A Grandchild of 70s Progressive Rock Every time I put on Mark McGuire’s Along the Way I feel like I’m taking a trip into the future via my past. Elements of the 70s progressive rock music I love from Popol Vuh, Ash Ra Tempel, Mike Oldfield and Jade Warrior emerge in his music. But Mark…
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CD of the Month
Erik Wøllo’s Timelines
It’s a cliché, I know, but as soon as an Erik Wøllo album starts, you know you are on a journey. It’s like the moments before take-off, only Wøllo’s ascent doesn’t throw you back in your seat with G-Force thrust. It’s a gentle rise into euphoric space. Timelines is a beautifully sculpted example of…
Interview Podcast
Matt Borghi & Michael Teager on Echoes Podcast
Hear Two Musicians Who Begin at Zero These days in contemporary music, most musicians don’t leave much to chance when they play live. They either adhere to note-for-note recreations of their recorded work or they just have it all in a computer, hit play and have a perfect, if frozen performance. Ambient guitarist Matt Borghi…
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New music from Sting Guitarist
Coming up on Echoes we have new music from Dominic Miller. He’s been the guitarist for Sting for many years, but on his own he cuts an eclectic instrumental sound. He has a new CD called Ad Hoc . We’ll also hear some dark gypsy cello by Adam Hurst and his album, “Nightfall”. It’s coming…
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Start at Zero: Matt Borghi & Michael Teager on Echoes
These days in contemporary music, most musicians don’t leave much to chance when they play live. They either adhere to note-for-note recreations of their recorded work or they just have it all in a computer, hit play and have a perfect, if frozen performance. Ambient guitarist Matt Borghi and saxophonist Michael Teager don’t work that…
Living Room Concerts
Shambhu Brings Windham Hill Sound to Echoes Tonight
Guitarist Shambhu Plays Live on Echoes Tonight. Windham Hill Records hasn’t been around for many years, but their influence remains strong. Today, we’ll hear from another guitar player whose music was shaped by the recordings of Will Ackerman and Alex De Grassi. Shambhu is one of those musicians. In fact, Windham Hill founder Will Ackerman…
Best Of
25 Essential Echoes CDs for 2013
Some years are better than others and 2013 was much better than most. Right now, you can Vote in the Best of Echoes 2013 Listener Poll. But, this list is different. This is compiled by the brain trust of Echoes. These are the CDs we played on the show in 2013 that we thought represented…
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Improvisations in Ambience: Borghi & Teager Live on Echoes
Jazz goes Ambient with Matt Borghi & Michael Teager on Echoes Tonight. These days in contemporary music, most musicians don’t leave much to chance when they play live. They either adhere to note-for-note recreations of their recorded work or they just have it all in a computer, hit play and have a perfect, if frozen…
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Re-Genesis – Steve Hackett Live.
Steve Hackett Goes Back to Beginning at Keswick Theatre With Yestival this past summer, gearing up for Hawkwind’s sadly postponed tour, and now Steve Hackett revisiting his work with Genesis, it’s been a year for Progressive Rock nostalgia. Guitarist Steve Hackett was with Genesis for their glory years and then stuck around for two post-Peter…
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Echoes in Video-Hillage & Foxx
Some really great videos have been coming our way in the last two days. First up, Steve Hillage, a member of the psychedelic progressive band, Gong, and a prolific solo artist in various guises including this one as System 7. I love Hillage’s electronic music but when he plays live, I like him better with…