George Winston is the 30th Icon for 30 years of Echoes. We’ll survey the music world of this pianist who brought contemporary instrumental music to popularity in the 1980s.
Playlists
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 – Echoes Program 2128C
Tag: New Age
Coming Up
Tuesday, July 27, 2021 – Harold Budd and Eric Hilton
We hear some of the last music created by Harold Budd. The ambient artist passed last December, but he left his soundtrack to HBO’s I Know This Much Is True. We’ve got a track from that.
Coming Up
Weekend, July 24-25, 2021 – Robot Koch Interview
German Composer Robot Koch has gone from death metal to deep ambient chamber music in his career. And Sphongle began in hallunciation and makes hallucinations. Their stories on Echoes.
Playlists
Weekend, July 10-11, 2021 – Programs 2127A & 2127B
The perfect CD for the Month for July, Lanterna’s Hidden Drives. Lanterna cranks up the country twang, digital delays and atmospheres for an album of open-spaced Ambient Americana.
Coming Up
Friday, July 23, 2021 – Music by Ian Boddy, Jon Durant, Digitonal
Electronic artist Ian Boddy’s new album, Axiom features a classic retro-space music sound. We’ll also hear ambient piano by Jon Durant and ambient chamber music by Digitonal.
Playlists
Friday, July 9, 2021 – Echoes Program 2127E
Norwegian guitar legend Terje Rypdal returns to the form of his 70s classic albums on a new one called Conspiracy. We’ll also hear from ambient chamber music group Digitonal.
Coming Up
Thursday, July 22, 2021 – Music from Morcheeba
The sultry sound of Morcheeba with music from their album, Blackest Blue and new ambient chamber music by South American composer Sebastian Plano from his album, Save Me Not.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Kitaro-The 29th Icon
Living Room Concerts
Kitaro – Live on Echoes from 2001
The legendary Japanese musician Kitaro, the 29th Icon of Echoes, visited the Echoes Living Room in 2001 with his wife Keiko and played a stripped-down, intimate version of his music.
Playlists
Thursday, July 8, 2021 – Echoes Program 2127D
Jeff Johnson & Phil Keaggy take us on a trip to Ravenna. The two musicians take us inside their musical creation which has elements of folk, classical and even some rock slips in.