Haroula Rose’s new album is a beautiful, atmospheric and personal release. She comes in to play music from it live. We’ll also hear an interview, and music, from Japanese electronic music pioneer Isao Tomita, who recently passed-away at age 84.
Maia Vidal started in music playing hard edged punk Now she makes reflective dream pop playing instruments like the autoharp. Maia Vidal talks about her life and her new album, You’re the Waves.
The spirit of Abbess Hildegard von Bingen emerges in the music of Julianna Barwick on her new album of 21st century chants called “Will.” We’ll also hear a new collaboration with flutist Sherry Finzer, guitarist Darin Mahoney and percussionist Will Clipman.
Last October, legendary French electronic musician Jean-Michel Jarre released his collaborative album, Electronica 1: The Time Machine. Now he’s put out the second volume, The Heart of Noise.
There aren’t a lot of prizes for ambient, electronic and new age music. But one of them is the ZMR Music Awards which are voted on by radio broadcasters.
Iconic ambient guitar band Hammock ups the rhythm to explore tumultuous emotions and salvation on Everything and Nothing, The Echoes May CD of teh Month
The Echoes Top 25 for April includes the the CD of the Month for April by All India Radio, the March CD of the Month by by Miranda Lee Richards and the debut of The Great American Canyon Band.
Earth Day Dreaming is a seven-hour instrumental soundscape inspired by the natural world. We’ll hear environmental sounds turned into music, and compositions that evoke those natural scenes.