Malcolm Cecil was an electronic pioneer whose duo, Tonto’s Expanding Head Band, planted the seeds of contemporary electornic music with the album Zero Time in 1971. He leaves at age 84.
Reviews & Commentary
Tonto’s Expanding Head Band at 55
Tag: EDM
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast – Karyyn Interview
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.
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Monday, June 8, 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.
Coming Up
Weekend, May 30-31, 2026 – Memorial Day Soundscape
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.
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Monday, May 25, 2026 – Memorial Day Soundscape
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.
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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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Friday, May 8, 2026 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, the ambient guitar twang of The Royal Arctic Institute. We’ll hear from their album, From Catharsis to Coma. We’ll also hear from Craig Padilla and Marvin Allen.
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.
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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.