World fusion was a big part of the Echoes sound in the 1990s, and while no one was looking it has returned with artists like Tropo, Liquid Bloom, Mamak Khadem and many others.
Playlists
Monday, Mar 14, 2022 – Echoes Program 2211A
Tag: Ambient
Coming Up
Weekend, Mar 26-27, 2022-David Arkenstone & Wouter Kellerman
2022 Grammy Nominees David Arkenstone and Wouter Kellerman. They talk about their world fusion album, Pangaea. We’ll also hear from the best new artist of 2021, Brigitte Bardini
Playlists
Weekend, Mar 12-13, 2022 – Program 2210A & 2210B
Texas-based artist Hollan Holmes paints southern landscapes and rusty artifacts by day, but he heads into electronic space at night, composing music like his CD of the Month, Emerald Waters.
Coming Up
Friday, Mar 25, 2022 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music from Charlie Roscoe. He used to record downtempo electronica under the name Jairamji, but he’s gone in a more acoustic direction in the last decade.
Playlists
Friday, Mar 11, 2022 – Echoes Program 2210E
We’ll hear music by Lunar Noon, a choral dream pop project of Michelle Zheng. Her debut album is Symbolic Creature. We also have music from Robot Koch’s Sand And Foam project remixed.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Hollan Holmes Interview
Coming Up
Thurs, Mar 24, 2022 – Michael Rother & Vittoria Maccabruni
An icon of German electronic music returns. Guitarist Michael Rother from Harmonia, and Neu! has a new album with Vittoria Maccabruni called As Long As the Light.
Playlists
Thursday, Mar 10, 2022 – Echoes Program 2210D
On a Slow Flow Echoes, Will Ackerman. He’s got a new collection drawn from his romance with Italy called Positano Songs. We’ll hear that and some new downtempo electronic by Fade.
Playlists
Wednesday, Mar 9, 2022 – Echoes Program 2210C
Iconic German electronic band Kraftwerk haven’t released new music in decades, so they’ve turned their work over to remixers for a double CD set just called Remixes.
Coming Up
Wednesday, Mar 23, 2022 – Special EFX’s Chieli Minucci
Chieli Minucci talks about his instrumental outing in a more contemplative mode. He’s a guitarist and founder of fusion group Special EFX, but has a new solo album called Someone’s Singing.