Deadmau5 is one of the more adventurous of EDM artists. His new single takes its name from the feathered serpent of Aztec mythology, Quetzalcoatl. That and more tonight on Echoes.
On a July 4th we take you into twanguility with an Ambient Americana Soundscape. It’s country and western distilled though Brian Eno ambiences, but still with that country twang.
We go on a Quest for the Runestone on the next Echoes. That is the tile of David Arkenstone’s latest release as he returns to his fantasy-laden orchestral sound with a lot of Celtic touches.
On the next Echoes, music from New Age diva, Marya Stark. She teams up with multi-instrumentalist Daniel Berkman playing Kora, Cello and Ondomo. Their album is Underground River.
Electronic artist Tim Blake was there at the beginning, playing synth for space rockers Gong and Hawkwind and launching his own project of synthesizers and lasers, Crystal Machine.
Kaleida are a dream-pop duo from England and America sculpting a personal sound born from evocative, but minimally-deployed electronics and sensual singing. Their new album is In Arms.
Forty years ago Steve Roach released his influential album, Structures from Silence. It’s a CD of quiet spaces and contemplation. He talks about the creation of this seminal work on Echoes.
Moby returns to Echoes with the July CD of the Month, Always Centered at Night. Every track is a collaboration with a different vocalist, few of which you’ve heard before.
We talk to Rich Ruth. That’s the performance name of Michael Ruth, a multi-instrumentalist from Nashville. His music is a flow from ambient to free jazz. His new album is Water Still Flows.
Moby has created a definitive late-night album, shrouded in steam vent smoke and darked streets of the mind. Always Centered at Night is Echoes July CD of the Month.