Singer Julia Holter makes pop music that sounds like a dream. Her latest is called Materia. We’ll also hear recently released music by Chick Corea from a 1972 solo performance.
Playlists
Tuesday, Sept 8, 2026 – Echoes Program 2636B
Tag: Avant-garde
CD of the Month
Echoes Sept. 2026 CD of the Month: Phippen & Taylor
Peter Phippen and Eric “the” Taylor take you into a contemplative state with flutes and synthesizers on their album, Two by Twilight. It’s Echoes September CD of the Month.
Playlists
Thursday, Aug 27, 2026 – Echoes Program 2634D
David Holmes is a longtime giant of electronic music and a prolific film composer. He teams up with singer Raven Violet to create a politically charged album, Blind on a Galloping Horse.
Coming Up
Tuesday, Sept 8, 2026 – New Music by Julia Holter
Singer Julia Holter makes pop music that sounds like a dream. Her latest is called Materia. We’ll also hear recently released music by Chick Corea from a 1972 solo performance.
Coming Up
Tuesday, Sept 1, 2026 – New Music from Alex Amor
On the next Echoes, Glasgow singer Alex Amor from her debut, Heavenly Bodies. And we’ll hear the cello extended into minimalist variations by Caspar Claus from his album, Cells.
Coming Up
Thursday, Aug 27, 2026 – Music from David Holmes
David Holmes is a longtime giant of electronic music and a prolific film composer. He teams up with singer Raven Violet to create a politically-charged album, Blind on a Galloping Horse.
News
Ambient Composer Loren Nerell Gone at 65. R.I.P.
Loren Nerell came out of the Southern California 1980s New Age scene but quickly found and original voice merging electronics and Balinese Gamelan instruments. He has died at 65.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Ben Neill’s Music Democracy
Playlists
Wednesday, July 8, 2026 – Echoes Program 2627C
Ben Neill has been at the bleeding edge of new music for decades with his Mutantrumpet. His book, Diffusing Music – Trajectories of Sonic Democratization, has just been published in paperback.
Reviews & Commentary
American Electronic Revolution’s 25
Explore a list of 25 American electronic artists going back to Forbidden Planet in 1956 up to the latest space music and EDM explorers, all plugged in to American sockets.