It’s the dark goth electronics of Depeche Mode from their album, Memento Mori. It tackles dark themes of the 21st century. We’ll also hear from Heather Woods Broderick.
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Thursday, May 21, 2026 – Music from Depeche Mode
Tag: downtempo
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Tuesday, May 19, 2026 – Music from Frankie Rose
Frankie Rose started out as a punk artist, but she’s evolved into electronic pop on her album, Love as Protection. We’ll also hear Gemma Ray and the Death Bell Gang.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2026 – Music from Whipped Cream
Everybody loves Whipped Cream and we’ll hear the electronic artist who goes by that name. We’ll also hear music by Philip Selway, the drummer of Radiohead, from his album Strange Dance.
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Thursday, May 7, 2026 – Music by Cigarettes After Sex
Cigarettes After Sex has a new single, continuing his sultry, pillow-talk sound. We’ll also hear Desire Marea, a daring artist from South Africa who might be that country’s version of Bjork.
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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.
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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.
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Friday, April 17, 2026 – Echoes Program 2615E
On a Slow Flow Echoes, we step into the Ambient Church to hear Steve Roach and his concert recorded live at a New York City church last year. We’ll also hear Rena Jones and Kilo Watts.
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Thursday, Apr 30, 2026 – Music from M83
It’s all a fantasy when we hear music by M83 off an album of dreamy synths, big chorales and emotional songs called Fantasy. We’ll also hear from Röyksopp’s Profound Mysteries III.
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Wednesday, April 15, 2026 – Echoes Program 2615C
New music by Katie Kim from her album Hour of the Ox. She’s an Irish singer who combines folk and electronic music. We’ll also hear from Numun with a very spacey brand of ambient music.
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Tuesday, Apr 28, 2026 – Music from General Fuzz
Stand at attention when we hear General Fuzz. The Bay-area electronic artist has gone into another profession, but we’ll hear one of his last recordings. We’ll also hear music by Unloved.