Electronic artist Michael Whalen draws upon his roots in 70s and 80s European electronic music to create his album, Imaginary Trains. He talks about the journey of this album.
Coming Up
Wednesday, July 20, 2022 – Michael Whalen Interview
Tag: Ambient
Playlists
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 – Echoes Program 2227C
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.
Coming Up
Tuesday, July 19, 2022 – Steve Tibbetts Collection
There’s a Hellbound Train coming into Echoes when we hear a track from a new collection of music by guitarist Steve Tibbetts. We’ll also hear from NaNa, a band from Japan with a downtempo sound.
Playlists
Tuesday, July 5, 2022 – Echoes Program 2227B
We plug in to the mushroom cloud of Röyksopp and discover the meaning of their album, Profound Mysteries. It’s the July CD of the Month. They explore sounds from ambient to new wave to EDM.
Coming Up
Monday, July 18, 2022 – Animalweapon Interview
Animalweapon. The name comes from the Dead Pool superhero comic but no animals are harmed in the music of Patrick Cortes. But he does uses animal recordings as part of his electronic songs.
Playlists
Monday, July 4, 2022 – Echoes Program 2227A
For July 4th we take you into twanguility with an Ambient Americana soundscape. It’s country and western distilled though Brian Eno ambiences, but still with that country twang.
Playlists
Weekend, July 2-3, 2022 – Programs 2226A & 2226B
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.
CD of the Month
Echoes July CD of the Month: Röyksopp’s Profound Mysteries
The Norwegian electronic duo, Röyksopp’s new album Profound Mysteries is a concept album that asks big questions with riveting music. It’s Echoes July CD of the Month.
Coming Up
Friday, July 15, 2022 – New Music from Ry X
Music by Australia’s Ry X, a former surfer who now rides waves of interior emotions in his dream pop. His latest album is Blood Moon. We’ll also hear Röyksopp’s Profound Mysteries.
Best Of
Echoes Top 25 June 2022: David Helpling In the Lead
Echoes Top 25 June 2022: David Helpling’s IN at the Top, followed by John Gregorius, Shearwater, and 22 more.