We talk to Rich Ruth. That’s the performance name of Michael Ruth, a multi-instrumentalist from Nashville. His music is a flow from ambient to free jazz. His new album is Water Still Flows.
Colin Newman is part of the iconic post-punk band Wire. Malka Spigel is from the Israeli group Minimal Compact. Together they record as Immersion and their new album is Nanocluster Volume 2.
Moby returns to Echoes with the July CD of the Month, Always Centered at Night. Every track is a collaboration with a different vocalist, few of whom you’ve heard before.
It’s the Best of Echoes 2024 So Far. As we hit the midway mark of the year, we’re going to select the 30 best releases to rise above this year. Find out if your favorites made the list!
Chill out on your July 4th weekend with a Slow Flow Echoes. We’ll hear legendary guitarist Bill Nelson from his album, Marvelous Realms. We’ll also hear from NPR’s Bob Boilen.
Let the sunshine in as Echoes orchestrate a soundscape for the Summer Solstice. We’ll hear music from Michael Whalen, Lis Addison, Mimi Page, Moby and an epic 20 minute track by John Metcalfe called “Sun.”
On a July 4th we take you into twanguility with an Ambient Americana Soundscape. It’s country and western distilled though Brian Eno ambiences, but still with that country twang.
Flow through a seamless journey of ambient and contemplative sounds on a six-hour Echoes Summer Solstice stream. Saul Stokes, Helen Jane Long, Desert Dwellers, and more take you on a journey through the longest day and shortest night of the year. Bask it in on an Echoes Summer Solstice Stream.
We go on a Quest for the Runestone on the next Echoes. That is the tile of David Arkenstone’s latest release as he returns to his fantasy-laden orchestral sound with a lot of Celtic touches.
More long tracks. We’ll hear a classic from Eberhard Weber off his album, The Colors of Chloe, and an electronic artist out of Denmark, Klaus Schonning, from his album, Symphodysse.