In the beginning, there was Will Ackerman. The guitarist and founder of Windham Hill Records launched a movement in 1976. Ackerman is still making music and he has a new album called Home.
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Weekend, Oct 17-18, 2026 – Programs 2641A & 2641B
Tag: electronic
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Friday, Oct 16, 2026 – Echoes Program 2641E
On a Slow Flow Echoes, music by Fall Therapy. He’s an electronic musician from Grenoble who has a sound that moves from pure electronic to acoustic. We’ll also hear Variant Field.
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Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 – Echoes Program 2641D
Music from Avant-pop singer Jenny Hval, who wrote her Master’s thesis on Kate Bush: “The Singing Voice as Literature.” Hval has a new album called Classic Objects.
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Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 – Echoes Program 2641C
Tangerine Dream’s album is called Raum, which means space. They’ve been exploring it for over 5 decades. This album is based on compositions left by the late founding member, Edgar Froese.
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Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 – Echoes Program 2641B
We’ll hear Hermanos Gutierrez, the Ecuadorian-Swiss brothers who make dreamy instrumentals that are like songs from the high desert. We’ll also hear Portuguese guitarist, Francis Mann.
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Monday, Oct 12, 2026 – Echoes Program 2641A
In the beginning, there was Will Ackerman. The guitarist and founder of Windham Hill Records launched a movement in 1976. Ackerman is still making music and he has a new album called Home.
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Weekend, Oct 10-11, 2026 – Programs 2640A & 2640B
Singer Agnes Obel returns with her first album in 6 years, The Meaning of Flowers. It’s a haunting meditation on motherhood and fame. It’s also the Echoes CD of the Month for October.
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Friday, Oct 9, 2026 – Echoes Program 2640E
On a Slow Flow Echoes, Will Ackerman. We’ll listen back to a collection drawn from his romance with Italy called Positano Songs. We’ll hear that and some downtempo electronic by Fade.
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Thursday, Oct 8, 2026 – Echoes Program 2640D
Iconic German electronic band Kraftwerk haven’t released new music in decades, so they’ve turned their work over to remixers for a double CD set just called Remixes.
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Wednesday, Oct 7, 2026 – Echoes Program 2640C
Music by Mamak Khadem, the extraordinary Iranian singer. She has an album called Remembrance. We’ll also hear some downtempo eastern grooves by the Zikr Project.