We hear from an opera singer turned alt-rock diva when Zola Jesus talks about her new album, Arkhon. It’s a mix of religion and science fiction as she grapples with these dystopian times.
Playlists
Weekend, Sept 10-11, 2022 – Programs 2236A & 2236B
Tag: electronic
Coming Up
Friday, Sept 23, 2022 – Music from Klaus Schulze
Music by Klaus Schulze from the final album by the legendary German electronic artist, Deus Arrakis. We’ll also hear from Sharon Van Etten from We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong.
Playlists
Friday, Sept 9, 2022 – Echoes Program 2236E
The guitar duo of Rodrigo Y Gabriela take of lot of pleasure in covering rock tunes. They’ve done everything from Metallica to Pink Floyd. Now they’ve taken on Radiohead’s Weird Fishes.
Coming Up
Thursday, Sept 22, 2022 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, music by Aukai (Markus Sieber) who specializes in the South American instrument called the charango. He carves out delicate, brush stroked music on his album, Apricity.
Playlists
Thursday, Sept 8, 2022 – Echoes Program 2236D
On a Slow Flow Echoes, music by Mark Dwane. His instrumental music for guitar synthesizer usually is about extra-terrestrial imagery but his new album is called Earthlings.
News
Karmacoda Premier of Time (Birds of the West Remix)
Karmacoda is an electronic downtempo band from San Francisco inspired by the trip-hop sound of Massive Attack. Echoes premiers their new single, Time (Birds of the West Remix).
Coming Up
Wednesday, Sept 21, 2022 – New Music from Plaster Cast
Music from Plaster Cast. They aren’t related to the Plaster Casters of the 1960s. This is a band creating a downtempo slo-core sound reminiscent of The XX. We’ll also hear Rebecca Pidgeon.
Playlists
Wednesday, Sept 7, 2022 – Echoes Program 2236C
We remember Mark Shreeve. The British electronic musician pulled his final patchcord on August 31. He recorded numerous solo albums and film scores, and was in the groups Redshift and ARC.
Reviews & Commentary
Bjork’s Spaced Out Atopos Video
Bjork has released her latest video to blow your mind. If you want to live in a land of magic, mushrooms, alien beings and mystical revelations, then plug yourself in to “Atopos”
Coming Up
Tuesday, Sept 20, 2022 – Jan Hammer Interview
Jan Hammer was the keyboardist from Mahavishnu Orchestra and the creator of the famed Miami Vice TV score. Jan Hammer casts back on his long and influential career on Echoes.