Music by Braids from their new album, Shadow Offering, inspired by an eclipse. We’ll also hear singer Miriem Ben Amor from her new album of Tunisian electronica, Once Upon a Time.
Playlists
Wednesday, Aug 5, 2020 – Echoes Program 2031C
Tag: Ambient
Coming Up
Tuesday, Aug 18, 2020 – Tangerine Dream’s 50th
Tangerine Dream invented a new genre of music. In the Echoes documentary we go back to their first release in 1970 with founder Edgar Froese and members from across the Dream’s 50 years.
Playlists
Tuesday, Aug 4, 2020 – Echoes Program 2031B
Dave Bessell talks about his dark electronics. He is part of Node with producer Flood, and collaborates with the Greek electronic artist, Parallel Worlds. He has a new solo album, Reality Engine.
Coming Up
Monday, Aug 17, 2020 – Michael Whalen Interview
Composer Michael Whalen talks about his April CD of the Month, Sacred Spaces. It’s a return for Whalen to his progressive rock roots as he turns a classical composition into a synthesized fantasy.
Playlists
Monday, Aug 3, 2020 – Echoes Program 2031A
On their last tour before pandemic, California Guitar Trio recorded an album’s worth of songs that explore their virtuosity and intricacy. That album, Elegy, is the August CD of the Month.
Coming Up
Weekend, Aug 15-16, 2020 – Shpongle’s Simon Posford
Shpongle’s Simon Posford talks about an album that plays like the 10 Stages of Pandemic Lockdown. Then we hear from Mark Dwane, a legend of indie-space music this weekend on Echoes.
Playlists
Weekend, Aug 1-2, 2020 – Programs 2030A & 2030B
Ben Blackett plugs in computers instead of guitars to create dance floor trances and melodic contemplations. He talks about virtual synthesizers, choir samples, and his wife’s voice on Echoes.
Best Of
Echoes July 2020 Top 25: Aukai, Ben Blackett and more
The Echoes Top 25 for July 2020: Aukai’s Game Trails is at the top, and our list includes Ben Blackett, Moby and 22 other great CDs. See what should be in your collection.
Coming Up
Friday, Aug 14, 2020 – New Music by Azam Ali
New music by Azam Ali. The vocalist from Niyaz has released a new single, this time singing a hymn by Abbes Hildegard von Bingen. We’ll also hear music by Saafi Brothers.
Playlists
Friday, July 31, 2020 – Echoes Program 2030E
We explore the ambient chamber music of Naneum. On his album, Life Cycle he recorded a local choir singing their traditional music but then sliced it up into his own arrangements.