NPR’s Bob Boilen is more than the host of Tiny Desk Concerts and All Songs Considered. He’s also a composer of music from ambient to punk rock. We talk about his pandemic album Hidden Smiles.
Playlists
Monday, Mar 15, 2021 – Echoes Program 2111A
Tag: synthesizer
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Weekend, Mar 27-28, 2021 – Grandbrothers, Johnson/Keaggy
The German duo Grandbrothers, who play a grand piano hooked up with electronics and a machine for an orchestral sound. Then Jeff Johnson & Phil Keaggy take us on a trip to Ravenna.
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Friday, Mar 26, 2021 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, music by Eric Hilton, one half of the brain trust of Thievery Corporation. His album, Infinite Everywhere is a laid-back ambient lounge release.
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Thursday, Mar 25, 2021 – Marya Stark Interview
Singer-songwriter Marya Stark has a celestial approach to lyrics. Last year she released the album, Sapphire, co-produced with Joshua Penman of the electronic project, Akara.
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Wednesday, Mar 24, 2021 -Loreena McKennitt Icon/Constance Demby R.I.P.
Loreena McKennitt arises as the 14th Icon. We’ll hear a profile of this one-of-a-kind artist. Then we remember Constance Demby, a New Age Queen who died on March 20, 2021.
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Tuesday, Mar 23, 2021 – Johnson & Keaggy Interview
Jeff Johnson & Phil Keaggy take us on a trip to Ravenna. The two musicians take us inside their musical creation which has elements of folk, classical and even some rock slips in.
Playlists
Tuesday, Mar 9, 2021 – Echoes Program 2110B
New electronic pop from Decouplr, a pair of musicians from Philadelphia who are tapping a deep vein of soulful synthesis. We’ll also hear music from Scotland’s Moqwai.
Coming Up
Weekend, Mar 20-21, 2021 – Bob Boilen Interview
NPR’s Bob Boilen is more than the host of Tiny Desk Concerts and All Songs Considered. He’s also a composer of music from ambient to punk rock. We talk about his pandemic album Hidden Smiles.
Coming Up
Friday, Mar 19, 2021 – Echoes Vernal Equinox
We declare winter over with an Echoes Vernal Equinox Soundscape. We’ll hear music for the turning of the seasons and the cycle of celestial events to drive winter away.
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Thursday, Mar 18, 2021 – Olafur Arnalds Interview
Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds talks about his new album, Some Kind of Peace. He pares down to a simpler sound for music of introspection. It’s a pandemic meditation.