We look back at A Produce. That was the moniker of Barry Craig in the ’80s and ’90s. He died young in 2011. His music is being reissued so Echoes goes back to their 1996 interview.
Moby talks about Punk Rock Veganism, arranging his electronic songs for orchestra on the Deutsche Grammophon label, and his collaborations with different singers on his new label.
New music by London Grammar who team up with electronic producer, Sebastian. We’ll also hear Caroline Lavelle who is the cellist with Loreena McKennitt and the singer with Secret Sky.
For July 4th we take you into twanguility with an Ambient Americana soundscape. It’s country and western distilled though Brian Eno ambiences, but still with that country twang.
We travel to China via the impressionistic music of Robert Rich. His latest album, Travelers’ Cloth, is inspired by an ancient Chinese poet and his journey through the countryside.
The July CD of the Month is Child of Venus by Amaara, the alias of actress Kaelen Ohm. As Amaara, she explores her turmoil, psychedelic therapy and hauntingly beautiful dream pop.
Emotional trauma is filtered through psychedelic introspection on the debut album by Amaara, the recording persona of actress Kaelen Ohm. It’s Echoes July CD of the Month.
Two generations of electronic composers. The artist known as BT talks about his album, The Secret Language of trees and we remember Swedish electronic pianoeer, Ralph Lundsten Lundsten.
John McLaughlin returns with a new edition of the acoustic Indian fusion group, Shakti. He talks about world fusion, gurus and his long friendship with Indian tabla master, Zakir Hussain.
New music by Fenne Lily from her third album, Big Picture. We’ll also hear from an emerging electronic pop artist, Skyemoon Maria, with a new album called Dreaming Out Loud.