Blake Mills’ new video for “Five” is a subtle, poignant, and eerie experiment in giving emotional weight to unusual hosts, such as insects, houseplants, and even fire.
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Blake Mills Premieres a Surreal Video for “Five”
Tag: electronic
Playlists
Tuesday, July 30, 2019 – Echoes Program 1931B
There aren’t a lot of plugged-in female musicians but I have one who is trying to change that, synth-pop artist Eve Maret. She talks about her music and debut recording, No More Running.
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Monday, August 12, 2019: Swana Motzer Hirlinger
The art of improvisation when we talk with trumpeter John Swana, guitarist Tim Motzer and percussionist Doug Hirlinger, all veterans of progressive, jazz and avant-garde music.
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Weekend, August 10 & 11, 2019:August CDoM & M.Lattimore
Weekend listeners hear the guitar orchestrations of David Pritchard from his album, Evanescent, the August CD of the Month and an interview with Mary Lattimore talking about her ambient harp.
Wordless Echoes
Wordless Echoes – Last Days on Earth
Three hours hours of uninterrupted instrumental music for the coming apocalypse.
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Thursday, August 8, 2019: New Music from Azam Ali
New music from Azam Ali. The singer from Vas and Niyaz goes all electronic on a new album called Phantoms. We’ll hear a track from this downtempo, modern spiritual lament.
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Wednesday, August 7, 2019: UNKLE’s Road to Return
UNKLE is the recording project of James Lavelle. He’s got a pair of albums The Road Part I and Part II, that explore darker themes with some of his best music in years.
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Wednesday, July 24, 2019 – Echoes Program 1930C
Primer is the prep coating of paint. It’s also a textbook. And it’s the name chosen by Alyssa Midcalf, a Detroit based artist for her stripped down electronic pop. She explores dark terrain.
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Tuesday August 6, 2019: Mary Lattimore Interview
Mary Lattimore is a diva of new music harp who has performed with Harold Budd, Kurt Vile, Thurston Moore and dozens of others with her electric instrument. We talk about ambient harp.
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Tuesday, July 23, 2019 – Echoes Program 1930B
Greek musician Theodore comes in for a live performance with his quintet performing the dramatic works of his album, Inner Dynamics. It’s a meeting of Dream pop and Progressive rock.