The sister group from Colorado, SHEL returns to Echoes for their third visit on the heels of their best album yet. It’s called Just Crazy Enough and features some of their most vibrant songs and most elaborate production.
AeTopus is the name used by Bryan Tewell Hughes to create his electronic music soundscapes. He has degrees in Fine Arts and Psychology, but the music of science fiction and space music got him into synthesizers and soundscapes.
Six hours of continuous instrumental music that featuring colorful musical imagery. It includes music from Brian Eno, David Arkenstone, Jean-Michel Jarre, Robert Rich, and many others.
Kiasmos is the electronic project of ambient chamber music composer Ólafur Arnalds and fellow Icelander, Janus Rasmussen. They talk about how they moved from minimalist techno to something more lush and orchestral.
Six hours of continuous instrumental music that featuring diverse musical streams converging and mixing. It includes music from Vic Hennegan, Bill Frisell, Nik Bartsch, Robert Rich, Tomita, BT, and many others.
Coming up on Echoes we’ll hear a couple of artists exploring an ambient pop sound. Ry X, is a musician from Canada an album called Under Water and we’ve got Baby Alpaca, a whimsical name for a group that has Depeche Mode in their DNA.
Slow Meadow is a lush ambient chamber music project put together by keyboardist/guitarist Matt Kidd. His debut album was a CD of the Month in 2015 and now he comes into Echoes to play music live in a trio of electronics, violin and cello.