VEiiLA’s Sentimental Craving for Beauty leads the Echoes Top 25 for September, followed by Jeff Oster, Lis Addison, a Mark Shreeve Tribute, Kinobe, and 20 more great albums.
Best Of
Echoes Top 25 September: VEiiLA at the Top
Tag: electronic
Playlists
Tuesday, Oct 3, 2023 – Echoes Program 2340B
On Echoes’ 34th Anniversary we revisit music from our first programs. Expect to hear some Tangerine Dream, Jon Hassell, Brian Eno, Philip Glass and some music you’ve completely forgotten about.
CD of the Month
Echoes Oct. CD of the Month: Russel Walder
Russel Walder came to renown in the 1980s as half of a Windham Hill Duo with Ira Stein. But his new music is more electronic and less pastoral, a tribal sound for the global village.
Playlists
Monday, Oct 2, 2023 – Echoes Program 2340A
The October CD of the Month from Russel Walder. He’s come a long way since his Windham Hill duo with Ira Stein. Speak to the Storm is full of sensual moods and electronic atmospheres.
Playlists
Weekend, Sept30-Oct1, 2023 – Programs 2339A&2399B
Jeff Oster explores lo-fi music, an approach that Brian Eno predicted 20 years ago. Also called “study music”, it’s a departure for the trumpeter known for his modern instrumental sound.
Reviews & Commentary
Tangerine Dream Live in Philadelphia
Tangerine Dream returns to Philadelphia after 11 years with a sound that calls to the past for the sound of the future moving from Phaedra to Raum. John Diliberto reviews their concert.
Playlists
Friday, Sept 29, 2023 – Echoes Program 2339E
Join us for the sultry bedroom sound of Cigarettes After Sex. We have a recent single from them and some space music out of Australia by Jim Ottaway, who continues shooting for the stars.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast I: Lis Addison Interview
Playlists
Thursday, Sept 28, 2023 – Echoes Program 2339D
New music from Explosions in the Sky. The atmospheric guitar ensemble has their first proper new album in seven years. They’re back with an ominously titled release. It’s just called End.
Playlists
Wednesday, Sept 27, 2023 – Echoes Program 2339C
New music from the husband-and-wife electronica duo Pink Sky. They have a synth-infused dreampop sound on their new album, Disenchantment. We’ll also hear music from Robert Schroeder.