Music from Suzanne Vega’s latest album, Flying with Angels. It’s an atmospheric album with a broader, more philosophical outlook that ingests the state of the world and turns it back out.
Electronic Realizations for Rock Orchestra by Synergy (Larry Fast) was released 50 years ago. There were no guitars or drums on the album, just synthesizers creating epic, orchestral tracks.
The return of Ancient Future. The band that coined the term World Fusion in 1978 has their first significant release in nearly 25 years. I talk to founder and guitarist Matthew Montfort.
The Echoes May CD of the Month is a deep trip into melodic ambience with The Precious Dark by David Helpling and Eric “the” Taylor. It’s an album that takes you on a journey.
On the next Echoes, the spirit of Da Vinci transformed into electronic sound by electronic artist Sasha. Da Vinci Genius is an immersive exhibit on the life of the Renaissance polymath.
It seems like only yesterday that Erik Wøllo released his album, Solastalgia and now he has new one, Where the River Widens. It’s inspired, once again, by his home in Norway.
New music by Delrei. They are a guitar centric Italian group steeped in the sound of Spaghetti Westerns and Twin Peaks. We hit the trail to hear their twang from a new live album.
Outkast’s Andre 3000 goes ambient and new age. We’ll hear music from the rapper’s solo debut album, New Blue Sun which is all instrumental and features no real beats and lots of flute.
Brian Fechino is a Nashville guitarist but his sound moves more toward New Age moods and ambient designs on his new EP, A Safe Place. We’ll hear some of his deep moods on a Slow Flow Echoes.