It’s the sound of the planet on the next Echoes as we celebrate Earth Day 2026. We’ll hear music inspired by the vistas and life on earth as well as music made from the sounds of the earth.
Playlists
Wednesday, Apr 22, 2026 – Echoes Earth Day
Tag: Chillout
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Flore Laurentienne
Coming Up
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 – Music from Wax Tailor
Get ready to be sliced and diced when we hear music by Wax Tailor, the French electronic artist who likes to cut-up archival voice samples. We’ll hear from his album, Fishing for Accidents.
Playlists
Tuesday, Apr 21, 2026 – Echoes Program 2616B
Music by Moby. Back in 2022 and 2023, he released a series of singles with other musicians, one of which was with Dutch-Sudanese vocalist Gaidaa, called “Transit”. It eventually was included on the album Always Centered at Night. We’ll hear that and music by Mayfly, from Hideaway Volume 1.
Coming Up
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 – Vin Downes & Tom Eaton
Keyboardist Tom Eaton and guitarist Vin Downes are veterans of work with Will Ackerman and are in a trio with Jeff Oster. They have an album of ambient duets called Until the Light Was Gone.
Coming Up
Monday, May 4, 2026 – SUSS Counting Sunsets
Our May CD of the Month is Counting Sunsets by the ambient country band, Suss. Suss includes Pat Irwin, a former member of the B-52s. They go into deep ambient terrain on this new album.
Playlists
Monday, Apr 20, 2026 – Echoes Program 2616A
Electronic artist Craig Padilla and guitarist Marvin Allen talk about their latest album, Unfolding Skies. It traverses ambient, progressive rock and psychedelic music.
Coming Up
Weekend, May 2-3, 2026 – Felsmann & Tiley
Techno DJs Felsmann & Tiley take the ambient classical pill and dial up a cinematic electronic sound on their second album, Protomensch. They explore the idiocy and ingenuity of mankind.
Playlists
Weekend, Apr 18-19, 2026 – Programs 2615A & 2615B
Mathieu David Gagnon talks about his blend of Classical music and Progressive Rock, as heard in the modern electronic chamber music project, Flore Laurentienne.
Coming Up
Friday, May 1, 2026 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, music by Bill Nelson from the album Marvellous Realms. We’ll also hear from former NPR staffer and creator of Tiny Desk Concerts, Bob Boilen.