We get immersed in the world of Ulrich Schnauss, the 20th Icon of Echoes. We’ll hear him talk about music as an escape into utopia and listen to music from across his career.
Playlists
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 – Echoes Program 2118C
Tag: New Age
Coming Up
Tuesday, May 18, 2021 – Mythos Interview
The Canadian band Mythos celebrates its 25th Anniversary with a new collection and new songs. Founders Bob D’Eith and guitarist Paul Schmidt talk about their chilled instrumental sound.
Playlists
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 – Echoes Program 2118B
It’s the sound of the spirit when we talk with Shunia, the duo of Lisa Reagan and Suzanne Jackson. The two operatic singers turn Hindi chants into serene dream pop.
Coming Up
Monday, May 17, 2021 – Sufjan Stevens Interview
Idiosyncratic folk-rocker Sufjan Stevens has a five volume set of deeply ambient compositions called Convocations. It’s partly a response to deaths in the family and the pandemic.
Playlists
Monday, May 3, 2021 – London Grammar CD of the Month
On our May CD of the Month, Californian Soil, the English trio London Grammar explore love, loss, feminism and America with their lush atmospheres and Hannah Reid’s intoxicating voice.
Playlists
Weekend, May 1-2, 2021 – Programs 2117A & 2117B
We get Shpongled when we talk to Simon Posford and Raja Ram of the psychedelic electronic duo, Shpongle. They talk about their hallucinogenic sound and their deep music backgrounds.
Best Of
Echoes April 2021 Top 25: Carl Weingarten on Top
Echoes Top 25 for April 2021. Carl Weingarten’s Ember Days, the April CD of the Month, is at the top, followed by Trigaida, AO Music, Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk, and 21 other great CDs.
Playlists
Friday, April 30, 2021 – Echoes Program 2117E
We’ll hear music by Dubmatix from a new EP called Dubmatix AKA which finds the band in more chilled downtempo terrain. We’ll also hear from veteran progressive rock band Soft Machine.
Coming Up
Thursday, May 13, 2021 – Slow Flow with David Wright
On A Slow Flow Echoes, a space music epic by David Wright. The Lost Colony is a soundtrack for a graphic novel by Matt Howarth. We’ll also hear something by Comit from An Ocean of Thoughts.
Playlists
Thursday, Apr 29, 2021 – Echoes Program 2117D
Paul McCartney has reinvented his third solo album with new versions of the songs, featuring a different guest artist on almost every track. We’ll hear Phoebe Bridgers from McCartney III Imagined.