Digitonal’s Set the Weather Fair was one of Echoes’ Top five Albums of 2020. Dave Bessell talks about his dark electronics. He collaborates with Greek electronic artist, Parallel Worlds.
Today is Tomorrow as we start 2021 with our January CD of the Month, Steve Roach’s Tomorrow. Then an interview with early pioneer of jazz driven electronic music, Amon Tobin.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music by Iona, the English group who specializes in an ethereal form of progressive rock. They have a new collection out, The Book of Iona.
On a Slow Flow Echoes we hear the space twang of SUSS, the ambient country band. We’ll hear a track from their latest album, Promise. We’ll also hear from Peter Chilvers and Jon Durant.
If you caught Nils Frahm live in 2018 and 2019, you saw one of the most spectacular solo performances of the millennium. Now it’s been released as a live album, Tripping with Nils Frahm.
The 6th of 30 Icons, Vangelis. We’ll hear a profile of the legendary Greek electronic artist who won the first Oscar for an electronic film score for Chariots of Fire.
Erik Wøllo & Michael Stearns talk about their debut collaboration, Convergence. This Echoes September CD of the Month emerged from dreams, brain tumors and pandemic.
Dave Bessell talks about his dark electronics. He is part of Node with producer Flood, and collaborates with the Greek electronic artist, Parallel Worlds. They have a new album, Phosphene.
Amon Tobin, early pioneer of jazz driven electronic music, has returned after a four-year hiatus with new music under pseudonyms, including psychedelic persona Figueroa, where he even sings.
Jean-Michel Jarre creates a virtual Notre Dame Cathedral with the stage as the altar and his synthesizer cockpit the pulpit. John Diliberto goes to church and experiences electronic heaven.