New music by Quiet Resonance. That’s the pseudonym of Mississippi pastor, Tony Pounder. He takes ambient guitar in new directions on his latest album, Asleep at the Wheel.
On the next Echoes, we get psychedelicized. We’ll explore psychedelic music from the 1960s right up through the electronic hallucinations of the 2000s. It’s peace, love, and blown minds.
Tubular Bells’ composer Mike Oldfield talks about Ommadawn, his two-sided epic from 1975. It’s partly an homage to his mother, who died during the recording, and her Irish roots.
Eric Hilton is one half of the group, Thievery Corporation, but he’s been amassing a prolific solo catalog. He has one called Midnight Ragas that features Natalia Clavier.
The ambient guitar duo, Hammock, return with a new album of inner contemplations and moody guitar excursions called Nevertheless. It’s a music that sits somewhere between here and there.
We talk with Bluetech about using the story of Laika, the first dog Cosmonaut. On his album, Spacehop Chronicles 2, he creates an electronic tone poem of hope, fantasy and grief.
Azam Ali of Vas and Niyaz returns with a new solo album, Synesthesia, exploring themes of sensory perception, loss, fear and love. It’s Echoes November CD of the Month.
The voice of Azam Ali is heard on TV and films, with the groups Vas and Niyaz, and on several solo releases in a mix of ancient Persia and modern modalities. Her new album is Synesthesia.
On a Slow Flow Echoes some deep ambient improvisations by electronic artist Robert Rich and Italian ambient guitarist Luca Formentini. They head far into the sky on Cloud Ornament.