Texas ambient artist Hollan Holmes unleashes a masterpiece of sequencer melody inspired by the stark landscapes of Texas. “Sacred Places is Echoes CD of the Month for March.
CD of the Month
Echoes March 2024 CD of the Month: Hollan Holmes
Tag: synthesizer
Playlists
Friday, Mar 1, 2024 – Echoes Program 2409E
New music by the German electronic artist Klangwelt. He is stretching the sound of sequencer-driven music on his new album, Here and Why. We’ll also hear from Joseph L Young.
Coming Up
Friday, Mar 15, 2024 – Lullabies for World Sleep Day
We put you to sleep with Lullabies for World Sleep Day. Sleep, or the lack thereof, has been a topic of much discussion for a few years now. John Diliberto sends you into your dreams.
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Thursday, Mar 14, 2024 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, Jeff Johnson and John Van Deusen go deeply ambient. They’ve created a 29-minute music journey called Eremo, which is Italian for refuge. Echoes is always a refuge.
Playlists
Wednesday, Feb 28, 2024 – Echoes Program 2409C
We set the controls for the heart of infinity when English electronic artist Ian Boddy comes in to play live. Sitting in a cockpit of synthesizers he sends us deep into space.
Coming Up
Wednesday, Mar 13, 2024 – Ashley Capps Big Ears Int.
It’s Big Ears on the next Echoes. We’ll talk to founder Ashley Capps about the Big Ears Festival 2024, which includes performances from Laurie Anderson, King Britt, Roger Eno, and about 200 more.
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Monday, Mar 11, 2024 – Quiet Resonance Interview
It’s Quiet Resonance on the next Echoes when we talk to Tony Pounders. As Quiet Resonance, he composes guitar orchestrations that range from ambient to pastoral to pure space.
Coming Up
Weekend, Mar 9-10, 2024 – Hollan Holmes & Long Tracks
The March CD of the Month is Sacred Places, by Hollan Holmes. We’ll hear that and a program of long tracks – four epic pieces all spanning some 20 minutes each. Take a long ride with Echoes.
Playlists
Weekend, Feb 24-25, 2024 – Programs 2408A & 2408B
Kevin Keller talks about his album, Evensong. It is partly based on the chants and hymns of 12th century Abbess Hildegard von Bingen. Kevin brings these gothic sounds into the 21st century.
Playlists
Friday, Feb 23, 2024 – Echoes Program 2408E
David Holmes is a longtime giant of electronic music and a prolific film composer. He teams up with singer Raven Violet to create a politically charged album, Blind on a Galloping Horse.