New music by Yaima, the dream pop duo whose music is suffused with nature imagery and hang drum rhythms. We’ll also hear from Julianna Barwick’s new album of her looped gothic chants.
Coming Up
Wednesday, July 22, 2020 – New Music by Yaima
Tag: New Age
Playlists
Wednesday, July 8, 2020 – Echoes Program 2027C
Singer Channy Leanagh fell off a roof and broke her back, but that didn’t stop her from recording a great album with her group, Polica. We talk about the album When We Stay Alive.
Coming Up
Tuesday, July 21, 2020 – AIR’s Nicolas Godin Interview
The French Band AIR was one of the seminal electronic pop groups of the 1990s and oughts. Founding member Nicolas Godin has a new solo album out that began as an architectural art project.
Playlists
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 – Echoes Program 2027B
Swim through Blue Landscapes, the duo of flutist Damjan Krajacic and Robert Thiese. They talk about improvising their impressionistic ambient chamber music with only acoustic instruments.
CD of the Month
Echoes July CD of the Month: Aukai’s Game Trails
Aukai’s Game Trails is Echoes July CD of the Month. This is an expansive, cinematic album of world ambient chamber music that will elevate your soul. Read our review and hear it on Echoes.
Coming Up
Monday, July 20, 2020 – YPPAH Interview
We talk to YPPAH – That’s Happy spelled backwards, and this electronic band makes a joyful sound channeling psychedelic, hip-hop and minimalism. John Diliberto talks with founder Joe Corrales Jr. about going from surfing to minimalist psychedelia with YPPAH on Echoes.
Playlists
Monday, July 6, 2020 – Echoes Program 2027A
The July CD of the Month is Game Trails by Aukai. Aukai is the world fusion group headed up by Marcus Sieber of the duo, Mirabai Ceiba. They craft a sound born of South America, Africa and beyond.
Coming Up
Weekend, July 18-19, 2020 – Llynks & AVAWaves Interviews
Llynks played music as Sara Kendall, then metamorphosed in Llynks, a dark, electronic pop project. Then Anna Phoebe and Aisling Brouwer went from classical to ambient with AvaWaves.
Playlists
Weekend, July 4-5, 2020 – Programs 2026A & 2026B
Moby talks about his album, All Visible Objects with its themes of revolution, isolation and contemplation. Then we look at music in pandemic and unrest with The Best of Echoes 2020, So Far.
Coming Up
Friday, July 17, 2020 – Music from Half Waif
It’s music by electronic dream pop singer Half Waif. The daughter of an Indian refugee from Uganda and an Irish-American, she heard Indian bhajans and Celtic pop growing up.