It’s a meeting of ambient music pioneers. Michael Stearns and Robert Rich talk about Reunion of Breath and Waves, the first collaboration of these two ground breaking artists.
Playlists
Monday, July 20, 2026 – Echoes Program 2629A
Tag: electronic
Coming Up
Monday, August 3, 2026 – Stearns & Rich CD of the Month
Michael Stearns and Robert Rich are artists who have pushed the borders of electronic music while creating their own, highly individualistic sounds. The join on Reunion of Breath and Waves.
Coming Up
Weekend, Aug 1-2, 2026 – Spotted Peccary turns 40
Spotted Peccary Music has been releasing signature ambient music albums since 1986. On their 40th Anniversary, founders Deborah Martin and Howard Givens talk about the genesis of the label.
Playlists
Weekend, July 18-19, 2026 – Programs 2628A & 2628B
David Helpling and Scott Reich go Through the Thought Horizon. “If you can go through the thought horizon, then you’re opening up all kinds of new experiences. You can exist beyond thought.”
Coming Up
Friday, July 31, 2026 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, drift through the electronic sounds of ELEON’s album called Daithi. We’ll also hear Jim Kimo West’s album, Of Wood and Spirit: American Guitar Stories.
Playlists
Friday, July 17, 2026 – Echoes Program 2628E
On a Slow Flow Echoes, music by Quiet Resonance, a guitarist from Mississippi who creates ambient landscapes. His album is Snowblind. We’ll also hear from George FitzGerald.
Coming Up
Thursday, July 30, 2026 – Music from Myrkur
Get ready for some powerful darkness with music by Myrkur. The Danish singer is categorized as Black Metal, but really it’s just darker dream pop. She has an album called Spine.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast – David Helpling & Scott
Playlists
Thursday, July 16, 2026 – Echoes Program 2628D
Echoes brings you downtempo bossa nova when we hear music from Eric Hilton and Natalia Clavier of Thievery Corporation. Their album Corazon Kintsugi taps their sultry Latin side.
Playlists
Wednesday, July 15, 2026 – Echoes Program 2628C
Music by Slowdive, the shoegaze band who came to renown in the 1990s. After a long pause, they released their album, Everything Is Alive. We’ll also hear a track from VEiiLA.