The Royal Arctic Institute creates an atmospheric guitar-centric sound live and Hollan Holmes talks about his electronic Echoes CD of the Month, Emerald Waters.
Downtempo global fusion erupts when we hear Tropo, a project of violinist Tyson Leonard. He mixes electronics with violin and all kinds of global elements on Siente tu Corazon.
New music by the Norwegian electronic duo, Royksopp. They team up with Alison Goldfrapp, the singer for the dream pop band, Goldfrapp. We’ll also hear Trip-hoppers Karmacoda.
The Royal Arctic Institute is not a science organization. This quintet creates an atmospheric guitar-centric sound, like the Ventures gone slow mo and psychedelic. They play for us live.
Michael Stearns’s Planetary Unfolding is a seminal Ambient album from 40 years ago. We talk to the composer and feature the album as Echoes April CD of the Month.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music from Charlie Roscoe. He used to record downtempo electronica under the name Jairamji, but he’s gone in a more acoustic direction in the last decade.
Trentemøller is a Danish electronic musician who started out on the dance floor. Now he’s creating a more introspective music drawing upon his memories and his recent status as a father.
New music from a pair of duos. We’ll hear Sweden’s Johan Agebjorn and Mikael Ogren with Artefact, and Bluetech and Steven Moore have a new downtempo collaboration, Liminal Migration.
New music by Thom Yorke, the founder and frontman of Radiohead, and a few other projects. He has a new and very introspective single out. We’ll also hear a new single from Wax Tailor.