Saxophonist Marshall Allen tturned 100 on May 25, and he is still leading the Sun Ra Arkestra and blowing wild alto solos as if his was 30. His like has never been heard before.
Reviews & Commentary
Sun Ra Arkestra’s Marshall Allen at 100
Tag: electronic
Playlists
Weekend, May 25-26, 2024 – Programs 2421A & 2421B
On the next Echoes, the Trio Mediaeval singers channel sounds from the Middle ages up through contemporary composers. We talk to them about their 23-year journey into the past.
Coming Up
Weekend, June 8-9, 2024 – June CD of the Month: Limina
Echoes brings you the June CD of the Month, Coming Home by Limina. It’s a masterpiece of ambient chamber music, combining orchestra and electronics in a tone poem for return and affirmation.
Coming Up
Friday, June 7, 2024 – Music from Khruangbin
Music from Khruangbin, the trio who straddles the line between psychedelic, slow jam R&B and trance music, as well as Glass Beams who straddle the same territory from a Middle Eastern angle.
Playlists
Friday, May 24, 2024 – Echoes Program 2421E
New music by Abby Sage. Her debut album is called The Rot. She says “The Rot album focuses on the decomposition and reconstruction of everything she was taught growing up.”
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Trio Mediaeval Interview
Coming Up
Thursday, June 6, 2024 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, we step into the Ambient Church to hear Steve Roach and his concert recorded live at a New York City church in 2022. We’ll also hear Rena Jones and Kilo Watts.
Playlists
Thursday, May 23, 2024 – Echoes Program 2421D
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music by Michael Whalen. His album, Watercolor Sky is an homage to Windham Hill Records and features Windham Hill artists including founder Will Ackerman.
Coming Up
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 – Klaus Schulze’s Blackdance at 50
On the next Echoes we celebrate Klaus Schulze’s Blackdance. Released in 1974, it was Schulze’s 3rd release and the first to see him moving in the direction of music for which he’s best known.
Playlists
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 – Echoes Program 2421C
On the next Echoes, Golden Blue, a husband and wife duo making an intoxicating dream pop. We’ll also hear music from New Zealand’s Melissa Cox who one magazine calls, “medieval hip-hop.”