Gary Numan paints a dystopian nightmare where earth takes revenge for a civilization that has fostered environmental and military catastrophe. We ponder the apocalypse with Gary Numan.
Echoes Top 25 for April 2021. Carl Weingarten’s Ember Days, the April CD of the Month, is at the top, followed by Trigaida, AO Music, Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk, and 21 other great CDs.
Music by Kevin Keller from The Front Porch of Heaven and we’ll hear something by two members of the industrial rock group Throbbing Gristle, Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti.
A giant of acoustic guitar, the 18th Icon of Echoes is the late Michael Hedges. He revolutionized the acoustic guitar with his virtuoso two-handed approach and idiosyncratic compositions.
Michael Hedges rewrote the book on finger-style acoustic guitar. He died too young, but he’s the 18th Icon of Echoes. Here are Five Essential Michael Hedges albums.
Mark Dwane has an album called Future Tense and his guitar actually sounds like a guitar sometimes. We’ll also hear from Imaginational Anthems Volume 10, Overseas Edition.
The April CD of the Month, Ember Days, is an album of intricate and pastoral excursions by Carl Weingarten. He weaves multiple guitars and pedal steel into the sound of country meets heaven.
A giant of acoustic guitar, the 18th Icon of Echoes is the late Michael Hedges. He revolutionized the acoustic guitar with his virtuoso two-handed approach and idiosyncratic compositions.
The 16th Icon, Robert Fripp, is the founder of King Crimson and a pioneer of progressive rock and ambient music. We’ll hear an exclusive live performance from the Robert Fripp String Quintet.