The ambient guitar duo Hammock talk about their latest post-pandemic album, Love in the Void. They talk about the emotions that fueled one of their most energized albums in years.
Marconi Union, a UK electronic trio that rarely performs live, are releasing concert film called A Live Connection. They talk about bringing their moody, atmospheric sound to a live setting.
New music by Katie Kim from her album Hour of the Ox. She’s an Irish singer who combines folk and electronic music. We’ll also hear from Numun with a very spacey brand of ambient music.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music by Bill Nelson. The legendary British guitarist has released yet another new album. This one is Marvellous Realms. We’ll also hear from NPR’s Bob Boilen.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, we step into the Ambient Church to hear Steve Roach and his concert recorded live at a New York City church last year. We’ll also hear Rena Jones and Kilo Watts.
It’s Ambiences in Black, when we turn the Echoes prism onto the African and black influences in ambient music. They come from many sources, jazz, R&B, Hip-hop and Africa itself.
We remember guitarist Jeff Beck. We’ll also hear music from former Niyaz producer Carmen Rizzo who has put together a new Arabic fusion duo called Didon.
Walk down the red carpet of Echoes at the Grammys. The 65th Annual Grammy Awards happen this weekend, but we’ll play the artists and songs you won’t see in the telecast.
Harpist Andreas Vollenweider plays live. Echoes connects remotely with the Swiss artist in his home for an exclusive performance of music from his new album, Slow Flow and Dancer.