We hear from an opera singer turned alt-rock diva when Zola Jesus talks about her new album, Arkhon. It’s a mix of religion and science fiction as she grapples with these dystopian times.
Composer Steve Reich is 86 years old but he’s still making the music of tomorrow. He has a new album, Reich/Richter, inspired by paintings of Gerhard Richter, and a new book, Conversations.
For July 4th we take you into twanguility with an Ambient Americana soundscape. And you’ll hear an interview with electronic duo Röyksopp talking about “Profound Mysteries.”.
An interview with Norway’s Röyksopp. An exploding puff ball mushroom inspired their name, and their music has ranged from ambient to dance pop. Their new album is Profound Mysteries.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, music from the Myndstream Collection Volume 1, featuring Mark Isham, Rick Wakeman and more. We’ll also hear from Steve Roach & Michael Stearns.
New music by Sharon Van Etten who tells us something we all know, We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong. We’ll get it right with her new music, and a track by Tone Ranger from Desert Rose.
New music by Roger Eno. The brother of Brian has a new album of solo piano & ambient chamber works called The Turning Year. We’ll also hear from Lost in Translation, one of his earlier works.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music by VLMV from their new album, Sing with Abandon. We’ll also hear a group called Above and Beyond who’ve devised a spacey ambient chamber music sound.
It’s the psychedelic shoegaze sound of Mountains of Jura, a band channeling Pink Floyd and Slowdive. We’ll also hear from Radium 88 from their album, We Are All Dreaming Now.