Andy Bell wields guitar distortion in the shoegaze band called Ride. But on his new solo album, Pinball Wanderer, he takes a more dream pop, downtempo direction.
Playlists
Wednesday, Sept 3, 2025 – Echoes Program 2535C
Tag: Chillout
Coming Up
Tuesday, Sept 16, 2025 – 9 Theory and Torii Wolf
Music by 9 Theory and Torii Wolf from their collaboration, Soft Realms. 9 Theory is producer Gabe Lehner and Torii Wolf is a singer and producer who comes out of the Massive Attack mold.
Coming Up
Monday, Sept 15, 2025 – Adrian Sherwood Interview
A legend of dub on the next Echoes when we talk to producer Adrian Sherwood. He’s worked with artists like Creation Rebel, Keith LeBlanc, and more. His new album is The Collapse of Everything.
Playlists
Monday, Sept 1, 2025 – Echoes Program 2535A
It’s the Diva of the downer with the latest album by Marissa Nadler. New Radiations luxuriates in the reflective and dark corners of the mind and emotions. It’s the September CD of the Month.
Coming Up
Weekend, Sept 13-14, 2025 – Ancient Future & Geoglyph
The return of Ancient Future. The band that coined the term World Fusion in 1978 has their first significant release in nearly 25 years. I talk to founder and guitarist Matthew Montfort.
CD of the Month
Echoes September CD of the Month: Marissa Nadler
Diva of the Downer, Marissa Nadler, releases an album of atmospheric folk songs with her 10th album, New Radiations. It radiates as Echoes September CD of the Month.
Coming Up
Friday, Sept 12, 2025 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, we’ll hear a pioneer of electronic music in film, John Carpenter. The director of Halloween, Escape from New York, and Vampires also scores most of his films.
Playlists
Friday, August 29, 2025 – Echoes Program 2534E
On a Slow Flow Echoes we’ll hear from veteran British electronic artist David Wright, and guitarist Jon Durant, teaming up with bassist Colin Edwin and percussionist Andi Pupato.
Coming Up
Thursday, Sept 11, 2025 – Vegyn Reworks Air
Air’s Moon Safari album gets an epic and ambient rework by Vegyn. It’s called Blue Moon Safari. Vegyn maintains the downtempo mood of the original but takes it into new atmospheres.
Playlists
Thursday, Aug 28, 2025 – Echoes Program 2534D
New music by guitarist Carl Weingarten. He’s been recording various angles of progressive music for decades, specializing in slide guitar. He has a new album of pastoral moods.