We remember Mark Shreeve. The British electronic musician pulled his final patchcord on August 31. He recorded numerous solo albums and film scores, and was in the groups Redshift and ARC.
New music by Diane Arkenstone. She has an album of more ambient music out called Cool Waters of Life. We’ll also hear the latest from Rival Consoles from a new album, Now Is.
New music by Angel Olson. The alt-rock singer has taken a country turn on her new album, Big Time, but she does it with a flare of Ambient Americana. It’s a big time in a chilled way.
An interview with Norway’s Röyksopp. An exploding puff ball mushroom inspired their name, and their music has ranged from ambient to dance pop. They discuss the album Profound Mysteries.
We hear from an opera singer turned alt-rock diva when Zola Jesus talks about her new album, Arkhon. It’s a mix of religion and science fiction as she grapples with these dystopian times.
Singer Christine Byrd has emerged out of the Christian music scene, and backing vocals for the band Hammock, to forge a music of liberation, loss and atonement, as Lumenette.
Weekend listeners take a trip into space with The Generator of All Infinity, the latest album from All India Radio. It’s a space music opus that calls out to the spirit of Pink Floyd.
The Siberian sound of Otyken. They marry the tribal sound of the native Chulym people with modern production and the ferocious voice of Azyan. John Diliberto takes us to Siberia with Otyken.
Music by Jim Ottaway, an electronic musician from the edges of the Australian outback. His album is Threshold of the Universe. We’ll also hear from Deep in the Forest by ELEON.