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.
Coming Up
Friday, May 16, 2025 – Music from Andy Bell
Tag: downtempo
Coming Up
Wednesday, May 14, 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.
Coming Up
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 – Ben Neill
Ben Neill has been at the bleeding edge of new music for decades with his Mutantrumpet. Now he has a book, Diffusing Music – Trajectories of Sonic Democratization
Playlists
Wednesday, April 23, 2025: Echoes Program 2516C
Lost Records; Bloom & Rage is a video game with am impressive score from Ruth Radelet of Chromatics and Milk & Bone. We pick up our controller and play it tonight on Echoes.
Coming Up
Wednesday, April 23, 2025: Lost Records, Bloom and Rage
Lost Records; Bloom & Rage is a video game with am impressive score from Ruth Radelet of Chromatics and Milk & Bone. We pick up our controller and play it tonight on Echoes.
Coming Up
Weekend, Apr 19-20, 2025 – Immersion & SUSS Live
Get immersed in the Nanocluster with Immersion and SUSS, live. This collaboration travels the borders of ambient, country and electronic music on their album, Nanocluster Volume 3.
Playlists
Tuesday, Apr 1, 2025 – Echoes Program 2513B
MAPS is the recording persona of James Chapman. Best known for dream pop releases, his last two albums, Counter Melody and Counter Continuo have been pure joyous, electronic bliss.
Coming Up
Monday, Apr 14, 2025 – Immersion & SUSS Play Live
Get immersed in the Nanocluster with Immersion and SUSS, live. This collaboration travels the borders of ambient, country and electronic music on their album, Nanocluster Volume 3.
Reviews & Commentary
Big Ears Festival 2025 – A Musical Journey
Big Ears Festival 2025 is upon us and decisions must be made. Echoes host John Diliberto plots his path through the most Echoes-centric Big Ears ever with Steve Roach centering it all.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Ben Neill’s Music Democracy
