Keyboardist Ray Lynch, one of the first superstars of the New Age movement, died in December, but it was only announced recently. We’ll hear from his classic albums, including Deep Breakfast.
Emma Anderson used to be one of the two singers in the 4AD band Lush, but now she’s out on her own with a more mature, but still ethereal sound. We’ll hear from her album, Pearlies.
Loreena McKennitt revisits her classic album, The Mask and Mirror. She toured that album in Europe, and released a live album from 1994 on the original’s 30th anniversary.
Stretch out on the next Echoes for Long Tracks V. We’re going to hear music that goes as long as it needs by Moodwings, Nik Bartsch’s Ronin, Craig Padilla & Marvin Allen and more.
It’s Women’s History Month. We’ll survey women electronic musicians from pioneers like Wendy Carlos, Delia Derbyshire & Suzanne Ciani to contemporary artists like Lisa BellaDonna & Rena Jones.
March brings us a CD of the Month from Falling You, the project of John Michael Zorko who has been crafting deep, moody dream pop tracks with a bevy of different singers for 3 decades.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, music by Klangwelt from his album, Second Nature. The German electronic artist sheds some of his space music, sequencer roots in an exhilarating release.
Brian Fechino is a Nashville guitarist but his sound moves more toward New Age moods and ambient designs on his EP, A Safe Place. We’ll hear some of his deep moods on a Slow Flow Echoes.
Music by London Grammar. The British duo, fronted by the incredible voice of Hannah Reid, have an album called The Greatest Love. It takes them in a more cinematic, John Barry direction.
On the next Echoes, music from New Age diva, Marya Stark. She teams up with multi-instrumentalist Daniel Berkman playing Kora, Cello and Ondomo. Their album is Underground River.