Polica’s Channy Leanagh fell off a roof and broke her back. Nicholas Gunn got bullied as a young flute player. But that didn’t stop either of them from recording amazing music.
Playlists
Weekend, May 2-3, 2020 – Programs 2017A & 2017B
Tag: dream pop
Coming Up
Friday, May 15, 2020 – Music from Marissa Nadler & Tigerforest
We’ll hear a great version of Phil Collins’ In the Air Tonight by Marissa Nadler & Stephen Brodsky. We’ll also hear from Tigerforest’s album of orchestrated electronics called Discovery.
Best Of
Echoes April 2020 Top 25: Michael Whalen Sacred Space
The Echoes Top 25 for April 2020 features Michael Whalen’s Sacred Spaces, AVAWaves, Tigerforest Emancipator, Paul Speer, Purity Ring, and 19 other CDs. See if your favorites made the list.
Coming Up
Wednesday, May 13, 2020 – Vonavi Interview
We travel to Ukraine to talk with Andrei Ivanov who records as Vonavi. Last year this electronic composer released his impressive debut album, Reflection with collaborators like Run Rivers.
Playlists
Wednesday, Apr 29, 2020 – Echoes Program 20-17C
It’s dreamy, downtempo music by JFDR, that’s an abbreviation of her more complicated Icelandic name. We’ll also hear electronic music by Spinger from the album, Invisible Tree.
Playlists
Tuesday, Apr 28, 2020 – Echoes Program 2017B
Nicholas Gunn got bullied as a young flute player, but that’s not why he put down his instrument in favor of electronics. Join John Diliberto when he talks with Nicholas Gunn.
Coming Up
Monday, May 11, 2020 – Nicolas Godin Interview
The French Band AIR was one of the seminal electronic pop groups of the 1990s and oughts. Founding member Nicolas Godin has a new solo album out that began as an architectural art project.
Playlists
Monday, Apr 27, 2020 – Echoes Program 2017A
Singer Channy Leanagh fell off a roof and broke her back, but that didn’t stop her from recording a great album with her group, Polica. We talk about the album When We Stay Alive.
Coming Up
Friday, May 8, 2020: Dreaming of Ghosts
Hear new music by Dreaming of Ghosts, the duo of electronic artist Robot Koch and singer Fiora creating an atmospheric dream pop, and we’ll hear the latest by ELEON off his album, Cerulean.
Reviews & Commentary
Sigur Ros’ Jónsi Releases Video for “Exhale”.
Jónsi drops a single for these times, “Exhale.” The singer from Sigur Ros creates a work that begins hymnal and ends exultant with the image of a slow motion dancer in garbage bag plastic.