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.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music by Robin Guthrie from the Cocteau Twins. It’s a EP of guitar ambiences called Mockingbird Love. We’ll also hear new music from Liminal Drifter.
Alison Wonderland is Australia’s Alexandra Margo Sholler, who is a DJ, producer and singer. We’ll hear from her album, Loner. We’ll also hear from S. Carey and his album, Break Me Open.
There’s a Hellbound Train coming into Echoes when we hear a track from a new collection of music by guitarist Steve Tibbetts. We’ll also hear from NaNa, a band from Japan with a downtempo sound.
We hear from Airport People. It’s not passengers sitting in terminals with cancelled flights. It’s actually Leon Todd Johnson and we’ll hear his new album, From Nine Mornings.