It’s a different sound of America for Independence Day weekend. It’s a sound steeped in the landscapes of the US from the Grand Canyon to the forests of Maine, all steeped in the sound of Ambient Americana, that unique sound merging country twang and ambient atmospheres. This soundscape for July 4th is one of twangquility, only at Echoes On-Line.
We pick the Best Echoes CDs of the Year at the halfway point. John Diliberto then runs them down from #25 to number 1. It begins with a band we’ve never heard of before and ends with an Icon of Echoes. We’ll hear from artists who put out signature releases, others reaching for ambitious highs and still others reflecting on very long careers.
We pick the 25 best albums from the first half of the year.
To celebrate Independence Day, Echoes takes a trek across American Landscapes with music evoking the purple mountain majesties and fruited plains.
Echoes Top 25 for June finds Digitonal’s “Beautiful Broken” at the top, followed by March’s CD of the Month pick, “Backyards” by Lanterna, and guitarist Jesse Cook’s “One World”.
It’s Slow Flow Friday on Echoes, an all instrumental soundscape to take you into the weekend.
Terry Riley, along with Philip Glass and Steve Reich, is among the holy trinity of minimalism.
Wu Man plays the Pipa, a Chinese lute known for its light, pastoral sound. She often plays new music, collaborating with explorers such as the Kronos Quartet, and she recently released an album of children’s songs from around the world.
Six String Sojourn brings you a continuous soundscape based around acoustic and electric guitars. We’ll hear acoustic tunes, spacy atmospheres, and dramatic orchestrations.
Swedish composer Johann Agebjörn makes Euro-dance pop hits with Sally Shapiro, and intmate ambient music and dream pop on his solo album, notes.