We step into the Cosmic Chill Lounge. That’s a series of ambient electronic compilations from the German Sine Music label. They’ve recently released volume 8 in this series.
Playlists
Friday, November 23, 2018-Echoes Program 1847E
Tag: synthesizer
Reviews & Commentary
Chemical Brothers Robot Rave in “Free Yourself” Video
The Chemical Brothers create a robot rave for their new video, “Free Yourself.” Their infectious song is married to I Robot style motion capture animation for a riotous effect.
Playlists
Wednesday, November 14th, 2018 – Echoes Program 1846C
The Delia Derbyshire Appreciation Society is less of a fan club and more of an electronic, deep ambient duo with Garry Hughes of Bombay Dub Orchestra and Harvey Jones.
Reviews & Commentary
Big Ears Festival 2019’s Extraordinary Line-Up
Big Ears Festival 2019 brings another slate of diverse and adventurous music to their 2019 event. Read about the final lineup which includes Nils Frahm, Harold Budd and Spiritualized.
Playlists
Friday, November 9th, 2018 – Echoes Program 1845E
On a Slow Flow Echoes, ambient chamber music by pianist Lena Natalia from Lonely Satellite. We’ll also hear new electronic music out of Germany by Thomas Lemmer and Christoph Sebastien Pabst.
Playlists
Thursday, November 8th, 2018 – Echoes Program 1845D
New music by Indarra, an entrancing band with a supernatural Basque name centered on the declamatory vocals of Sue Hutton. We’ll also hear the latest by the chant trio White Sun on Echoes.
Playlists
Wednesday, November 7th, 2018 – Echoes Program 1845C
Ed Harris was raised on heavy metal but went ambient. As Edamame he uses field recordings made on his phone, sampling birds and outside chatter and turning it into percussion and melody.
Best Of
Echoes October Top 25: David Arkenstone Goes Sky High
The Echoes Top 25 for October 2018 features David Arkenstone’s CD of the Month “Colors of the Ambient Sky” at the top, followed by Dead Can Dance, William Fitzsimmons and Talitha Rise.
Reviews & Commentary
Beacon brings Dream-Pop sound to a Dark Video “On Ice”
Beacon is the R&B-inflected dreampop project who create electronically driven mood pieces. They’ve just released their album, Gravity Pairs and an ominous video for the song “On Ice”.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Jan Hammer Interview
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Jan Hammer was keyboardist from Mahavishnu Orchestra and creator of the famed Miami Vice TV score. Join us as the 70 year old Hammer casts back on his career and new music in Echoes Podcast.