New music from Shearwater, the band that grew out of the rootsy Okkervil River. They have taken a turn toward deep ambient electronics on the new album, The Great Awakening.
Playlists
Thursday, June 9, 2022 – Echoes Program 2223D
Tag: New Age
Coming Up
Wednesday, June 22, 2022 – New Music from Bass Temple
Enter the sanctuary of Bass Temple. She is an EDM downtempo musician out of Colorado and she’s just released her debut EP, The Beginning. We’ll also hear new music by HAAi.
Playlists
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 – Echoes Program 2223C
Michael Stearns’s Planetary Unfolding is a seminal Ambient album from 40 years ago. He talks about those early times of electronic music and the Beam, his 12 foot long, 24 string cosmic harp.
Coming Up
Tuesday, June 21 – An Echoes Summer Solstice
An Echoes Summer Solstice. We let the sunshine in as we orchestrate your soundscape for the longest day of the year with Jake Shimabukuro, George Winston, and Sun’s Signature.
Playlists
Tuesday, June 7, 2022 – Echoes Program 2223B
Two singers with very different approaches. We’ll hear the raging voice of Zola Jesus from a new single, and Natalia Clavier, a singer with Thievery Corporation who has a new recording.
Coming Up
Monday, June 20, 2022 – Royksopp Interview
An interview with Norway’s Röyksopp. An exploding puff ball mushroom inspired their name, and their music has ranged from ambient to dance pop. Their new album is Profound Mysteries.
Playlists
Monday, June 6, 2022 – Echoes Program 2223A
We go IN, way IN when we hear music from David Helpling’s double CD which is called IN. It’s an album of dramatic electronic orchestrations that will cast you through visions of the beyond.
CD of the Month
Echoes June CD of the Month: David Helpling’s In
Guitarist and electronic artist David Helpling goes back to his 90’s roots to craft a record for a post-pandemic 21st century. It’s called IN and it’s the Echoes June CD of the Month.
Coming Up
Weekend, Jun 18-19, 2022 – Shearwater – David Helpling
Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater talks about The Great Awakening. It’s a subtle work of ambient songs employing nature sounds. David Helpling Talks about In. Julee Cruise remembered on Echoes.
Playlists
Weekend, June 4-5, 2022 – Programs 2222A & 2222B
We remember on an Echoes Memorial Soundscape. John Diliberto brings us music to contemplate the loss and the carnage of wars across time especially as we experience the assault on Ukraine.