An Echoes Summer Solstice. We mark the beginning of summer with a soundscape drawn from Aukai, Jake Shimabukuro, Angel Olsen and the man for all seasons, George Winston.
The Echoes Top 25 for May 2020 features AVAWaves, John Gregorius, Nicholas Godin, Rhian Sheehan, Peter Kater and 20 other great CDs. See what should be in your collection.
Pianist Peter Kater is interviewed and we hear a suite of his music as well as new music from Moby, bassist Michael Manring, and German electronic artist Robert Schroeder.
Danish singer Agnes Obel creates a haunting ambient chamber pop music. On Myopia, she explores states of mind from insomnia to loss, all couched in her muted arrangements and whammy bar voice.
The French Band AIR was one of the seminal electronic pop groups of the 1990s and oughts. Founding member Nicolas Godin has a new solo album out that began as an architectural art project.
The French Band AIR was one of the seminal electronic pop groups of the 1990s and oughts. Founding member Nicolas Godin has a new solo album out that began as an architectural art project.
We remember Florian Schneider, one of the founders of German electronic pioneers Kraftwerk. We’ll also hear new music from Sigur Ros singer and guitarist Jonsi, and an album by guitarist John Gregorius.
AIR Founding member Nicolas Godin has a new solo album out that began as an architectural art project. Naneum recorded a local choir but then sliced it up into his own arrangements.
We’ll hear a great version of Phil Collins’ In the Air Tonight by Marissa Nadler & Stephen Brodsky. We’ll also hear from Tigerforest’s album of orchestrated electronics called Discovery.
The Echoes Top 25 for April 2020 features Michael Whalen’s Sacred Spaces, AVAWaves, Tigerforest Emancipator, Paul Speer, Purity Ring, and 19 other CDs. See if your favorites made the list.