Feast your mind on the 10 Essential Erik Wøllo album, the 23rd Icon of Echoes. The Norwegian artist has been creating soundscapes born in the landscapes of home and space.
Reviews & Commentary
10 Essential Erik Wollo Albums
Tag: synthesizer
Coming Up
Monday, Jun 7, 2021 – Emancipator, Rena Jones, & Flowerpulse
Emancipator, Rena Jones, & Flowerpulse weave their electronic roots into the ambient excursion of Xylem, their debut album. John Diliberto goes to the garden with 3 electronic explorers.
Playlists
Monday, May 24, 2021 – Echoes Program 2121A
Gary Numan paints a dystopian nightmare where earth takes revenge for a civilization that has fostered environmental and military catastrophe. We ponder the apocalypse with Gary Numan.
Coming Up
Weekend, June 5-6, 2021 – Schnauss & Munk CD of the Month
The Echoes June CD of the Month: Eight Fragments of an Illusion by Ulrich Schnauss and Jonas Munk and NPR’s Bob Boilen goes full ambient on his album, Hidden Smiles this weekend on Echoes.
Playlists
Friday, May 21, 2021 – Echoes Program 2120E
Deep ambient chamber music by Joshua Van Tassell whose album title says it all, Dance Music Volume II: More Songs for Slow Motion. We’ll also hear from German downtempo artist, Tauon.
Coming Up
Thursday, June 3, 2021 – Music from Lisa Gerrard
Lisa Gerrard returns in full force. Her ecstatic sound is all over a new collaboration with Jules Maxwell called Burn. We’ll also hear from All India Radio’s Afterworld.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Sufjan Stevens, Mythos, Patrick O’Hearn
Coming Up
Wednesday, June 2, 2021 – Icon Harold Budd
The 24th Icon of Echoes is Harold Budd. We’ll remember this artist who influenced ambient and chamber music composers for half a century, right up until he passed away last year.
Reviews & Commentary
Patrick O’Hearn: Five Essential Albums
Patrick O’Hearn is one of the most heartfelt, mood inducing artists in the ambient space. Here are his most essential recordings including his 1985 debut Ancient Dreams.
Coming Up
Tuesday, June 1, 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.