We talk to singer-songwriter Marya Stark about her celestial approach to lyrics and her new album, Saphhire. Then we remember cellist David Darling, who left the planet on January 8th.
Coming Up
Weekend, Jan 16-17, 2021 – Marya Stark & David Darling
Tag: downtempo
Playlists
Weekend, Jan 2-3, 2021 – Programs 2052A & 2052B
Ryan West is Rival Consoles, a resolutely electronic project, but still thinks of his chromium plated compositions as songs. Michael Rother is a legend of progressive rock and electronic music.
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Friday, Jan 15, 2021 – Music by Sufjan Stevens & Ane Brun
Sufjan Stevens goes all electronic on an album of life ruminations called The Ascension, maybe his most darkly melodic album ever. Also going deep but more acoustic is Ane Brun.
Playlists
Thursday, Dec 31, 2020 – Echoes Program 2052D
Stomp on 2020 and blow it out of your mind when we dance in 2021 with Downtempo New Year’s Eve Soundscape. The chill is turned up to 11 as we swing in on electronic sounds.
Coming Up
Monday, Jan 11, 2021 – Marya Stark Interview
Singer-songwriter Marya Stark has a more celestial approach to lyrics. Last year she released the album, Sapphire, co-produced with Joshua Penman of the electronic project, Akara.
Playlists
Monday, Dec 28, 2020 – Program 2052A
Ryan West records as Rival Consoles, a resolutely electronic project, but he still thinks of his chromium plated compositions as songs. He calls it “songwriting with an electronic palate.”
News
Holiday Streams for your Christmas Chill
Echoes Christmas streams are up for you to enjoy with non-stop, non-narrated seasonal streams. Just the music to make your holiday serene and chill. It’s all up now.
Playlists
Wednesday, Dec 23, 2020 – Echoes Program 2051C
It’s a new generation of German electronic artists when we talk to Thomas Lemmer and Sebastian Pabst. They’ve been churning out downtempo dreams and electro-lounge moods at a prolific pace.
Coming Up
Weekend, Jan 2-3, 2021 – Rival Consoles & Michael Rother
Rival Consoles & Michael Rother this weekend on Echoes. Two generations of electronic music talking about their art from playing with Kraftwerk to electronic music as alien.
Coming Up
Friday, Jan 1, 2021 – The Best of Echoes 2020 Revisited
Revisit The Best of Echoes 2020. In a year that we’d like to forget there is one thing to remember, all the great music that populated the Echoes soundscape since 1/1/2020.