Emancipator is Douglas Appling, an electronic musician who mixes synthesizers, sampled sounds and folk instruments like banjo and dulcimer into a hallucinatory sound. We talk to him on Echoes.
Tangerine Dream invented a new genre of music. In the Echoes documentary we go back to their first release in 1970 with founder Edgar Froese and members from across the Dream’s 50 years.
Composer Michael Whalen talks about his April CD of the Month, Sacred Spaces. It’s a return for Whalen to his progressive rock roots as he turns a classical composition into a synthesized fantasy.
The Echoes Top 25 for July 2020: Aukai’s Game Trails is at the top, and our list includes Ben Blackett, Moby and 22 other great CDs. See what should be in your collection.
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.
New music from Thomas Lemmer. The German electronic artist has a new EP of his downtempo moods and a new band, Numun, a project with members of the ambient guitar band, Suss.
We talk with Mark Dwane, a long time fixture on Echoes since his debut. This purveyor of expansive, cinematic melodies and propulsive grooves talks about his music on Echoes.
Jim Ottaway lives on the Gold Coast of Australia and his music heads into the oceans of space. He came to electronic music late in life but he’s released two dozen albums in last decade.
California Guitar Trio’s Elegy, Echoes August CD of the Month is featured this weekend as well as an interview with electronic musician Dave Bessell and we remember director Alan Parker.
New music by Swedish singer Ane Brun. She’s been dribbling out singles from her forthcoming album and she has a new one called “Honey.” We also have new music by obylx.