Angela Sheik is an idiosyncratic singer building her sound on looping instrumental patterns and a wild voice that has drawn comparisons to Kate Bush.
Playlists
Tuesday, March 24th, 2015-Echoes Program 1512B
Tag: dream pop
Playlists
Wednesday, March 11th, 2015-Echoes Program 1510C
Dry the River is a band from England that takes yearning songs and turns them into gorgeous harmonies surrounded by psychedelic tinged arrangements redolent of bands like Love.
Best Of
Echoes Top 25 for February 2015
Fernwood and Lanterna bring an Ambient Americana hue to the Echoes Top 25 for February. Both were Echoes CDs of the Month in February and March respectively. Rebekka Karijord, Zola Jesus and Shadowlands among the artists making their Echoes Top 25 debuts.
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Echoes Top 25 for January 2015
Dreams and More in Echoes Top 25 for January.The first month of the new year begins strongly with a Top Five that includes 3 CDs of the Month. At the top is this month’s pick, Sherry Finzer’s haunting Sanctuary III: Beyond the Dream. There’s last month’s pick, Wax Tailor’s propulsive chanson and Hollywood sound collage,…
Reviews & Commentary
New Music from Purity Ring
Purity Ring Slip Another Album on Their Fingers Purity Ring are a Canadian electronic music duo originally from Edmonton with singer Megan James and electronic musician Corin Roddick. I saw them at the Mountain Oasis Music Festival in 2013 where they were a last minute replacement for Tricky. Although they were dwarfed by the large…
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Echoes Top 25 for December 2014
The last monthly Echoes Top 25 of 2014 includes Wax Tailor’s Trip-Hop Symphony on top and Pink Floyd’s farewell on the bottom.
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Best of Echoes 2014
Today we unveil the Best of Echoes 2014. It’s a list that draws from across the Echoes spectrum, revealing the eclectic sound of the show within our framework of chilled moods.
Program Highlights, Reviews & Commentary
12 Months of Echoes CD Picks
A Look Back at CD of the Month Picks for 2014Tonight on Echoes we look back at our 12 CD of the Month selections. We’ll be playing two tracks from each spread out over the two hours of Echoes tonight. Here they all are with links to their reviews, tracks and videos. January: Hammock Oblivion…
Reviews & Commentary
Phox Echoes Living Room Concert Video
Phox is a charming band from Wisconsin fronted by singer Monica Martin. They are fetured in a video clip from their live Echoes performance.
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Echoes Top 25 for November 2014
Philip Selway & Wax Tailor Lead Echoes November Top 25ECHOES TOP 25 FOR NOVEMBER 2014 Philip Selway – Weatherhouse (Sony Music Entertainment) Wax Tailor – Phonovisions Symphonic Orchestra (Le Plan) Tim Farrell – Cascadia (Tim Farrell) Anja Lechner & Francois Couturier – Moderato Cantabile (ECM New Series) Orenda Fink – Blue Dream (Saddle Creek) Chad Lawson – The Chopin Variations (Hillset) Bonobo – The North Borders…