The Royal Arctic Institute: not a science organization, although one is a psychologist. This quintet creates atmospheric guitar-centric sound, like the Ventures gone slow mo and psychedelic.
Playlists
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 – Echoes Program 2218C
Tag: New Age
Coming Up
Tuesday, May 17, 2022 – Wouter Kellerman and David Arkenstone
2022 Grammy Nominees David Arkenstone and Wouter Kellerman talk about their world fusion album, Pangaea. It’s a hymn for world peace, composed and recorded during the pandemic.
Best Of
Echoes Top 25 April 2022: Michael Stearns on Top
Echoes Top 25 for April 2022. Michael Stearns CD of the Month at the top, followed by David Helping, Will Ackerman, Lis Addison, Jenny Hval, David Franklin, Beach House and 18 more.
Playlists
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 – Echoes Program 2218B
Iconic German electronic band Kraftwerk haven’t released new music in decades, so they’ve turned their work over to remixers for a double CD set just called Remixes.
Coming Up
Monday, May 16, 2022 – New Music from Roger Eno
New music by Roger Eno. The brother of Brian has a new album of solo piano & ambient chamber works called The Turning Year. We’ll also hear from Lost in Translation, one of his earlier works.
CD of the Month
Echoes May CD of the Month: Michael Whalen
Michael Whalen’s “Imaginary Trains” is an homage to his inspirations from 1970s European Electronic Music. He rides their rails for his Echoes May CD of the Month,
Playlists
Monday, May 2, 2022 – Echoes Program 2218A
The May CD of the Month is Imaginary Trains by Michael Whalen. Whalen pulls in all his synthesizers to create a vision for the future with landmarks in the past of space music and the new age.
Coming Up
Weekend, May 14-15, 2022 – Sherry Finzer Interview
Flutist Sherry Finzer takes us inside the tank. It’s a 70 foot tall water tank with its own special echo. Sherry talks about playing inside it and some of her other musical projects.
Playlists
Weekend, Apr 30 – May 1, 2022 – Programs 2217A & 2217B
David Helpling takes us inside his new double CD that’s just titled IN. The title is simple but the music is an expanse of dynamic ambient orchestrations for guitar and synthesizers.
Coming Up
Friday, May 13, 2022 – Tangerine Dream’s Raum
Tangerine Dream’s new album is called Raum, which means space. They’ve been exploring it for over five decades. This album is based on compositions left by the late founding member, Edgar Froese.