On the next Echoes, the spirit of Da Vinci transformed into electronic sound by electronic artist Sasha. Da Vinci Genius is an immersive exhibit on the life of the Renaissance polymath.
Rena Jones and KiloWatts come on to talk about their new album Caesura. It’s a more complex take on electronica, combining synthesizers with Rena’s violin, viola and cello orchestrations.
We remember David Lynch with music from his films including themes from Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive, and his album of 11th century hymns with Jocelyn Montgomery, Lux Vivens.
Danish composer Trentemøller has been crafting electronic pop since the early 2000s. He has a new album called Dreamweaver that taps his influences from dream-pop to shoegaze.
One of the most influential albums of electro-pop turns 45: Metamatic by John Foxx. Musically adventurous and lyrically trenchant, it remains a timeless artifact of electronic music & pop.
We head into the sci-fi regions of Neon Blue Utopia by Deepspace, the CD of the Month for January. It’s the 16th album from this Australian musician and an immersive web of ambient melodies.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, music by Mark Dwane. The synth-guitarist always has spacey psy-fi themes, and this album is no exception. It’s called The Utopian Paradigm.
We go east on the next Echoes for the second in a trilogy of albums by sitarist Anoushka Shankar. We’ll hear track from her EP, Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn.
We take a look back at The Best Albums of 2024 on Echoes. It was a great year for new music and we’ll pick out our Top 30 albums for your delight. We count them down.
Lush was one of the signature bands of 1990s Alternative rock and the 4AD label. Now, one of their singers, Emma Anderson has released her solo debut album, Pearlies and a remix release.