Dave Bessell talks about his dark electronics. He is part of Node with producer Flood, and collaborates with the Greek electronic artist, Parallel Worlds. They have a new album, Phosphene.
Coming Up
Tuesday, Jan 19, 2021 – Dave Bessell Interview
Tag: synthesizer
Playlists
Tuesday, Jan 5, 2021 – Echoes Program 2101B
Amon Tobin, early pioneer of jazz driven electronic music, has returned after a four-year hiatus with new music under pseudonyms, including psychedelic persona Figueroa, where he even sings.
Reviews & Commentary
Jean-Michel Jarre’s Virtual Notre Dame Cathedral
Jean-Michel Jarre creates a virtual Notre Dame Cathedral with the stage as the altar and his synthesizer cockpit the pulpit. John Diliberto goes to church and experiences electronic heaven.
Coming Up
Monday, Jan 18, 2021 – Digitonal Interview
Digitonal’s Set the Weather Fair was one of Echoes’ Top five Albums of 2020. Andy Dobson and Dom Graveson talk about their merging of classical moods and electronic ambiences and grooves.
Coming Up
Weekend, Jan 16-17, 2021 – Marya Stark & David Darling
We talk to singer-songwriter Marya Stark about her celestial approach to lyrics and her new album, Saphhire. Then we remember cellist David Darling, who left the planet on January 8th.
Playlists
Weekend, Jan 2-3, 2021 – Programs 2052A & 2052B
Ryan West is Rival Consoles, a resolutely electronic project, but still thinks of his chromium plated compositions as songs. Michael Rother is a legend of progressive rock and electronic music.
CD of the Month
Echoes January 2021 CDoM: Steve Roach – Tomorrow
Steve Roach is an Icon of Echoes. His 2020 release Tomorrow is the Echoes CD of the Month. Hear this analog modular sequencer dervish from the master of that sound.
Coming Up
Friday, Jan 15, 2021 – Music by Sufjan Stevens & Ane Brun
Sufjan Stevens goes all electronic on an album of life ruminations called The Ascension, maybe his most darkly melodic album ever. Also going deep but more acoustic is Ane Brun.
Coming Up
Wednesday, Jan 13, 2021 – SUSS Interview
SUSS is the tripped-out band that merges country, ambient, and psychedelic music and their side project, Numuen. Are they ambient Americana or psychedelic country. We suss it out.
Playlists
Tuesday, Dec 29, 2020 – Echoes Program 2052B
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.