Tubular Bells’ composer Mike Oldfield talks about Ommadawn, his two-sided epic from 1975. It’s partly an homage to his mother, who died during the recording, and her Irish roots.
Coming Up
Tuesday, Sept 22, 2020 – Ommadawn’s 45th
Tag: synthesizer
Playlists
Tuesday, Sept 8, 2020 – Echoes Program 2036B
Moby talks about his prescient new album, All Visible Objects. Written mostly in 2019, it’s themes of revolution, isolation and contemplation seem to fit right in with these times.
Playlists
Monday, Sept 7, 2020 – Echoes Program 2036A
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.
Playlists
Friday, Sept 4, 2020 – Echoes Program 2035E
On a Slow Flow Echoes it’s new music by Yppah, an ambient post-rock band that combines live playing with electronics. We’ll also hear the return of Trance Mission, the world fusion band.
Coming Up
Thursday, Sept 17, 2020 – The Echoes Llynks Interview
Llynks graduated from the Berklee School of Music, worked as a model, played music as Sara Kendall, then metamorphosed in Llynks, a dark, electronic pop project. She talks about it on Echoes.
Coming Up
Wednesday, Sept 16, 2020 – Amon Tobin Interview
Amon Tobin, early pioneer of jazz driven electronic music, has returned after a four-year hiatus with new music and pseudonyms, including psychedelic persona Figueroa where he even sings.
Coming Up
Weekend, Sept 12-13, 2020 – Michael Rother & Moby
Two legends of electronic music this weekend on Echoes with guitarist Michael Rother who has released the box set, Solo II and Moby talks about his prescient new album, All Visible Objects.
CD of the Month
Echoes September 2020 CD of the Month: Wøllo & Stearns
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.
Playlists
Friday, Aug 28, 2020 – Echoes Program 2034E
New music by Nine Inch Nails. It’s not their usual Industrial rock, it’s a pair of albums that are more like Trent Reznor’s ambient film scores than Nine Inch Nails assaults.
Best Of
Echoes August 2020 Top 25: California Guitar Trio at the Top
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.