Tag: Ambient

Darshan Ambient’s Little Things

Darshan Ambient’s Little Things – The Echoes CD of the Month for September Hear it featured Labor Day Evening on Echoes In the days before YouTube, iTunes and most other on-line music sources, Darshan Ambient was a minor star at mp3.com, the renowned legal music download site.  He released his music there and garnered nearly…

Echoes Interview: Northcape’s Spacescapes

Hear an interview with English electronic artist Northcape tonight Back in the early 1960s, Bell Laboratory’s inventor, Max Mathews created a lot of the early synthesizer and computer music technology.  His program called Music was one of the first for making music on computers. He predicted that in the future, anyone, musicians and non-musicians alike, …

M & M’s Lead Echoes Top 25 for August

Ambient Music from Greece and Dreampop from North Jersey Melorman,  Mree and Marconi Union hold the one , two and three positions for most played albums in August on Echoes.  Melorman’s Waves was the Echoes August CD of the Month.  Mree’s Winterwell is the impressive sophomore album from the 19-year old Taiwanese-Bulgarian-American singer from northern…

New Music: Daughn Gibson & Der Waldläufer

Hear new music from Daughn Gibson and Der Waldläufer tonight on Echoes. It’s New Music from singer-song-writer Daughn Gibson who has a dark and introspective sound that befits his album title, Me Moan.  We’ll also hear music from a German electronic artist who records as Der Waldläufer, which means, The Ranger. Here’s Der Waldläufer from his…

Bedroom Electronics with Northcape.

Now in the Echoes Podcast: Interview with English electronic artist Northcape Back in the early 1960s, Bell Laboratory’s inventor, Max Mathews created a lot of the early synthesizer and computer music technology.  His program called Music was one of the first for making music on computers. He predicted that in the future, anyone, musicians and…

Bedroom Electronics with Northcape.

Hear an interview with English electronic artist Northcape tonight Back in the early 1960s, Bell Laboratory’s inventor, Max Mathews created a lot of the early synthesizer and computer music technology.  His program called Music was one of the first for making music on computers. He predicted that in the future, anyone, musicians and non-musicians alike, …

Hans-Joachim Roedelius & Lloyd Cole: Clustered Commotions.

Hear the Echoes Interview with Cluster’s Hans-Joachim Roedelius & Lloyd Cole in the Echoes Podcast. In alternative rock circles, German bands from the 1980s are considered pioneers of sound.  Kraftwerk, Can, Neu, Harmonia and Cluster are consistently name-checked by everyone from David Bowie and Brian Eno to Stereolab and Radiohead. Hans-Joachim Roedelius, a founding member…

Lloyd Cole & Hans-Joachim Roedelius.

It’s A Meeting of an 80s’s Rocker and 70′ Electronic Pioneer. Tonight on Echoes, Cluster‘s (or Qluster) Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Lloyd Cole talk about their electronic collaboration. In alternative rock circles, German bands from the 1980s are considered pioneers of sound.  Kraftwerk, Can, Neu, Harmonia and Cluster are consistently name-checked by everyone from David Bowie…

Echoes Tues 5/21: Seven Saturdays Interview

Tuesday May 21st Interview: Seven Saturdays on Echoes Jonathan Haskell is a synthesis of influences.  Recording as Seven Saturdays, you can hear elements Zero Seven, BT, MoodSwings, and early Pink Floyd roving through his music.  In his new song-cycle, the former instrumental composer brings in guest singers for his expansive songs.  Seven Saturdays has released…

Two Epic Birthdays: Mike Oldfield & Brian Eno.

Mike Oldfield & Brian Eno both share birthdays today.  Oldfield turns 60 and Eno turns 65.  Each artist has shaped the music we hear today.  Brian Eno has been the more prolific and expansive, working across genres and attaining massive popular success in each of the last 5 decades through his work with other artists…