New music by Mirabai Ceiba. This duo of Markus Sieber and Angelika Baumbach from Aukai started as a chant group but have evolved considerably on their new album, The Quiet Hour.
Playlists
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 – Echoes Program 2121B
Tag: Ambient
Coming Up
Monday, Jun 7, 2021 – Emancipator, Rena Jones, & Flowerpulse
Emancipator, Rena Jones, & Flowerpulse weave their electronic roots into the ambient excursion of Xylem, their debut album. John Diliberto goes to the garden with 3 electronic explorers.
Coming Up
Weekend, June 5-6, 2021 – Schnauss & Munk CD of the Month
The Echoes June CD of the Month: Eight Fragments of an Illusion by Ulrich Schnauss and Jonas Munk and NPR’s Bob Boilen goes full ambient on his album, Hidden Smiles this weekend on Echoes.
Playlists
Weekend, May 22-23, 2021 – Programs 2120A & 2120B
Idiosyncratic folk-rocker Sufjan Stevens has a five volume set of deeply ambient compositions called Convocations. It’s partly a response to deaths in the family and the pandemic.
Coming Up
Friday, June 4, 2021 – Slow Flow Echoes
Music by Norwegian electronic artist Sverre Knut Johansen, from an album of ambient moods called Dreams Beyond. We’ll also hear from Granmmy-winning guitarist Jim Kimo West.
Playlists
Friday, May 21, 2021 – Echoes Program 2120E
Deep ambient chamber music by Joshua Van Tassell whose album title says it all, Dance Music Volume II: More Songs for Slow Motion. We’ll also hear from German downtempo artist, Tauon.
Coming Up
Thursday, June 3, 2021 – Music from Lisa Gerrard
Lisa Gerrard returns in full force. Her ecstatic sound is all over a new collaboration with Jules Maxwell called Burn. We’ll also hear from All India Radio’s Afterworld.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Sufjan Stevens, Mythos, Patrick O’Hearn
Playlists
Thursday, May 20, 2021 – Echoes Program 2120D
New music by Tor, the electronic musician with a hypnotic, downtempo sound. He has a new album called Oasis Sky. We’ll also hear from Jomoro, A project headed by Joey Waronker
Coming Up
Wednesday, June 2, 2021 – Icon Harold Budd
The 24th Icon of Echoes is Harold Budd. We’ll remember this artist who influenced ambient and chamber music composers for half a century, right up until he passed away last year.