The Big Ears Festival is a monstrous affair of cutting edge music. This year saw some 150 artists performing including Patti Smith, John Zorn, Jason Moran and more. Here’s a random account.
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Notes from Big Ears Festival 2022 Pt.1
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Best Of
Echoes Top 25 March 2022: Trentmøller on Top
Echoes Top 25 for March 2022. Trentemoller’s Memoria, Will Ackerman’s Positano Songs, The Royal Arctic Institute’s From Catnap to Coma, and 22 more.
Coming Up
Weekend, Apr 16-17, 2022 – The Royal Arctic Institute Concert
The Royal Arctic Institute creates an atmospheric guitar-centric sound live and Hollan Holmes talks about his electronic Echoes CD of the Month, Emerald Waters.
Playlists
Weekend, Apr 2-3, 2022 – Programs 2213A & 2213B
Music from another disciple of Windham Hill guitarist and founder, Will Ackerman. His name is Randal Meek, and Ackerman produced his album, Longings. We’ll also hear from Karavan Sarai.
Playlists
Friday, Apr 1, 2022 – Echoes Program 2213E
We have new music by Tom Caufield, except he isn’t recording under his own name, but as Gatefold Sleeve. His new album Vessels of the Essence is an ambient improvisational journey.
Coming Up
Monday, Apr 11, 2022 – The Royal Arctic Institute Concert
The Royal Arctic Institute is not a science organization. This quintet creates an atmospheric guitar-centric sound, like the Ventures gone slow mo and psychedelic. They play for us live.
Playlists
Monday, Mar 28, 2022 – Echoes Program 2213A
Music from another disciple of Windham Hill guitarist and founder, Will Ackerman. His name is Randal Meek, and Ackerman produced his album, Longings. We’ll also hear from Karavan Sarai.
Coming Up
Friday, Apr 8, 2022 – Marissa Nadler’s Wrath
Marissa Nadler has a new EP of covers and extra tracks called The Wrath of the Clouds. We’ll also hear from guitarist Randal Meeks and his homage to Hawaii called Longings.
Coming Up
Wednesday, Apr 6, 2022 – Jenny Hval & David Helpling
New music from Avant-pop singer Jenny Hval, who wrote her Master’s thesis on Kate Bush. We’ll also hear the latest from David Helpling, Steve Gunn and Sheryl Crow.
Playlists
Wednesday, Mar 23, 2022 – Echoes Program 2212C
Chieli Minucci talks about his instrumental outing into a more contemplative mode. He’s a guitarist and founder of fusion group Special EFX, but has a new solo album called Someone’s Singing.