Music from Khruangbin, the trio who straddles the line between psychedelic, slow jam R&B and trance music and Glass Beams who straddle the same territory from a Middle Eastern angle.
Coming Up
Thursday, Apr 18, 2024 – Music from Khruangbin
Tag: New Age
Coming Up
Wednesday, Apr 17, 2024 – Two very different singers
We’ll hear from two very different singers: One is the sultry pillow talk sound of Cigarettes After Sex from a new single. The other is Shekina Rose, a new age singer channeling the spirits.
Coming Up
Tuesday, Apr 16, 2024 – New Music from QNTAL
The Medieval electronics of Qntal. This brilliant German group, fronted by vocalist Sigrid Hausen, turns medieval texts into electronica songs that seem to come from a cosmic cathedral.
Playlists
Tuesday, Apr 2, 2024 – Echoes Program 2414B
We lost the great cellist & ambient chamber music pioneer David Darling in 2021. But fellow cellist Hans Christian resurrected him in an album of virtual duets called Ocean Dreaming Ocean.
CD of the Month
Echoes April CD of the Month: Dave Bessell
Dave Bessell is a Britsh electronic artist of some note having worked with U2, Coldplay and Node. His album, Chromatic Lightning Cage is a delirious journey into electronic space.
Coming Up
Weekend, Apr 13-14, 2024 – Solar Eclipse & Le Morte D’Abby
Relive the Solar Eclipse with a special Sound and hear Le Morte D’Abby talk about her energized electronic music on Echoes weekend stations.
Playlists
Weekend, Mar 30-31, 2024 – Programs 2413A & 2413B
Before he died in 2013, Lou Reed created an ambient album called Hudson River Wind Meditations, which is now being re-released in a deluxe edition. We go back to our interview with Reed.
Reviews & Commentary
Big Ears Festival 2024 Review
The Big Ears Festival 2024 maintained its reputation for eclecticism, bleeding edge music and some of the most sublime sounds this side of paradise. John Diliberto took it all in.
Coming Up
Friday, Apr 12, 2024 – Echoes of Dune
Fear is the mind killer. Musicians have been inspired by Frank Herbert’s “Dune” since it came out. On the heels of the new Dune movie, Echoes creates musical visions of “Dune.”
Playlists
Weds, Mar 27, 2024 – Echoes Program 2413C
New music from the artist formerly known as Talitha Rise and Rise. Now she’s using her real name, Jo Beth Young. The music is still as magical on her latest release, Broken Spells.