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.
California Guitar Trio’s Elegy, Echoes August CD of the Month is featured this weekend as well as an interview with electronic musician Dave Bessell and we remember director Alan Parker.
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.
Dave Bessell talks about his dark electronics. He is part of Node with producer Flood, and collaborates with the Greek electronic artist, Parallel Worlds. He has a new solo album, Reality Engine.
We explore the ambient chamber music of Naneum. On his album, Life Cycle he recorded a local choir singing their traditional music but then sliced it up into his own arrangements.
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.
Moby talks about his album, All Visible Objects with its themes of revolution, isolation and contemplation. Then we look at music in pandemic and unrest with The Best of Echoes 2020, So Far.
Poppy Ackroyd’s album, Resolve was an Echoes CD of the Month two years ago. She talks about an approach to classical composition informed by punk rock and Radiohead.
The Best of Echoes 2020, So Far. At the year’s midpoint, take a pause and survey the best of our soundtrack for Pandemic. We count down our Top 25 favorite recordings in the year of chaos.
It’s been an incredible six months for music, and you’ll hear our top picks on The Best of Echoes 2020, So Far. John Diliberto counts down the mid-year Echoes Top 25.