We’ll hear from a 21st century progressive rock opus by Mark McGuire called Beyond Belief and sufi chants turned into lush tapestries by HuDost.
Playlists
Wednesday, November 25th, 2015-Echoes Program 1547C
Tag: Ambient
Best Of
The Best of Echoes 2015 Poll
Echoes listeners are now voting in the Best of Echoes 2015 Poll. They are picking their 10 favorite albums heard on Echoes in 2015 and they’ll be tabulated into the Echoes Top 25 Albums for 2015
Interview Podcast
Todd Tobias in the Echoes Podcast
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Todd Tobias creates ambient vignettes; short excursions into a mysterious sound dominated by multiple guitars and manipulated samples. He’s worked extensively with the rock band, Guided by Voices, but makes an ambient sound on his own. He talks about it on Echoes.
Playlists
Monday, November 23rd, 2015-Echoes Program 1547A
Laurie Anderson is a true icon of modern music, creating a sound unlike any other that brings together cultural observations, acute humor and ambient textures. In her new film, Heart of a Dog, she explores themes of death, doubt, culture and moms.
Playlists
Friday, November 20th, 2015-Echoes Program 1546E
On a Slow Flow Echoes John Diliberto brings us an all instrumental soundscape that will include new music by David Arkenstone and synth -guitarist Mark Dwane
Playlists
Wednesday, November 18, 2015-Echoes Program 1546C
It’s like an emergency room on the next Echoes. We’ll hear music by Cliff Martinez from the TV series, The Knick, set in a 1901 NYC hospital and Julien Baker singes about a sprained ankle.
Reviews & Commentary
Brian Eno’s Discreet Music Reborn by Contact.
Brian Eno’s Discreet Music is the first bud in the growing expanse of ambient music. And now, the Toronto ensemble, Contact, has taken this electronic work and transformed it into a mesmerizing 60 minute acoustic rendering.
Playlists
Friday, November 13, 2015
On a Slow Flow Echoes we’ll hear new music by Swedish guitarist Jimmy Wahlsteen.
Echoes Online, Wordless Echoes
Wordless Echoes: The Wait
An uninterrupted six-hour soundscape for that rewards patience. Includes music by Kevin Keller, David Gilmour, Bob Holroyd, David Arkenstone, and many more.
Playlists
Thursday, November 12th, 2015-Echoes Program 1545D
It’s dream pop out of New Zealand on the next Echoes when we hear a new single by French for Rabbits called “Feathers and Dreams.