Coming up on a Slow Flow Echoes the ambient guitar band Hammock returns to the dynamics of their earlier music on an album called Everything and Nothing.
Playlists
Friday, March 11th, 2016-Echoes Program 16010E
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Playlists
Wednesday, January 13th, 2016-Echoes Program 1602C
Slow Meadow is the performance name of Matt Kidd who started out as a guitarist playing in church and Christian music bands before venturing out on his own ambient journey.
Best Of
John Diliberto’s Top 25 Albums for 2015
Echoes host John Diliberto has picked his Top 25 albums of 2015. They range from dream pop to sequencer dervishes to ambient chamber music to fusion and beyond.
CD of the Month
October 2015 CD of the Month – Slow Meadow
We open fall with an autumnal CD of the Month, the debut album by Slow Meadow. Slow Meadow is Matt Kidd who previously made music as Aural Method. With the guidance of the post-rock band Hammock, Slow Meadow creates a serene expanse of elongated melodies and deep textures. This is music that owes as much to Arvo Pärt as Brian Eno.
Playlists
Weekend, September 26 & 27, 2015-Echoes Program 1538A
Slow Meadow is the performance name of Matt Kidd who started out as a guitarist playing in church and Christian music bands before venturing out on his own ambient journey.
Playlists
Monday, September 21st, 2015-Echoes Program 1538A
Slow Meadow is the performance name of Matt Kidd who started out as a guitarist playing in church and Christian music bands before venturing out on his own ambient journey.
Program Highlights, Reviews & Commentary
12 Months of Echoes CD Picks
A Look Back at CD of the Month Picks for 2014Tonight on Echoes we look back at our 12 CD of the Month selections. We’ll be playing two tracks from each spread out over the two hours of Echoes tonight. Here they all are with links to their reviews, tracks and videos. January: Hammock Oblivion…
Interview Podcast
Jeff Pearce in Echoes Podcast
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Jeff Pearce talks about taking piano lessons from Phillip Aaberg and developing his own unique voice.
Best Of
From Oblivion to Euphoria in Echoes Top 25
Two Takes on Modern Guitar Lead Echoes Top 25 for January. You couldn’t get much different than the two guitar sounds at one & two in the Echoes Top 25. You’ve got the ambient guitar orchestrations of Hammock’s Oblivion Hymns, the Echoes CD of the Month for January followed at number 2 by E4 (Instrumental) …
CD of the Month
Hammock From Abyss to Revelation.
In a world of dance beats, rapid fire sequences and songs devolving into little more than hooks, Hammock takes a deeper, darker more textured approach. They are the Mark Rothko of ambient music with sheets of sound shifting beneath each other like tectonic plates, but with the hint of melody and the feel of spirits…