The 22nd Icon, Patrick O’Hearn, came to renown with Frank Zappa, was a pop star in Missing Persons, then crafted personal electronic music on a string of albums starting with Ancient Dreams.
Coming Up
Wednesday, May 19, 2021 – Icon Patrick O’Hearn
Tag: Ambient
Reviews & Commentary
Ulrich Schnauss 5 Essential Albums
Ulrich Schnauss is #20 among 30 Icons of Echoes. Here are 5 essential albums from an artist, now a member of Tangerine Dream, who has helped define the sound of Echoes in the 21st century.
Playlists
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 – Echoes Program 2118C
We get immersed in the world of Ulrich Schnauss, the 20th Icon of Echoes. We’ll hear him talk about music as an escape into utopia and listen to music from across his career.
Coming Up
Tuesday, May 18, 2021 – Mythos Interview
The Canadian band Mythos celebrates its 25th Anniversary with a new collection and new songs. Founders Bob D’Eith and guitarist Paul Schmidt talk about their chilled instrumental sound.
Playlists
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 – Echoes Program 2118B
It’s the sound of the spirit when we talk with Shunia, the duo of Lisa Reagan and Suzanne Jackson. The two operatic singers turn Hindi chants into serene dream pop.
Coming Up
Monday, May 17, 2021 – Sufjan Stevens Interview
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.
Playlists
Monday, May 3, 2021 – London Grammar CD of the Month
On our May CD of the Month, Californian Soil, the English trio London Grammar explore love, loss, feminism and America with their lush atmospheres and Hannah Reid’s intoxicating voice.
Playlists
Weekend, May 1-2, 2021 – Programs 2117A & 2117B
We get Shpongled when we talk to Simon Posford and Raja Ram of the psychedelic electronic duo, Shpongle. They talk about their hallucinogenic sound and their deep music backgrounds.
Best Of
Echoes April 2021 Top 25: Carl Weingarten on Top
Echoes Top 25 for April 2021. Carl Weingarten’s Ember Days, the April CD of the Month, is at the top, followed by Trigaida, AO Music, Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk, and 21 other great CDs.
Coming Up
Friday, May 14, 2021 – Music from Decouplr
Electronic pop from Decouplr, a pair of musicians from Philadelphia who are tapping a deep vein of soulful synthesis. We’ll also hear music from Scotland’s Moqwai.