2015 began with the unexpected death of Edgar Froese, the founding member of the German electronic band, Tangerine Dream. 2015 also saw the anniversary of two influential Tangerine Dream albums, Rubycon and Ricochet.
Bella Gaia, or Beautiful Earth is a massive multi-media project put together by violinist and electronic composer Kenji Williams. Williams and singer/pianist Kristin Hoffmann come in to Echoes to play music from Bella Gaia live.
The sound of Enya is one of the most recognizable in music. She’s not very prolific, just four albums in the 21st century. Her latest is Dark Sky Island and it has all the signature Enya sounds that audiences have come to love.
Brian Eno’s “Discreet Music,” released 40 years ago, is the seminal work of ambient music. A Toronto new music group arranges it for acoustic instruments.
We travel from slow-core pastoral rock to ambient electronic music when we hear the latest by the Lancaster based band, The Innocence Mission and the English electronic pop group, Radium 88.
The sound of Enya is one of the most recognizable in music. She’s not very prolific, just four albums in the 21st century. Her latest is Dark Sky Island and it has all the signature Enya sounds that audiences have come to love.
Laurie Anderson is a true icon of modern music, creating a sound unlike any other that brings together cultural observations, acute humor and ambient textures. In her new film, Heart of a Dog, she explores themes of death, doubt, culture and moms.
Echoes listeners are now voting in the Best of Echoes 2015 Poll. They are picking their 10 favorite albums heard on Echoes in 2015 and they’ll be tabulated into the Echoes Top 25 Albums for 2015