Loren Nerell came out of the Southern California 1980s New Age scene but quickly found and original voice merging electronics and Balinese Gamelan instruments. He has died at 65.
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Ambient Composer Loren Nerell Gone at 65. R.I.P.
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Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast – Michael Stearns & Robert Rich
Coming Up
Tuesday, August 4, 2026 – Music from Sheila Chandra
Sheila Chandra is releasing a collection of live recordings called Echo, which has two tracks from her first Echoes Living Room Concert, including “Ever So Lonely/Eyes/Ocean.”
Playlists
Tuesday, July 21, 2026 – Echoes Program 2629B
Inspired by her pregnancy and birth of her first child, Eartheater’s album Heavenly Body: If I’m the Bottle, You’re the Message is a meditation of gothic dimensions.
Playlists
Monday, July 20, 2026 – Echoes Program 2629A
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.
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.
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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.”
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast – David Helpling & Scott
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Tuesday, July 28, 2026 – Rodrigo Y Gabriela / Lisa Molinaro
Music from the flaming guitar duo, Rodrigo Y Gabriela. We’ll also hear Lisa Molinaro, a classically trained violist. She was a member of Modest Mouse and Talkdemonic. Her album is Blind Trust.