On our May CD of the Month, Californian Soil, the English trio London Grammar explore love, loss, feminism and America with their lush atmospheres and Hannah Reid’s intoxicating voice.
Playlists
Monday, May 3, 2021 – London Grammar CD of the Month
Tag: electronic
Coming Up
Weekend, May 15-16, 2021 – Jess Lamb & Leandrul
Jess Lamb and the Factory are a Cincinnati band fronted by singer Jess Lamb and with Warren Harrison. They’ve created a deep spiritual meditation partly shaped by Pandemic called You Are.
Playlists
Weekend, May 1-2, 2021 – Programs 2117A & 2117B
We get Shpongled when we talk to Simon Posford and Raja Ram of the psychedelic electronic duo, Shpongle. They talk about their hallucinogenic sound and their deep music backgrounds.
Best Of
Echoes April 2021 Top 25: Carl Weingarten on Top
Echoes Top 25 for April 2021. Carl Weingarten’s Ember Days, the April CD of the Month, is at the top, followed by Trigaida, AO Music, Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk, and 21 other great CDs.
Coming Up
Friday, May 14, 2021 – Music from Decouplr
Electronic pop from Decouplr, a pair of musicians from Philadelphia who are tapping a deep vein of soulful synthesis. We’ll also hear music from Scotland’s Moqwai.
Playlists
Friday, April 30, 2021 – Echoes Program 2117E
We’ll hear music by Dubmatix from a new EP called Dubmatix AKA which finds the band in more chilled downtempo terrain. We’ll also hear from veteran progressive rock band Soft Machine.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Shpongle and Kraftwerk
Coming Up
Thursday, May 13, 2021 – Slow Flow with David Wright
On A Slow Flow Echoes, a space music epic by David Wright. The Lost Colony is a soundtrack for a graphic novel by Matt Howarth. We’ll also hear something by Comit from An Ocean of Thoughts.
Playlists
Thursday, Apr 29, 2021 – Echoes Program 2117D
Paul McCartney has reinvented his third solo album with new versions of the songs, featuring a different guest artist on almost every track. We’ll hear Phoebe Bridgers from McCartney III Imagined.
Playlists
Wednesday, Apr 28, 2021 – Echoes Program 2117C
The 19th Icon of Echoes, Kraftwerk. We’ll hear from founder Ralf Hutter as well as Moby, Jean-Michel Jarre, Orbital and Conny Plank, looking back on a band that altered the course of music.