Head into psychedelic space on the 50th anniversary of Tangerine Dream’s Phaedra. This is a seminal album that essentially launched the whole sequencer school of electronics.
The March CD of the Month is Sacred Places, by Hollan Holmes. Hollan sees the beauty of his home state of Texas, and turns it into melodic, sequencer reveries. We explore Sacred Places.
Kevin Keller talks about his album, Evensong. It is partly based on the chants and hymns of 12th century Abbess Hildegard von Bingen. Kevin brings these gothic sounds into the 21st century.
Hear New Age Ancient and Modern. Prompted by the January death of New Age pioneer Iasos, Echoes takes a spin through some of the earliest new age music as well as some of its more recent exponents.
Listen to looping guitar live when we hear Italian guitarist Fabio Mittino. He has a highly sophisticated looping and processing system and some burning leads that he puts into his sound.
New music by the German electronic artist Klangwelt. He is stretching the sound of sequencer-driven music on his new album, Here and Why. We’ll also hear from Joseph L Young.
Guitarist Tom Caufield brings us an album without any guitar. Using synthesizers and a violinist, he channels the sound of progressive groups like Popol Vuh and Vangelis.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music from Thomas Lemmer. He’s put his numerous recent singles onto an actual album, Hope. I’ve also got some deep ambient music by Lyndsie Alguire.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, a throwback sound from Ulrich Muehl who recorded as Roger Universe. The name is kinda corny, but the music casts back to a more melodic 1970s sound.
We set the controls for the heart of infinity when English electronic artist Ian Boddy comes in to play live. Sitting in a cockpit of synthesizers he sends us deep into space.