The Best of Echoes 2021, So Far. We look back at some of the best music from the Echoes soundscape spanning electronic, ambient, dreampop, ambient classical world fusion and more.
Playlists
Weekend, July 3-4, 2021 – Programs 2126A & 2126B
Tag: New Age
Coming Up
Friday, July 16, 2021 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, recent music by Tom Caufield. This finger-style guitarist has released some of the most inventive guitar albums of the last decade. We’ll also hear from Olafur Arnalds.
CD of the Month
Echoes July 2021 CD of the Month: Lanterna – Hidden Drives
Lanterna Travels Ambient Country Roads with Hidden Drives, Echoes July CD of the MontnBy John Diliberto It’s been six years since Lanterna released a new album and Hidden Drives is a welcome return. Lanterna was at the leading edge of Ambient Americana. It’s a sound passed down from Ry Cooder’s Paris, Texas through Brian Eno’s…
Playlists
Friday, July 2, 2021 – Echoes Program 2126E
We travel the backroads of Ambient America. We’ll hear reveries on the the 4th of July and traverse the byways and highways of Ambient Americana from Brian Eno, Lanterna and more.
Coming Up
Thursday, July 15, 2021 – New Music from Mirabai Ceiba
New music by Mirabai Ceiba. This duo of Markus Sieber and Angelika Baumbach from Aukai started as a chant group but have evolved considerably on their new album, The Quiet Hour.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Will Ackerman Icon and Jon Hassell
Playlists
Thursday, July 1, 2021 – Echoes Program 2126D
On a Slow Flow Echoes, an extended contemplation from Japanese composer, Hiroki Okano. He’s created a 51 minute work merging nature sounds he recorded with beautiful melodies.
Coming Up
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 – 30th Icon George Winston
George Winston is the 30th Icon for 30 years of Echoes. We’ll survey the music world of this pianist who brought contemporary instrumental music to popularity in the 1980s.
Living Room Concerts
Will Ackerman – Acoustic Guitar Pioneer Live on Echoes 2005
Will Ackerman is the 28th Icon of Echoes. He has performed his atmospheric acoustic guitar music live on Echoes several times over the years: here’s one from 2005.
Playlists
Wednesday, June 30, 2021 – Echoes Program 2126C
The 28th Icon of Echoes, William Ackerman, is a guitarist and the founder of Windham Hill Records. We’ll hear a profile of this influential artist and listen to some of the music he’s created.