Downtempo global fusion erupts when we hear Tropo, a project of violinist Tyson Leonard. He mixes electronics with violin and all kinds of global elements on Siente tu Corazon.
Playlists
Wednesday, Jan 26, 2022 – Echoes Program 2204C
Tag: synthesizer
Coming Up
Monday, Feb 7, 2022 – Marconi Union Interview
We talk to Marconi Union, a true 21st century band. The British electronic trio has a new album out that finds them tapping a more rhythmic, drum driven sound, even though there are no drums.
Coming Up
Weekend, Feb 5-6, 2022 – Hollan Holmes CD of the Month
The Echoes February CD of the Month takes us into deep space with Emerald Waters by Hollan Holmes. He creates landscape paintings of Texas by day and electronic spacescapes by night.
Coming Up
Tuesday, Feb 1, 2022 – Peter Gregson Interview
Peter Gregson is a classically-trained cellist, but he goes in an ambient chamber music direction on his recording Patina. It mixes synthesizers, electronic processing and orchestral strings.
Coming Up
Monday, Jan 31, 2022 – Hollan Holmes CD of the Month
The Echoes February CD of the Month takes us into deep space with Emerald Waters by Hollan Holmes. He creates landscape paintings of Texas by day and electronic spacescapes by night.
Coming Up
Wednesday, Jan 26, 2022 – The Global Fusion of Tropo
Downtempo global fusion erupts when we hear Tropo, a project of violinist Tyson Leonard. He mixes electronics with violin and all kinds of global elements on Siente tu Corazon.
Coming Up
Friday, Jan 21, 2022 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, music by Erik Wøllo. The Norwegian guitarist and electronic artist has a new album called Sojourns. We’ll also hear the electronic designs of Time Wharp.
CD of the Month
Echoes Jan 2022 CD of the Month: The Great Northern
The Great Northern takes classic analog synthesizers and sculpts a nightscape sky that ascends to the heavens on his debut album, Nocturnes.
Coming Up
Friday, Jan 14, 2022 – New music from Vangelis and E.Vax
Space is the place this year and Vangelis has the album for it. It’s called Juno to Jupiter and it is in the classic Vangelis mode. We’ll also hear music from E.Vax, which is Evan Peter Mast.
Best Of
Best Ambient/Electronic Albums of 2021
This list is not like other lists. All “best of” lists are circumscribed by what music the listers were exposed to and personal tastes. In our case, it’s constrained by what we play on Echoes.