The return of Beth Orton. She first fused folk and electronica in the ’90s, and now she’s gone even deeper with The Ground Above, a haunting, self-produced album of intimate songs.
Coming Up
Tuesday, July 14, 2026 – New Music from Beth Orton
Tag: Music Ambient
Reviews & Commentary
American Electronic Revolution’s 25
Explore a list of 25 American electronic artists going back to Forbidden Planet in 1956 up to the latest space music and EDM explorers, all plugged in to American sockets.
Playlists
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 – Echoes Program 2626B
It’s the American Electronic Revolution, as Echoes brings you 25 electronic artists celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. Hear the music that has created an entirely new American sound.
Coming Up
Monday, July 13, 2026 – Helpling & Reich Interview
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.”
Playlists
Monday, June 29, 2026 – Echoes Program 2626A
Echoes CD of the Month rides a post-rock sound with Unwed Sailor. They embrace bass-led, instrumental music with post-rock dynamics that glide between delirious heaviness & breezy melodicism.
Playlists
Weekend, June 27-28, 2026 – Programs 2625A & 2625B
Hammock talk about the Christian experiences, LSD trips and disaffection with current politics that fuel their album, The Second Coming was a Moonrise.
Coming Up
Weekend, July 11-12, 2026 – Best of Echoes… So Far
Get ready for the Best of Echoes 2026 So Far. As we cross the midpoint of the year, we hear the music that rose above the noise: 30 albums of sounds that open up new worlds.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Hammock Interview
Coming Up
Wednesday, July 8, 2026 – Ben Neill: The Echoes Interview
Ben Neill has been at the bleeding edge of new music for decades with his Mutantrumpet. His book, Diffusing Music – Trajectories of Sonic Democratization, has just been published in paperback.
Playlists
Monday, June 22, 2026 – Echoes Program 2625A
Hammock talk about the Christian experiences, LSD trips and disaffection with current politics that fuel their album, The Second Coming was a Moonrise.