Spotted Peccary Music has been releasing signature ambient music albums since 1986. On their 40th Anniversary, founders Deborah Martin and Howard Givens talk about the genesis of the label.
Coming Up
Monday, July 27, 2026 – Spotted Peccary turns 40
Tag: Chillout
Playlists
Weekend, July 11-12, 2026 – Programs 2627A & 2627B
Get ready for the Best of Echoes 2026 So Far. As we cross the midpoint of the year, we hear the music that rose above the noise: 30 albums of sounds that open up new worlds.
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Weekend, July 25-26, 2026 – Michael Stearns & Robert Rich
It’s a meeting of ambient music pioneers. Michael Stearns and Robert Rich talk about Reunion of Breath and Waves, the first collaboration of these two ground breaking artists.
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Friday, July 24, 2026 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, music from Penguin Café off their album, Rain Before Seven, an Echoes CD of the Month. We’ll also hear harpist Peter Sterling from his album, Mystic Voyager.
Playlists
Friday, July 10, 2026 – Echoes Program 2627E
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music by Sigur Ros. The Icelandic post-rock band’s album, ATTA, goes into deeply ambient modes. We’ll also hear something from Mimi Page.
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Thursday, July 23, 2026 – Music by Chronotope Project
Electronic sounds from Chronotope Project off the album, Chronology. I also have a producer from Quebec who is in the Rufus du Sol mode of downtempo, moody songs. He records as CRi.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Ben Neill’s Music Democracy
Playlists
Thursday, July 9, 2026 – Echoes Program 2627D
Music to soothe your soul by Lis Addison. Her album is called Songs from the Mara, inspired by Kenya and her environmental work there. It’s part of the chilled environment of Echoes.
Coming Up
Wednesday, July 22, 2026 – Music from Pink Sky
Music from the husband-and-wife electronica duo Pink Sky. They have a synth-infused dreampop sound on their album, Disenchantment. We’ll also hear music from Robert Schroeder.
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.