Erik Wøllo & Michael Stearns come together on a deep ambient album of searing guitar, skyscraping atmospheres and immersive environments. Convergence is Echoes September CD of the Month.
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.
Isolated in pandemic lockdown, pioneering guitarist Michael Rother created a contemplative recording called Dreaming. His video for “Bitter Tang” exemplifies the wistful mood..
We travel through time for the German Sci-Fi TV series, Dark, which has an ambient underscore by Ben Frost, and songs by artists like Agnes Obel, Mimi Page, and Robot Koch.
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.
New ambient chamber music by Naneum from Life Cycle, a work for electronics and choir. We’ll also hear Daniel Avery and Allessandro Cortini from their collaboration, Illusion of Time.