Shpongle’s Simon Posford has spent his time in pandemic quarantine creating a soundtrack that plays out like the 10 Stages of pandemic lockdown. We hear about Flux and Contemplation.
Coming Up
Tuesday, Oct 13, 2020 – Shpongle’s Simon Posford
Tag: Avant-garde
Playlists
Tuesday, Sept 29, 2020 – Program 2039B
Ryan West records as Rival Consoles, a resolutely electronic project, but he still thinks of his chromium plated compositions as songs. He calls it “songwriting with an electronic palate.”
CD of the Month
Echoes October CD of the Month: Andreas Vollenweider
Harpist Andreas Vollenweider returns after an 11-year absence with Quiet Places, an album of subtle, intuitive improvisation. It’s the October CD of the Month.
Playlists
Thursday, Sept 24, 2020 -Echoes Program 2038D
New music by Yaima, the dream pop duo whose music is suffused with nature imagery and hang drum rhythms. We’ll also hear from Julianna Barwick’s new album of her looped gothic chants.
Coming Up
Weekend, Oct 3-4, 2020 – Andreas Vollenweider & Rival Consoles
Andreas Vollenweider and Rival Consoles this weekend on Echoes. Hear Vollenweider’s Quiet Places, the CD of the Month for October. Then we talk with Rival Consoles about his electronic music.
Coming Up
Tuesday, Sept 29, 2020 – Rival Consoles
Ryan West records as Rival Consoles, a resolutely electronic project, but he still thinks of his chromium plated compositions as songs. He calls it “songwriting with an electronic palate.”
Coming Up
Thursday, Sept 24, 2020 – New Music by Yaima
New music by Yaima, the dream pop duo whose music is suffused with nature imagery and hang drum rhythms. We’ll also hear from Julianna Barwick’s new album of her looped gothic chants.
Best Of
Echoes August 2020 Top 25: California Guitar Trio at the Top
The Echoes Top 25 for August 2020: California Guitar Trio’s Elegy is at the top, and our list includes Lena Natalia, Kevin Keller, and 22 other great CDs. See what should be in your collection.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Shpongle’s Simon Posford and Mark Dwane
Living Room Concerts
In Concert: Electronic Artist Jon Hopkins Live on Echoes
We return to a 2010 concert by Jon Hopkins. He’s worked with Brian Eno and Coldplay, and had just released his CD Insides. He played two pieces from Insides, and an unreleased improvisation.