New music from singer Jo Beth Young, who we’ve known previously as Talitha Rise. She has new music that takes a more electronic and ethereal direction. We’ll also hear music by Tone Ranger.
Peter Gregson is a classically-trained cellist, but he goes in an ambient chamber music direction on his recording Patina. It mixes synthesizers, electronic processing and orchestral strings.
Rena Jones is a polymath. She plays violin, cello and synthesizers and immerses her music in the imagery of nature and philosophy. We talk about hidden meanings and her new album, Allegories.
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.
Space is the place this year and Vangelis has the album for it. It’s called Juno to Jupiter and it is in the classic Vangelis mode. We’ll also hear music from E.Vax, which is Evan Peter Mast.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music by Bodhiheart, a new age jazz ensemble mixing piano, cello, global percussion and bass and Special EFX guitarist Chieli Minucci with a solo, layered guitar album.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music by Belgian ambient composer Dirk Serries. He teams up with saxophonist Trosta on an album of ambient improvisations called Island On The Moon.
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.
Music from another disciple of Windham Hill guitarist and founder, Will Ackerman. His name is Randal Meek, and Ackerman produced his album, Longings. We’ll also hear from Karavan Sarai.
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.