Guitarist Will Ackerman, founder of Windham Hill Records, horn player Jeff Oster and multi-instrumentalist Tom Eaton have gotten together for a new age nostalgic album called Brothers.
Playlists
Monday, Sept 20, 2021 – Echoes Program 2138A
Tag: New Age
Reviews & Commentary
Echo Us’ “If You Can Imagine” Video Dream
If you need something to make you feel good in these endless Pandemic times, immerse yourself in this gorgeous song “If You Can Imagine” by Echo Us from their The Windsong Spires.
Coming Up
Weekend, Oct 2-3, 2021 – Loreena McKennitt & Jade Warrior
30 years ago, Loreena McKennitt released her breakthrough album, The Visit. We talk to this influential musician who turned Celtic music into world fusion while telling epic tales.
Playlists
Weekend, Sept 18-19, 2021 – Programs 2137A & 2137B
We talk to Gunnar Spardel, who composes somber and serene chamber music under his own name and upbeat, progressive electronic music under the guise of Tigerforest.
Coming Up
Friday, Oct 1, 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.
Playlists
Friday, Sept 17, 2021 – Echoes Program 2137E
The ambient jazz trio Twilight Archive traverses a swampy landscape on a new album called Recent Detours. We’ll also hear from William Tyler and Marisa Anderson’s Lost Futures.
Coming Up
Thursday, Sept 30, 2021 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes some fast guitar from Andy McKee, a leading light on the finger-style guitar scene. He has a new EP called Symbols. We’ll also ride the grooves of Byron Metcalf.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Chronotope Project 2021
Playlists
Thursday, Sept 16, 2021 – Echoes Program 2137D
Marconi Union return to rhythm, creating some overdrive electronic music on a new album called Signals. We’ll also hear new music from the diva of the downer, Marissa Nadler.
Coming Up
Wednesday, Sept 29, 2021 – Latin Ambiences
In honor of National Hispanic American Heritage Month, we’re going to the Latin side of Echoes. Not what you might expect: We’ll hear a different, more ambient part of the Latin aesthetic.