Amon Tobin, early pioneer of jazz driven electronic music, has returned after a four-year hiatus with new music and pseudonyms, including psychedelic persona Figueroa where he even sings.
A song for the pandemic when we hear a lament from singer Mimi Page. It’s a haunting wordless hymn for these times. We’ll also hear from Robot Koch who has a new ambient chamber music album.
New music from British neo-classical composer, Helen Jane Long. She brings an highly melodic, driving sound on the album, Vessel of Light. We’ll also hear from electronic composer Mars Lasar.
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.
Andreas Vollenweider has been out of sight for 11 years, but now the acclaimed Swiss harpist has returned with a new album, Quiet Places. We go there and talk to him on Echoes.
The September Echoes CD of the Month arrives with a collaboration between Norwegian ambient guitarist Erik Wøllo and American electronic artist Michael Stearns. It’s called Convergence.
Two legends of electronic music this weekend on Echoes with guitarist Michael Rother who has released the box set, Solo II and Moby talks about his prescient new album, All Visible Objects.
On the next Echoes, a magical concert of Chamber pop when we hear Heather Woods Broderick come in to play live. Then we travel through time for the score to the German Sci-Fi TV series, Dark.
Erik Wøllo & Michael Stearns come together on a deep ambient album of searing guitar, skyscraping atmospheres and immersive environments. Convergence is Echoes September CD of the Month.
We get High on Isra. That’s actually the name of German band making an electronic pop. We’ll hear from their album, Sad Sad Sad. We’ll also hear from the California Guitar Trio.