The Big Ears Festival in Knoxville brought together an array of musicians from the bleeding edge of the avant-garde to the cutting edge of rock and folk. Kronos Quartet presided over this meeting ground of Vanguard music that included Laurie Anderson, Wu Man, Terry Riley, Rhiannon Giddens and much much more.
Fernwood and Lanterna bring an Ambient Americana hue to the Echoes Top 25 for February. Both were Echoes CDs of the Month in February and March respectively. Rebekka Karijord, Zola Jesus and Shadowlands among the artists making their Echoes Top 25 debuts.
Dreams and More in Echoes Top 25 for January.The first month of the new year begins strongly with a Top Five that includes 3 CDs of the Month. At the top is this month’s pick, Sherry Finzer’s haunting Sanctuary III: Beyond the Dream. There’s last month’s pick, Wax Tailor’s propulsive chanson and Hollywood sound collage,…
Purity Ring Slip Another Album on Their Fingers Purity Ring are a Canadian electronic music duo originally from Edmonton with singer Megan James and electronic musician Corin Roddick. I saw them at the Mountain Oasis Music Festival in 2013 where they were a last minute replacement for Tricky. Although they were dwarfed by the large…
The last monthly Echoes Top 25 of 2014 includes Wax Tailor’s Trip-Hop Symphony on top and Pink Floyd’s farewell on the bottom.
Today we unveil the Best of Echoes 2014. It’s a list that draws from across the Echoes spectrum, revealing the eclectic sound of the show within our framework of chilled moods.
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Wax Tailor discusses his origins as a DJ and the expansive themes of his music.
Philip Selway & Wax Tailor Lead Echoes November Top 25ECHOES TOP 25 FOR NOVEMBER 2014 Philip Selway – Weatherhouse (Sony Music Entertainment) Wax Tailor – Phonovisions Symphonic Orchestra (Le Plan) Tim Farrell – Cascadia (Tim Farrell) Anja Lechner & Francois Couturier – Moderato Cantabile (ECM New Series) Orenda Fink – Blue Dream (Saddle Creek) Chad Lawson – The Chopin Variations (Hillset) Bonobo – The North Borders…
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Lorin Ashton talks about the genesis of Bassnectar, and his latest album, Noise vs Beauty.
As we celebrate 25 Years of Echoes, listeners voted for their favorite Echoes Albums. Here’s the complete list. You can hear the top 25 of them on the Wednesday, November 19 Echoes broadcast. If you’re a subscriber to Echoes Online, you can hear all 250 in a series of “Wordless Echoes” streams. Rank Artist…