We’ll hear new music by Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnals from his Island Songs album and guitarist Lawrence Blatt takes a world music trek on Longitudes & Latitudes.
Playlists
Friday, September 23, 2016-Echoes Program 1638E
Tag: Iceland
Reviews & Commentary
Hammock’s Raising Your Voice. . .Trying to Stop an Echo 10th Anniversary
10 years ago, the Ambient rock group Hammock released their epic album, Raising Your Volice. . . Trying to Stop an Echo. Now a deluxe anniversary edition has been released.
Reviews & Commentary
Ólafur Arnalds “Árbakkinn” and “1995”
Neo-classical composer Ólafur Arnalds travels across Iceland for his new project, Island Songs, a collaboration with director Baldvin Z. “Árbakkinn” and “1995” are the first two installments.
Reviews & Commentary
Sigur Rós “Óveður” Video
Sigur Rós’ new video for “Óveður” follows a disheveled woman on a disturbing adventure, accompanied by the track’s steady drums and eerie synths.
Reviews & Commentary
Sigur Rós’ 24 Hour Icelandic Soundscape
Get your motor running and head out on the ambinet highway of Sigur Rós’ Route One, a live-streaming 24-hour travvelogue of Icleand running NOW
Interview Podcast
Kiasmos in the Echoes Podcast
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Kiasmos is the electronic project of ambient chamber music composer Ólafur Arnalds and fellow Icelander, Janus Rasmussen. They talk about their techno journey.
Playlists
Weekend, December 26 & 27 2015-Echoes Program 1551A
You’ve heard all the carols in all their variations. But tonight we’re going to celebrate a different part of the season, one that’s rooted in the stars. It’s an Echoes Winter Solstice.
Playlists
Thursday, December 24th, 2015-Echoes Program 1551D
Celebrate the Christmas Eve with a different kind of seasonal music from Tori Amos, The Piano Guys, Al Di Meola’s Winter Nights, Enya’s And Winter Came, and R. Carlos Nakai’s Winter Dreams.
Playlists
Monday, December 21st, 2015-Echoes Program 1551A
You’ve heard all the carols in all their variations. But tonight we’re going to celebrate a different part of the season, one that’s rooted in the stars. It’s an Echoes Winter Solstice.
Playlists
Thursday, October 1st, 2015-Echoes Program 1539D
Ólafur Arnalds is one of the signature composers of ambient chamber music, and in the last year, he’s released an album based on the compositions of Chopin, scored BBC TV series, Broadchurch and recorded an all electronic project as Kiasmos.