Guitarist David Helpling takes us into the runic and oceanic influences of his January CD of the Month, Rune. He talks about ambient guitar, the ocean and ancient runes.
Playlists
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 – Echoes Program 2020B
Tag: Ambient
Coming Up
Monday, June 1, 2020 – John Gregorius’ Full of Life
Guitar dreams by John Gregorius from his album, Full of Life. His Echoes CD of the Month He’s crafted an excursion of multi-layered guitar from acoustic to electric in evocative compositions.
Playlists
Monday, May 18, 2020 – Echoes Program 2020A
We talk with New Age Pioneer Kevin Braheny Fortune. After 22 years, he has four releases of ambient music. He talks about his name change, years of silence and his new music.
Coming Up
Weekend, May 30-31, 2020 – Memorial Day & Whalen Interview
On an Echoes Memorial Day Soundscape, it’s music to contemplate loss across time. Then it’s an interview with Michael Whalen, he talks about his April CD of the Month, Sacred Spaces.
Playlists
Weekend, May 16-17, 2020 – Programs 2019A & 2019B
The French Band AIR was one of the seminal electronic pop groups of the 1990s and oughts. Founding member Nicolas Godin has a new solo album out that began as an architectural art project.
Coming Up
Friday, May 29, 2020 – Ukulele Titan Taimane Live
Hawaii’s Taimane takes the ukulele and brings uncanny virtuosity and melody to it If you think the ukulele is a novelty instrument for Luaus, then you need to hear Taimane live on Echoes.
Playlists
Friday, May 15, 2020 – Echoes Program 2019E
We’ll hear a great version of Phil Collins’ In the Air Tonight by Marissa Nadler & Stephen Brodsky. We’ll also hear from Tigerforest’s album of orchestrated electronics called Discovery.
Coming Up
Thursday, May 28, 2020 – Slow Flow Echoes
New music by French guitarist Pierre Bensusan. He came up during the days of Windham Hill guitarists like Michael Hedges who named a song after Bensusan. He has a new album called Azwan.
Playlists
Thursday, May 14, 2020 – Echoes Program 2019D
Pianist Peter Kater goes Hawaiian. He taps traditional Hawaiian music and musicians and creates a lush landscape around them. We’ll also hear new music by the electronic artist Kayobe.
Playlists
Wednesday, May 13, 2020 – Echoes Program 2019C
We travel to Ukraine to talk with Andrei Ivanov who records as Vonavi. Last year this electronic composer released his impressive debut album, Reflection with collaborators like Run Rivers.