Moby talks about his prescient new album, All Visible Objects. Written mostly in 2019, its themes of revolution, isolation and contemplation seem to fit right in with these times.
We travel through time for the German Sci-Fi TV series, Dark, which has an ambient underscore by Ben Frost, and songs by artists like Agnes Obel, Mimi Page, and Robot Koch.
Michael Rother, legendary guitarist of German progressive music, has played with Kraftwerk, Neu, and Harmonia. We talk to Rother about his new album, his first in 16 years called Dreaming.
On the next Echoes, a magical concert of Chamber pop when we hear Heather Woods Broderick come in to play live. Her latest album, Invitation, is a journey of the spirit and soul through nature.
September’s CD pick, Convergence is a collaboration between Norwegian ambient guitarist Erik Wøllo and American electronic artist Michael Stearns. Then we talk to the California Guitar Trio.
Composer Michael Whalen talks about his CD, Sacred Spaces. Then Tangerine Dream invented a new genre of music. We explore their evolution from psychedelic aggression to electronic dreams.
On a Slow Flow Echoes it’s music by Yppah, an ambient post-rock band that combines live playing with electronics. We’ll also hear the return of the world fusion band Trance Mission.
New ambient chamber music by Naneum from Life Cycle, a work for electronics and choir. We’ll also hear Daniel Avery and Allessandro Cortini from their collaboration, Illusion of Time.
It’s a new generation of Ukulele player when we talk with Taimane. She’s creating her own ukulele fusion that takes the instrument out of the luau and into the world.