October’s CD of the Month glistens with Shimmer by Kevin Keller. A leading exponent of ambient chamber music, he creates a kinetic ride on an album of minimalist melodies and rhythmic drive.
Sitarist Anoushka Shankar is the daughter of Ravi Shankar, but she’s going even further afield than her father. We’ll hear a track from Love Letters PS with her sister, Norah Jones.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, Explosions in the Sky have a new film score for the movie, Big Bend. We’ll also hear a new album from the electronic group The Great Northern called Nocturnes.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music from French 79, whose new album, Joshua takes a retro-electronic spin. We’ll also hear new music by Phil Keaggy‘s Acoustic Sketches Volume 3.
New music by Mitski who has released a single exploring the perils of being a public figure. We’ll also hear new music by Tori Amos, from her latest recording Ocean to Ocean.
Echoes Top 25 for September 2021. Chronotope Project’s Gnosis, the September CD of the Month, is at the top, followed by Jef Stott, Immersion, and 22 other great CDs.
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.
Fear is the mind killer. Musicians have been inspired by Frank Herbert’s “Dune” since it came out. On the heels of the new Dune movie, Echoes creates musical visions of “Dune.”
Kevin Keller took a challenge to record an album in one month. He enlisted his fans, running a daily blog where he considered their suggestions. The results were his new album, Shimmer.