We talk to Daniel Goldstein, better known as the electronic artist, Lane 8. He bans cellphone usage at his concerts and calls his sound “dreamy back-rub house music.”
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music by Iona, the English group who specializes in an ethereal form of progressive rock. They have a new collection out, The Book of Iona.
New music by dream pop singer Sohn & the Metropole Orchestra who turn his electronic pop into pop symphonies. We’ll also hear music from Aukai off their new album of world fusion, Game Trails.
Tonight’s Echoes includes music from Emancipator surrounding his interview as well as new music by Moby, Atomic Skunk and Steve Roach as well as a classic from Sun Ra.
Guitar dreams by John Gregorius from his album, Full of Life. He’s crafted an excursion of multi-layered guitar from acoustic to electric in expansive and evocative compositions.
On an Echoes Memorial Day Soundscape, it’s music to contemplate loss across time. Then it’s an interview with Michael Whalen, he talks about his April CD of the Month, Sacred Spaces.
Hawaii’s Taimane takes the ukulele and brings uncanny virtuosity and melody to it If you think the ukulele is a novelty instrument for Luaus, then you need to hear Taimane live on Echoes.
New music by French guitarist Pierre Bensusan. He came up during the days of Windham Hill guitarists like Michael Hedges who named a song after Bensusan. He has a new album called Azwan.
Pianist Peter Kater is interviewed and we hear a suite of his music as well as new music from Moby, bassist Michael Manring, and German electronic artist Robert Schroeder.
Composer Michael Whalen talks about his CD of the Month, Sacred Spaces. It’s a return to his progressive rock roots as he turns a classical composition into a synthesized fantasy.