She sang back-up for Madonna for a decade, but for the last 20 years, Donna De Lory has been pursuing her own music. She has a recent album of layered vocals called Gone Beyond.
New music by Mitski who has released a single exploring the perils of being a public figure. We’ll also hear new music by Tori Amos, from her latest recording Ocean to Ocean.
On a Slow Flow Echoes we go ambient country with guitarist Carl Weingarten who has released Stop Me Try, and The Royal Arctic Institute who twang in ambience on From Catnap To Coma.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music by Bodhiheart, a new age jazz ensemble mixing piano, cello, global percussion and bass and Special EFX guitarist Chieli Minucci with a solo, layered guitar album.
In honor of Black History Month, 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.
Downtempo global fusion erupts when we hear Tropo, a project of violinist Tyson Leonard. He mixes electronics with violin and all kinds of global elements on Siente tu Corazon.
We talk to Marconi Union, a true 21st century band. The British electronic trio has a new album out that finds them tapping a more rhythmic, drum driven sound, even though there are no drums.
We have a preview of the Big Ears Festival 2022. Founder Ashley Capps tells us about some highlights of the line-up that includes Patti Smith, John Zorn and Meredith Monk.
The Echoes February CD of the Month takes us into deep space with Emerald Waters by Hollan Holmes. He creates landscape paintings of Texas by day and electronic spacescapes by night.