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.
Reviews & Commentary
American Electronic Revolution’s 25
Tag: psychedelic
Playlists
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 – Echoes Program 2625B
Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore come together for an album of harp, voice and synthesizer that draws inspiration from cathedrals and improvisations.
Coming Up
Friday, July 3, 2026 – Echoes Ambient Americana
On a July 4th weekend, we take you into twanguility with an Ambient Americana Soundscape. It’s country and western distilled though Brian Eno ambiences, but still with that country twang.
Reviews & Commentary
Tonto’s Expanding Head Band at 55
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.
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.
Playlists
Weekend, May 16-17, 2026 – Programs 2619A & 2619B
Gentle Giant made records during Prog Rock’s glory years in the 1970s and then quit. Their lead-singer, Derek Shulman, went on to a different kind of music legacy. He talks about his memoir: Giant Steps.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Gentle Giant’s Derek Shulman Complete
Coming Up
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.
Playlists
Monday, May 11, 2026 – Echoes Program 2619A
Gentle Giant made records during Prog Rock’s glory years in the 1970s and then quit. Their lead-singer, Derek Shulman, went on to a different kind of music legacy. He talks about his memoir: Giant Steps.
Coming Up
Weekend, May 16-17, 2026 – Gentle Giant’s Derek Shulman
Gentle Giant made their records during Prog Rock’s glory years in the 1970s and then quit. Their lead-singer, co-founder Derek Shulman, went on to a different kind of music legacy. He talks about his memoir: Giant Steps.