In honor of Black History Month, we turn the Echoes prism onto the African and black influences in ambient music. They come from many sources: jazz, R&B, Hip-hop and Africa itself.
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Wednesday, Feb 9, 2022 – Ambiences in Black
Tag: New Age
Playlists
Wednesday, Jan 26, 2022 – Echoes Program 2204C
Downtempo global fusion erupts when we hear Tropo, a project of violinist Tyson Leonard. He mixes electronics with violin and all kinds of global elements on Siente tu Corazon.
Playlists
Tuesday, Jan 25, 2022 – Echoes Program 2204B
Guitar icon Phil Keaggy comes in with his acoustic guitar and looping station to generate multiple lines of his evocative melodies live. We hear triple when Phil Keaggy plays live.
Coming Up
Monday, Feb 7, 2022 – Marconi Union Interview
We talk to Marconi Union, a true 21st century band. The British electronic trio has a new album out that finds them tapping a more rhythmic, drum driven sound, even though there are no drums.
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Weekend, Feb 5-6, 2022 – Hollan Holmes CD of the Month
The Echoes February CD of the Month takes us into deep space with Emerald Waters by Hollan Holmes. He creates landscape paintings of Texas by day and electronic spacescapes by night.
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Friday, Feb 4, 2022 – Music from Frostlake
Frostlake is the recording persona of Jan Todd who sings and plays a multitude of instruments including a few you may have never heard of. She has a new album called The Weight of Clouds.
Playlists
Friday, Jan 21, 2022 – Echoes Program 2203E
On a Slow Flow Echoes, we have new music by Erik Wøllo. The prolific guitarist and electronic musician has a new album of meditative pieces called Sojourns.
Playlists
Thursday, Jan 20, 2022 – Echoes Program 2203D
Marissa Nadler has a new EP of covers and extra tracks called The Wrath of the Clouds. We’ll also hear from guitarist Randal Meek and his homage to Hawaii called Longings.
Coming Up
Thursday, Feb 3, 2022 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, New music by Fall Therapy. He’s an electronic musician from Grenoble who has a sound that moves from pure electronic to acoustic. We’ll also hear Variant Field.
Playlists
Wednesday, Jan 19, 2022 – Echoes Program 2203C
We have new music by Tom Caufield, except he isn’t recording under his own name, but as Gatefold Sleeve. His new album Vessels of the Essence is an ambient improvisational journey.