Even though he composes music for fashion shows, the sound of Prequell is more than just a pretty pose. Thomas Roussel, the man behind Prequell, talks about merging electronics and orchestra.
Gracie and Rachel are a duo creating a sublime chamber pop that mixes the neo-minimalism Max Richter with heartfelt, but oblique songs. It’s the Echoes CD of the Month for January.
As we end the year, John Diliberto looks back on Echoes musicians who left the planet in 2017. They range from the iconic to the obscure, but all left their vibrations on the planet.
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In the Echoes Podcast We talk to Hammock, the great ambient rock band. We’ll hear them talking about their new album, Mysterium, the #1 album in The Best of Echoes 2017.
English composer Poppy NoGood is a composer who has the drive of Prequell and the moods of Dustin O’Halloran. She has a subtly surreal video out for her song, “Trains.”
Fashion runway soundtrack artist Thomas Roussel releases debut as Prequel, The Future Comes Before. This 21st century symphony is Echoes October CD of the Month.
Suzanne Ciani came to renown for her New Age music but she’s gone back to her roots with experimental electronic music and the Buchla synthesizer. She plays both live on Echoes.
Echoes American Landscapes, a soundscape for July 4th with a live performance by acclaimed oboist Jill Haley. She plays in the band One Alternative, and is one of Windham Hill founder Will Ackerman’s stable of first call musicians. Her latest album is National Park Soundscapes, which is just perfect for July 4th.
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After abandoning synthesizers for many years, Suzanne Ciani has returned to electronic music, creating improvisations on her first electronic instrument, the Buchla Modular Synthesizer.
Suzanne Ciani came to renown for her New Age music but she’s gone back to her roots with experimental electronic music and the Buchla synthesizer. She plays both live on Echoes.