We travel through time for the German Sci-Fi TV series, Dark, which has an ambient underscore by Ben Frost, and songs by artists like Agnes Obel, Mimi Page, and Robot Koch.
Coming Up
Thursday, Oct 15, 2020 – Music from Dark
Tag: New Age
Best Of
Echoes September 2020 Top 25: Erik Wollo and Michael Stearns
Check out the Echoes Top 25 for September 2020. Erik Wollo and Michael Stearns come in at the top, followed by Gracie and Rachel, Michael Rother, and 22 other great CDs.
Playlists
Thursday, Oct 1, 2020 – Echoes Program 2039D
Music from Numün, a project with a member of the ambient guitar band, Suss. They’ve created an album inspired by the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.
Coming Up
Wednesday, Oct 14, 2020 – Mark Dwane Interview
We talk with Mark Dwane, a long time fixture on Echoes, since his debut album. This purveyor of expansive, cinematic melodies and propulsive grooves talks about his music.
Playlists
Wednesday, Sept 30, 2020 – Echoes Program 2039C
New music by Loma, the collaboration between singer Emily Cross and Jonathan Meiburg. They have a new album coming, Don’t Shy Away. We’ll also hear something new from Svara.
Coming Up
Tuesday, Oct 13, 2020 – Shpongle’s Simon Posford
Shpongle’s Simon Posford has spent his time in pandemic quarantine creating a soundtrack that plays out like the 10 Stages of pandemic lockdown. We hear about Flux and Contemplation.
Playlists
Tuesday, Sept 29, 2020 – Program 2039B
Ryan West records as Rival Consoles, a resolutely electronic project, but he still thinks of his chromium plated compositions as songs. He calls it “songwriting with an electronic palate.”
Coming Up
Monday, Oct 12, 2020 – California Guitar Trio Interview
The California Guitar Trio talk about their Echoes CD of the Month, Elegy. It was recorded in AirBnB living rooms while they were on their last tour before pandemic lockdown.
Playlists
Monday, Sept 28, 2020 – Echoes Program 2039A
Down to the Moon, White Winds and Dancing with the Lion were classics of New Age. After 11 years, Andreas Vollenweider has returned with Echoes October CD of the Month, Quiet Places.
Coming Up
Weekend, Oct 10-11, 2020: Erik Wøllo & Michael Stearns
Erik Wøllo & Michael Stearns talk about their debut collaboration, Convergence. Echoes September CD of the Month emerged from dreams, brain tumors and pandemic behind the release.