The September Echoes CD of the Month is “Between Waves” by The Album Leaf. Spun by the hand of project founder Jimmy LaValle, the album weaves ambient textures with shifting cinematic melodies.
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the National Park system, this six-hour uninterrupted instrumental soundscape starts out with music inspired by our National Parks: Yellowstone, Yosemite, the Grand Canyon, Glacier National Park and more. The journey then continues past the parks into the wilderness and out into space, with new music by Johann Johannsson, Jairamji, and Burnt Belief, as well as some old favorites from Patrick O’Hearn, Steve Tibbetts, and many more.
Technology & Nature Merge in Video for Edamame’s “Tree Shadows.”Edamame is food for your ears. It’s the moniker of Ed Harris out of Chicago and he’s released ten albums in the last 4 years. His latest is Ochre. Harris uses a lot of found sound and natural environments in this music that might be called…
John Mills-Cockell’s early 1970s electronic band, Syrinx is unearthed in a new collection called “Tumblers from the Vault.”
Peter Baumann was a member of Tangerine Dream during their classic era and founded Private Music. Now, after 20 years in his think tank, the Baumann Foundation, he returns with his first new album in 33 years, Machines of Desire. He talks about electronics and philosophy on Echoes.
Gileah Taylor is a singer-songwriter from the Florida Panhandle who sings songs of love, the spirit and science fiction. She comes in with her looping station to sing live on Echoes.
The August Bonus Echoes CD of the Month is “Ghost Stations” by Marconi Union. The acclaimed UK electronic trio takes a deep dive into haunted electronic landscapes.
Merrin Karras gives us an epic video and music combination for his song “Void”
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.
Gileah Taylor is a singer-songwriter from the Florida Panhandle who sings songs of love, the spirit and science fiction. She comes in with her looping station to sing live on Echoes.