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Ralph Lundsten R.I.P. 1936-2023
Tag: Ambient
Coming Up
Monday, July 24, 2023 – Kaelen Ohm / Amaara Interview
Actress Kaelen Ohm has been seen in the TV series “Hit & Run” and “From.” But you can hear her as Amaara, making deep, psychedelic dream pop on her new album, Child of Venus.
Playlists
Monday, July 10, 2023 – Echoes Program 2328A
The artist known as BT is a polymath who gets into the code of his music. He has a new album, The Secret Language of Trees, and although it’s forest inspired, it’s not a pastoral romp.
Coming Up
Weekend, July 22-23, 2023 – Robert Rich Interview
We travel to China via the impressionistic music of Robert Rich. His latest album, Travelers’ Cloth, is inspired by an ancient Chinese poet and his journey through the countryside.
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Friday, July 21, 2023 – New Music from Beach House
New music by Beach House. They have a new EP called Become that continues their dream pop sound. We’ll also hear The National from their album, The First Two Pages of Frankenstein.
Best Of
Echoes Top 25 June: Robert Rich at the Top
Robert Rich’s Travelers’ Cloth Tops the Echoes Top 25 for June, followed by Tom Caufield, Nashville Ambient Ensemble, and 22 more great artists.
Playlists
Friday, July 7, 2022 – Echoes Program 2327E
On a Slow Flow Echoes, a pair of tracks from the German electronic label, Sine. We’ll hear the artist who records as Sine, and the latest offering from the ever-prolific Thomas Lemmer.
Coming Up
Thursday, July 20, 2023 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, music by Quiet Resonance, a guitarist from Mississippi who creates ambient landscapes. His latest album is Snowblind. We’ll also hear from George FitzGerald.
Playlists
Thursday, July 6, 2023 – Echoes Program 2327D
You’ve heard Tom Eaton with FLOW and the Brothers trio and helming countless productions. On his own, he makes dreamy ambient music, as on his new album, Weathering.
Coming Up
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 – A Produce Retrospective
We look back at A Produce. That was the moniker of Barry Craig in the ’80s and ’90s. He died young in 2011. His music is being reissued so Echoes goes back to their 1996 interview.