An icon of German electronic music returns. Guitarist Michael Rother from Cluster, Harmonia, and Neu! has a new album with Vittoria Maccabruni called As Long As the Light.
Playlists
Thursday, Mar 24, 2022 – Echoes Program 2212D
Tag: electronic
Coming Up
Wednesday, Apr 6, 2022 – Jenny Hval & David Helpling
New music from Avant-pop singer Jenny Hval, who wrote her Master’s thesis on Kate Bush. We’ll also hear the latest from David Helpling, Steve Gunn and Sheryl Crow.
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Wednesday, Mar 23, 2022 – Echoes Program 2212C
Chieli Minucci talks about his instrumental outing into a more contemplative mode. He’s a guitarist and founder of fusion group Special EFX, but has a new solo album called Someone’s Singing.
Coming Up
Tuesday, Apr 5, 2022 – Trentemøller Interview
Trentemøller is a Danish electronic musician who started out on the dance floor. Now he’s creating a more introspective music drawing upon his memories and his recent status as a father.
Playlists
Tuesday, Mar 22, 2022 – Echoes Program 2212B
We talk with Australian singer-songwriter Brigitte Bardini. She’s influenced by shoegaze and dreampop artists. She’s just released her impressive debut, Stellar Lights.
Coming Up
Monday, Apr 4, 2022 – Michael Stearns Interview & CD of the Month
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.
Playlists
Monday, Mar 21, 2022- Echoes Program 2212A
2022 Grammy Nominees David Arkenstone and Wouter Kellerman. They talk about their world fusion album, Pangaea. They worked on it during pandemic while trapped on opposite sides of the planet.
Coming Up
Weekend, Apr 2-3, 2022 – Randal Meek & The Grammys
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.
Playlists
Weekend, Mar 19-20, 2022 – Programs 2211A & 2211B
World fusion was a big part of the Echoes sound in the 1990s, and while no one was looking it has returned with artists like Tropo, Liquid Bloom, Mamak Khadem and many others.
Playlists
Friday, Mar 18, 2022 – Echoes Program 2211E
New music from a pair of duos. We’ll hear Sweden’s Johan Agebjorn and Mikael Ogren with Artefact, and Bluetech and Steven Moore have a new downtempo collaboration, Liminal Migration.