The Royal Arctic Institute is not a science organization. This quintet creates an atmospheric guitar-centric sound, like the Ventures gone slow mo and psychedelic. They play for us live.
Michael Stearns’s Planetary Unfolding is a seminal Ambient album from 40 years ago. We talk to the composer and feature the album as Echoes April CD of the Month.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music by David Helpling. His new album of ambient orchestrations for guitar and synthesizer is called IN. We’ll also hear new music by Ben Lukas Boysen.
New music from Avant-pop singer Jenny Hval, who wrote her Master’s thesis on Kate Bush. We’ll also hear the latest from David Helpling, Steve Gunn and Sheryl Crow.
Chieli Minucci talks about his instrumental outing into a more contemplative mode. He’s a guitarist and founder of fusion group Special EFX, but has a new solo album called Someone’s Singing.
Trentemøller is a Danish electronic musician who started out on the dance floor. Now he’s creating a more introspective music drawing upon his memories and his recent status as a father.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new electronic music by Colin Rayment, Polyphonic Memories II. It’s in the Berlin School style of an artist from that era, Robert Schroeder, who also has a new album.
New music by Thom Yorke, the founder and frontman of Radiohead, and a few other projects. He has a new and very introspective single out. We’ll also hear a new single from Wax Tailor.