They are considered icons in the ambient world but haven’t released an album in 13 years. Boards of Canda return with a new album of edgy electronic ambiences called Inferno.
Coming Up
Tuesday, June 16, 2026 – Boards of Canada
Tag: Chillout
Playlists
Tuesday, June 2, 2026 – Echoes Program 2622B
New music by Secret Sky, a group comprised of musicians from Loreena McKennitt’s band, fronted by cellist and singer Caroline Lavelle. The new album is called Opium.
Coming Up
Monday, June 15, 2026 – TONTO’s Zero Time at 55
As Tonto’s Expanding Head Band, Malcolm Cecil & Robert Margouleff created the seminal electronic space album, Zero Time, in 1971. We celebrate this epic release on its 55th anniversary.
Playlists
Monday, June 1, 2026 – Echoes Program 2622A
An album inspired by an acid trip, the rising moon and religious oppression. It’s The Second Coming Was a Moonrise, and it’s the new release by Hammock. It’s Echoes June CD of the Month.
CD of the Month
Echoes June CD of the Month: Hammock
Hammock’s The Second Coming was a Moonrise is an exploration of faith, hallucinogens, and memories draped in the swirling textures of processed electric guitars.
Playlists
Weekend, May 30-31, 2026 – Programs 2621A & 2621B
We remember on an Echoes Memorial Day Soundscape with music to contemplate the carnage of war. We’ll hear songs from Loreena McKennitt, The Zombies, Hammock, Hans Zimmer and more.
Coming Up
Weekend, June 13-14, 2026 – Karyyn Interview
Syrian-Armenian-American singer and producer KÁRYYN’s music lives at the intersection of sound, spirit, and physics. It explores her inner turmoil through the language of physics.
Playlists
Friday, May 29, 2026 – Echoes Program 2621E
Ride the current of a Slow Flow Echoes. We’ll hear music from Lena Natalia. The Chicago based pianist is creating ambient piano works on her album, Hidden Treasures.
Coming Up
Friday, June 12, 2026 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, music by Nicholas Gunn from his single, Thoughts of You. He’s returned to his flute after a dalliance with synthesizers. We’ll also hear the Nashville Ambient Ensemble.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Will Ackerman & Philip Aaberg
