From Western Australia comes Laliya, the duo of James and Melissa McGuire. Since 1995 they’ve been creating an acoustic based sound with electronic extensions like delays and loops to create a world fusion of the imagination.
Ry X is a musician from Australia who sings like he’s talking to you from the other side of consciousness. He brings his ambient pop into Echoes and plays music from his latest album, Dawn, live.
Bonobo is a collagist who brings new worlds into his electronic songs. His latest album is called Migration and it’s the Echoes February CD of the Month. John Diliberto reviews it here.
Christie Leneé is a prodigious acoustic player who has absorbed the techniques of artists like Michael Hedges and Leo Kottke. She deploys it live on Echoes.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, we hear new music by Steve Roach who released a trio of albums to begin the year. We’ll dial up one called Spiral Revelation.
On Efflorescent, Echoes Live 22, the best live performance on Echoes are gathered into a perfect 73-minute excursion. From Loreena McKennitt to Tommy Emmanuel, Jesse Cook to The Album Leaf, Efflorescent blossoms.
Singer Julianna Barwick creates gothic choirs and modern day chants, layering her voice live in vocal loops. She comes in to pay live on Echoes.
Singer Julianna Barwick creates gothic choirs and modern day chants, layering her voice live in vocal loops. She comes in to pay live on Echoes.
The English Ambient band Marconi Union return with a new album called Ghost Stations that continues their soundtracks for abandoned cities and deserted industries. They talk about it on Echoes.
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On his 80th birthday, we look back at the career of composer and minimalist pioneer Steve Reich. He wrote Music for 18 Musicians. He influenced thousands of musicians.