We talk with Airport People: not weary airline travelers, but ambient chamber music artist Leon Todd Johnson. He has an album of creaky piano centered compositions called From Nine Mornings.
Coming Up
Tuesday, Dec 6, 2022 – Airport People Interview
Tag: electronic
Playlists
Tuesday, Nov 22, 2022 – Echoes Program 2247B
The Siberian sound of Otyken. They marry the tribal sound of the native Chulym people with modern production and the ferocious voice of Azyan. John Diliberto takes us to Siberia with Otyken.
Playlists
Monday, Nov 21, 2022 – Echoes Program 2247A
Monsoon was an Asian fusion band featuring singer Sheila Chandra. 40 Years ago they had a massive hit with the song “Ever So Lonely” and now, their debut album Third Eye is being reissued.
Playlists
Weekend, Nov 19-20, 2022 – Programs 2246A & 22426B
The Black Angels are a psychedelic band out of Austin who sound like they mainlined the Nuggets collection. Alex Maas & Christian Bland talk about music born in a hallucinogenic dream.
Coming Up
Friday, Dec 2, 2022 – Ólafur Arnalds Reworked
New music by Ólafur Arnalds – kind of. The Icelandic composer has gathered a bevy of other musicians to reinterpret the songs from his album, Some Kind of Peace, on piano.
Playlists
Friday, Nov 18, 2022 – Echoes Program 2246E
New music by Icelandic singer JFDR. She’s collaborated with Olafur Arnalds and now has a new single. We’ll also hear from Hans Christian who has a new collaboration with singer Jim Gelcer.
Coming Up
Thursday, Dec 1, 2022 – Slow Flow Echoes
We’ll hear a new collaboration between string player and electronic artist Rena Jones with electronic artist KiloWatts and we’ll hear Jean-Michel Jarre remixed by Brian Eno.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: The Black Angels Interview
Playlists
Thursday, Nov 17, 2022 – Echoes Program 2246D
On a Slow Flow Echoes, we get amorphous with Forrest Fang. The eclectic composer has a new album called The Lost Seasons of Amorphia combining synthesizers with zithers, gamelan, and gu-zheng.
Coming Up
Wednesday, Nov 30, 2022 – Gregoli & Kej Interview
American multi-instrumentalist David Vito Gregoli and Indian producer & keyboard player Ricky Kej discuss Wild Monsoon, a fusion of electronics and Indian and Global music.