It’s the 40th Anniversary of Laurie Anderson’s Big Science, her debut album and the one that contained her signature song, “O Superman.” It still sounds resonant 40 years later.
Coming Up
Monday, Apr 18, 2022 – Laurie Anderson’s Big Science 40th
Tag: electronic
Best Of
Echoes Top 25 March 2022: Trentmøller on Top
Echoes Top 25 for March 2022. Trentemoller’s Memoria, Will Ackerman’s Positano Songs, The Royal Arctic Institute’s From Catnap to Coma, and 22 more.
CD of the Month
Echoes April CD of the Month: Planetary Unfolding
Planetary Unfolding by Michael Stearns is a seminal ambient album from 1981 by Michael Stearns. A new reissue reveals this electronic epic was indeed the music of the future.
Playlists
Monday, Apr 4, 2022 – Echoes Program 2214A
Michael Stearns’s Planetary Unfolding is a seminal Ambient album from 40 years ago. We talk to the composer and feature the album as Echoes April CD of the Month.
Coming Up
Weekend, Apr 16-17, 2022 – The Royal Arctic Institute Concert
The Royal Arctic Institute creates an atmospheric guitar-centric sound live and Hollan Holmes talks about his electronic Echoes CD of the Month, Emerald Waters.
Playlists
Weekend, Apr 2-3, 2022 – Programs 2213A & 2213B
Music from another disciple of Windham Hill guitarist and founder, Will Ackerman. His name is Randal Meek, and Ackerman produced his album, Longings. We’ll also hear from Karavan Sarai.
Coming Up
Friday, Apr 15, 2022 – The Global Fusion of Tropo
Downtempo global fusion erupts when we hear Tropo, a project of violinist Tyson Leonard. He mixes electronics with violin and all kinds of global elements on Siente tu Corazon.
Coming Up
Thursday, Apr 14, 2022 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, a pair of new tracks from the German electronic label, Sine. We’ll hear the artist who records as Sine, and the latest offering from the ever prolific Thomas Lemmer.
Playlists
Thursday, Mar 31, 2022 – Echoes Program 2213D
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new electronic music by Colin Rayment, Polyphonic Memories II. It’s in the Berlin School style of an artist from that era, Robert Schroeder, who also has a new album.
Coming Up
Wednesday, Apr 13, 2022 – New Music from Royksopp
New music by the Norwegian electronic duo, Royksopp. They team up with Alison Goldfrapp, the singer for the dream pop band, Goldfrapp. We’ll also hear Trip-hoppers Karmacoda.