An Echoes Acoustic Thanksgiving brings us an array of acoustic sounds to set the mood for this time of coming together. It will feature music from George Winston, Penguin Café, and many more.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, music by Diane Arkenstone. Her release, Aquaria II: Ascension taps 90s electronic rhythms, siren wordless vocals, and electronic moods. Ascend with a Slow Flow Echoes.
Music from the second posthumous release by cellist David Darling. Mickey Houlihan has taken some of Darling’s unfinished recordings and put them into shape on the album, Other Worlds.
We head into space on the next Echoes when we hear music by Paul Ellis & Pabellón Sintético. It’s a trip through sequencer melodies and synchronized rhythms from Veiled Portraits.
Flutists and electronic artist Zero Ohms, a.k.a Richard Roberts left the planet on November 4. We remember this most pure of ambient musicians who left a trail of releases.
Jeff Oster, Vin Downes and Tom Eaton play live. They released their debut album earlier this year, a deep recording of ambient improvisation. Every time they play, it’s a different journey.
We go east on the next Echoes for the second in a trilogy of albums by sitarist Anoushka Shankar. We’ll hear track from her EP, Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn.
Lush was one of the signature bands of 1990s Alternative rock and the 4AD label. Now, one of their singers, Emma Anderson has released her solo debut album, Pearlies and a Remix release.
Rena Jones and KiloWatts come on to talk about their new album Caesura. It’s a more complex take on electronica combining synthesizers with Rena’s violin, viola and cello orchestrations.
We talk to a pioneer of electronic music, David Borden, the founder of Mother Mallard’s Portable Masterpiece Company. A retrospective album, Make Way for Mother Mallard, 50 Years of Music, has just been released.