Erik Wøllo & Michael Stearns talk about their debut collaboration, Convergence. Echoes September CD of the Month emerged from dreams, brain tumors and pandemic behind the release.
Ryan West records as Rival Consoles, a resolutely electronic project, but he still thinks of his chromium plated compositions as songs. He calls it “songwriting with an electronic palate.”
The California Guitar Trio’s album, Elegy, was recorded in AirBnB living rooms pre-Covid. Shpongle’s Simon Posford spent his time in quarantine creating a pandemic lockdown soundtrack.
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.
Check out the Echoes Top 25 for September 2020. Erik Wollo and Michael Stearns come in at the top, followed by Gracie and Rachel, Michael Rother, and 22 other great CDs.
We talk with Mark Dwane, a long time fixture on Echoes, since his debut album. This purveyor of expansive, cinematic melodies and propulsive grooves talks about his music.
Shpongle’s Simon Posford has spent his time in pandemic quarantine creating a soundtrack that plays out like the 10 Stages of pandemic lockdown. We hear about Flux and Contemplation.
Ryan West records as Rival Consoles, a resolutely electronic project, but he still thinks of his chromium plated compositions as songs. He calls it “songwriting with an electronic palate.”
Erik Wøllo & Michael Stearns talk about their debut collaboration, Convergence. Echoes September CD of the Month emerged from dreams, brain tumors and pandemic behind the release.
We’ll hear new music from Roger Eno and Brian Eno, from the brothers’ new album, Mixing Colours. We’ll also hear new music by ambient guitarist Jeff Pearce that dates back 20 years.