New electronic pop from Decouplr, a pair of musicians from Philadelphia who are tapping a deep vein of soulful synthesis. We’ll also hear music from Scotland’s Moqwai.
Playlists
Tuesday, Mar 9, 2021 – Echoes Program 2110B
Tag: synthesizer
Coming Up
Weekend, Mar 20-21, 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.
Coming Up
Friday, Mar 19, 2021 – Echoes Vernal Equinox
We declare winter over with an Echoes Vernal Equinox Soundscape. We’ll hear music for the turning of the seasons and the cycle of celestial events to drive winter away.
Coming Up
Thursday, Mar 18, 2021 – Olafur Arnalds Interview
Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds talks about his new album, Some Kind of Peace. He pares down to a simpler sound for music of introspection. It’s a pandemic meditation.
Best Of
Echoes February 2021 Top 25: Time Traveler at the Top
Echoes Top 25 for February 2021. Time Traveler’s Sky Falter, February’s CD of the Month, is at the top, followed by Erik Wollo, Grandbrothers, Todd Boston, and 21 other great CDs.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast : Wax Tailor & 12th Icon-Moby
Playlists
Wednesday, Mar 3, 2021 – Echoes Program 2109C
The 12th Icon of Echoes, Moby. For the last 35 years, he’s had a varied career from techno to downtempo and beyond. We look back and profile this fascinating, sometimes controversial artist.
Coming Up
Tuesday, Mar 16, 2021 – Mint Julep
It’s just about the right time for a Mint Julep, not the drink or candy, but the dreampop duo of Keith and Hollie Kenniff. They have a new album, In a Deep and Dreamless Sleep.
Coming Up
Monday, Mar 15, 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.
Coming Up
Weekend, Mar 13-14, 2021 – Leandrul: The Echoes Interview
Leandrul creates beautiful electro-pop music with deep psychological implications. Psychosis of Dreams is not a metaphor. It’s about real trauma with mental health and recovery.