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.
Coming Up
Monday, Sept 14, 2020 – Andreas Vollenweider.
Tag: New Age
Playlists
Monday, Aug 31, 2020 – Echoes Program 2035A
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.
Coming Up
Weekend, Sept 12-13, 2020 – Michael Rother & Moby
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.
Playlists
Weekend, Aug 29-30, 2020 – Programs 2034A & 2034B
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.
CD of the Month
Echoes September 2020 CD of the Month: Wøllo & Stearns
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.
Coming Up
Friday, Sept 11, 2020 – We get High on Isra
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.
Playlists
Friday, Aug 28, 2020 – Echoes Program 2034E
New music by Nine Inch Nails. It’s not their usual Industrial rock, it’s a pair of albums that are more like Trent Reznor’s ambient film scores than Nine Inch Nails assaults.
Coming Up
Thursday, Sept 10, 2020 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, It’s an extended contemplation from Japanese composer, Hiroki Okano. He’s created a 51 minute work merging nature sounds he recorded and beautiful melodies.
Best Of
Echoes August 2020 Top 25: California Guitar Trio at the Top
The Echoes Top 25 for August 2020: California Guitar Trio’s Elegy is at the top, and our list includes Lena Natalia, Kevin Keller, and 22 other great CDs. See what should be in your collection.
Playlists
Thursday, Aug 27, 2020 – Echoes Program 2034D
New music by Norwegian electronic artist Sverre Knut Johansen. It’s an album of ambient moods called Dreams Beyond. We’ll also hear from Hawaiian slack key guitarist Jim Kimo West.