Ryan West records as Rival Consoles, a resolutely electronic project, but he still thinks of his chromium plated compositions as songs. He calls it “songwriting with an electronic palate.”
Coming Up
Tuesday, Sept 29, 2020 – Rival Consoles
Tag: synthesizer
Playlists
Weekend, Sept 12-13, 2020 – Programs 2036A & 2036B
We talk to legendary guitarist Michael Rother about his first new album in 16 years called Dreaming. Then Moby talks about his prescient new album, All Visible Objects.
Coming Up
Friday, Sept 25, 2020 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music by Kevin Braheny Fortune, the new age electronic musician whom you may know as Kevin Braheny. We’ll hear his new album called Dreamwalker Meditations Vol. 1.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: CGT, Hiroki Okano, Silver Apples
Playlists
Wednesday, Sept 9, 2020 – Program 2036C
Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here reimagined. On the 45th anniversary of this epic recording exploring loss, psychosis and greed, we’ll hear a fantasy version of covers and of course, Pink Floyd.
Living Room Concerts
In Concert: The Album Leaf Live on Echoes
Way before Tycho, The Album Leaf was the first ambient rock groups, creating a deeply atmospheric and melodic electronic sound. We go back to a 2010 performance on Echoes.
Coming Up
Tuesday, Sept 22, 2020 – Ommadawn’s 45th
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.
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.