Mike Oldfield is best known for his 1973 epic, Tubular Bells, but one of his most beloved recordings is his third album, 1975’s Ommadawn. Like Tubular Bells it was two, side-long journeys, this time into a sound that was pastoral, Celtic and African.
Coming up on Echoes, it’s new music by Sohn, an English singer-songwriter living in Vienna and turning his songs into a rustic ambient sound on his new album, Rennen.
Ry X is a musician from Australia who resides in that zone of ambient folk music like Bon Iver, Sufjan Stevens and Fink. He released a beautiful album last year called Dawn that draws from his surfer boy childhood in Australia, life in Berlin, and his global travels.
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In the Echoes Podcast, Mike Oldfield takes us inside two of his epic works, 1975’s Ommadawn and 2017’s Return to Ommadawn. Tragedy and nostalgia beset both of these wonderful works.
Michael Whalen is a skilled keyboardist and composer who has nearly 20 albums to his name ranging from electronic ambiences to solo pianos in reverb. His latest album, Dream Cycle, is inspired by his difficulties with sleep and health. He plays live on Echoes.
Mike Oldfield is best known for his 1973 epic, Tubular Bells, but one of his most beloved recordings is his third album, 1975’s Ommadawn. Like Tubular Bells it was two, side-long journeys, this time into a sound that was pastoral, Celtic and African.
On the next Echoes, it’s the guitar orchestrations of Daniel Voth. He’s a journeyman musician inspired by Andy McKee’s two-handed tapping techniques.
Six Hours of instrumental music cycling through the night, including new music from Mike Oldfield, Djam Karet, Jean Michel Jarre, Tangerine Dream, Max Richter and more.
On the next Echoes, it’s the guitar orchestrations of Daniel Voth. He’s a journeyman musician inspired by Andy McKee’s two-handed tapping techniques.
We talk to one of the most venerable of American Progressive Rock groups, Djam Karet. They’ve been making music for over 30 years, starting out inTheir 18th album is Sonic Celluloid