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.
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.
Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here reimagined. On the 45th anniversary of this epic recording exploring loss, psychosis and greed, we’ll hear a fantasy version of covers and of course, Pink Floyd.
Michael Rother, legendary guitarist of German progressive music, has played with Kraftwerk, Neu, and Harmonia. We talk to Rother about his new album, his first in 16 years called Dreaming.
September’s CD pick, Convergence is a collaboration between Norwegian ambient guitarist Erik Wøllo and American electronic artist Michael Stearns. Then we talk to the California Guitar Trio.
Composer Michael Whalen talks about his CD, Sacred Spaces. Then Tangerine Dream invented a new genre of music. We explore their evolution from psychedelic aggression to electronic dreams.
The California Guitar Trio talk about their Echoes CD of the Month, Elegy. It was recorded in AirBnB living rooms while they were on their last tour before pandemic lockdown.
Tangerine Dream invented a new genre of music. We talk to Edgar Froese, Peter Baumann, Christoph Franke, Klaus Schulze, and several more about their electronic revolution.
Composer Michael Whalen talks about his CD of the Month, Sacred Spaces. It’s a return to his progressive rock roots as he turns a classical composition into a synthesized fantasy.