Michael Whalen’s “Imaginary Trains” is an homage to his inspirations from 1970s European Electronic Music. He rides their rails for his Echoes May CD of the Month,
CD of the Month
Echoes May CD of the Month: Michael Whalen
Tag: synthesizer
Playlists
Weekend, Apr 30 – May 1, 2022 – Programs 2217A & 2217B
David Helpling takes us inside his new double CD that’s just titled IN. The title is simple but the music is an expanse of dynamic ambient orchestrations for guitar and synthesizers.
Coming Up
Friday, May 13, 2022 – Tangerine Dream’s Raum
Tangerine Dream’s new album is called Raum, which means space. They’ve been exploring it for over five decades. This album is based on compositions left by the late founding member, Edgar Froese.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast 4/26/2022 Helpling & Schulze
Coming Up
Thursday, May 12, 2022 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes it’s new music by Evenfall, the collaboration of multi-instrumentalist Cass Anawaty and flute player Sherry Finzer. We’ll also get some ambient chamber music by Naneum.
Coming Up
Wednesday, May 11, 2022 – New Music from Otyken
Music from the wilds of Siberia when we hear the latest single by Otyken called “Storm”. We’ll also hear a dream pop artist with a name that’s out of season, I Am Snow Angel.
News
Klaus Schulze Leaves the Planet April 26, 2022
A Titan of Electronic Music has left the planet. Klaus Schulze, the soul of German electronic music, departed this earth yesterday, April 26 at the age of 74.
Reviews & Commentary
David Helpling – You Already Are Video
A mythic creature takes flight in this animated video to David Helpling’s “You Already Are” from his new album, “In.”
Playlists
Monday, Apr 25, 2022 – Echoes Program 2217A
David Helpling takes us inside his new double CD that’s just titled IN. The title is simple but the music is an expanse of dynamic ambient orchestrations for guitar and synthesizers.
Coming Up
Weekend, May 7-8, 2022 – Michael Whalen’s Imaginary Trains
Weekend listeners hear the May CD of the Month, Imaginary Trains by Michael Whalen. Whalen pulls in all his synthesizers to create a vision for the future with landmarks in the past.