Get your wish list out for Christmas. It’s the Best of Echoes 2021. In a tumultuous year, John Diliberto finds the 30 albums that will bring you peace, joy and adventure.
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Monday, Dec 13, 2021 – Best of Echoes 2021
Tag: downtempo
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Weekend, Dec 11-12, 2021 – A Tour of EMEAPP
We visit the Electronic Music Education and Preservation Project, EMEAPP. It’s a museum of electronic instruments from the earliest devices through Keith Emerson’s keyboard rig and beyond.
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Wednesday, Nov 24, 2021 – Echoes Program 2147C
New music by Beach House. The dream-pop duo takes a more intimate, acoustic approach on their new album, Once Twice Melody. We’ll also hear Police guitarist Andy Summers.
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Tuesday, Dec 7, 2021 – Twilight Archive, William Tyler
The ambient jazz trio Twilight Archive traverses a swampy landscape on a new album called Recent Detours. We’ll also hear from William Tyler and Marisa Anderson’s Lost Futures.
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Monday, Dec 6, 2021 – A Tour of EMEAPP
We visit the Electronic Music Education and Preservation Project, EMEAPP. It’s a museum of electronic instruments from the earliest devices through Keith Emerson’s keyboard rig and beyond.
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Weekend, Dec 4-5, 2021 – Winter Tales & Marconi Union
The Holidays are coming and we have your soundtrack with a new collection called Winter Tales, the Echoes December CD of the Month. Enjoy new works for the season from artists you already love.
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Friday, Dec 3, 2021 – Music by Immersion
We’ll hear music by Immersion. Colin Newman from Wire and Malka Spigel from Minimal Compact collaborate with the likes of Ulrich Schnauss and Laetitia Sadier from Stereolab.
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Thursday, Nov 18, 2021 – Echoes Program 4146D
Two divas of depression: Billie Eilish and Lorde. They make luxuriously beautiful music from emotional anguish. We’ll also hear a new collaboration from Steve Roach and Michael Stearns.
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Tuesday, Nov 30, 2021 – Marconi Union Interview
We talk to Marconi Union, a true 21st century band. The British electronic trio has a new album out that finds them tapping a more rhythmic, drum driven sound, even though there are no drums.
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Weekend, Nov 13-14, 2021 – Programs 2145A & 2145B
Rena Jones is a polymath. She plays violin, cello and synthesizers and immerses her music in the imagery of nature and philosophy. We talk about hidden meanings and her new album, Allegories.