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Optic Echo Presents

opticecho

100 episodes

Love of ambient, experimental, & modern classical with downtempo roots. We highlight current music in these genres, with old favorites snuck in. OEP sets are vinyl, guest mixes contain all formats. Listen live Tuesday evenings, 6-8pm PST on XRAY.FM 91.1 / 107.1 FM KXRY Portland, OR

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  1. Optic Echo Presents 10/13/26

    · 56 min · Episode 160

    RIP Gunther (2009-2026) HxH- Stark Phenomena a1.1 https://hxhexpanse.bandcamp.com/album/stark-phenomena 9th Wonder- Tutankhamen d6 https://www.discogs.com/master/3000602-9th-Wonder-Tutankhamen Air- Premiers…

  2. Optic Echo Presents 9/8/26

    · 55 min · Episode 159

    Midori Hirano- Otonoma b5 https://midorih.bandcamp.com/album/otonoma Colin Stetson- When We Were That What Wept for the Sea d2 https://colinstetson.bandcamp.com/album/when-we-were-that-what-wept-for-the-sea //DLM- 5…

  3. Optic Echo Presents 7/7/26

    · 55 min · Episode 158

    Christina Vantzou- The Reintegration of the Ear a1 https://christinavantzou.bandcamp.com/album/the-reintegration-of-the-ear Charbel Haber- May a Soft Sun Bless Your Sky While You Wait for the Inevitable b2…

  4. Optic Echo Presents 5/19/26

    · 1 h 00 min · Episode 157

    Vines- I’ll be Here a1 https://vinesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/ill-be-here c2- Cyber Monday b7 Green-House- Hinterlands a1 https://green-house.bandcamp.com/album/hinterlands Rival Consoles- Sonne b1…

  5. OEP 3/17/26: K2

    · 1 h 00 min · Episode 156

    another ambient mix for headphones Sea Oleena- Weaving a Basket a2 https://seaoleena.bandcamp.com/album/weaving-a-basket Elijah Jamal Asani- as long as I long to memorise your sky a1.3 (excerpt)…

  6. OEP: Best vinyl of 2025

    · 1 h 33 min · Episode 155

    Thank you to Headphone Commute for featuring this mix: https://www.patreon.com/c/HeadphoneCommunity Aiko Takahashi- The Grass Harp https://laaps.bandcamp.com/album/the-grass-harp King Caiman x Dirty Art Club-…

  7. Optic Echo Presents 10/7/25

    · 52 min · Episode 154

    Patricia Wolf- Hrafnamynd a5 https://patriciawolf.bandcamp.com/album/hrafnamynd Sontag Shogun x Lau Nau (Amulets rework)- Paivakahvit a6 https://beaconsound.bandcamp.com/album/p-iv-kahvit Disiniblud- s/t a1…

  8. Optic Echo Presents 7/22/25

    · 55 min · Episode 153

    Elori Saxl- Texada OST a4 https://elorisaxl.bandcamp.com/album/texada-original-score Natas Kunas- Blue Radiance a2 https://nataskunas.bandcamp.com/album/blue-radiance Twit One- Sit-in b3…

  9. OEP 5/6/25: K1

    · 1 h 00 min · Episode 152

    ambient mix for headphones More Eaze & Claire Rousay- No Floor a1 https://clairerousay.bandcamp.com/album/no-floor Desert Sand Feels Warm at Night- Dream Desert a1…

  10. Optic Echo Presents 3/18/25

    · 52 min · Episode 151

    Eevee- Beat Tapes 1-5 b3 https://eeveebeats.bandcamp.com/album/eevee-beat-tapes-vol-1-10 The Books- Lemon of Pink a5 https://books.bandcamp.com/album/the-lemon-of-pink Francisco Lopez- untitled #228 a1…

  11. OEP: Best Vinyl 2024

    · 1 h 13 min · Episode 150

    Thank you to Headphone Commute for continuing to feature our best of the year mixes. Check out an interview by HC about my record collection: https://headphonecommute.com/2024/10/31/mike-jedlicka-ill-show-you-mine/…

  12. OEP: best vinyl of 2023

    · 1 h 18 min · Episode 148

    Big thanks to Mike of Headphone Commute for posting my best of mixes over the past 10+ years!! Cruel Diagonals- Fractured Whole a3 ビクター ＭＫＩＩ- Tokimeki No Beat a5 JJ Whitefield- Ethio Meditations / Drama al Dente a2…

  13. Optic Echo Presents 2/7/23

    · 1 h 01 min · Episode 147

    ビクター ＭＫＩI- 夏色 Summer Colours a7 https://mkii.bandcamp.com/album/summer-colours Pronoia- DJ Kicks f1 https://k7records.bandcamp.com/album/dj-kicks-thievery-corporation-2 Penelope Trappes- Healing Together c2…

  14. OEP best vinyl of 2022

    · 1 h 32 min · Episode 146

    Thank you to Headphone Commute for featuring our best of mixes for 12 years now! Patricia Wolf- See Through a5 Viul & Benoit Pioulard- Konec b1 KMRU & Aho Ssan- Limen a2 Ohbliv- SLPHNC III a2 36- Symmetry Systems…

  15. Optic Echo Presents 11/22/22

    · 38 min · Episode 145

    Lucy Liyou- Welfare/Practice d1 https://lucyliyou.bandcamp.com/album/welfare-practice Ras G- Baker’s Dozen b1 https://rasgtheafrikanspaceprogram.bandcamp.com/album/bakers-dozen-ras-g Knxwledge- Buttrskotch 7” b4…

  16. OEP 7/19/22: Fragile X guest mix

    · 56 min · Episode 144

    Big thank you to Fragile X out of Glasgow for providing the guest mix. We recommend checking out his bandcamp, as well as his label, Bricolage: https://bricolageglasgow.bandcamp.com https://fragilex.bandcamp.com 01.…

  17. Optic Echo Presents 4/26/22

    · 37 min · Episode 143

    Valance Drakes- A Patternless and Endless Soul a2 https://yukumusic.bandcamp.com/album/a-patternless-and-endless-soul Carlos Casas- Mutia b1.3 https://carlos-casas.bandcamp.com/album/mutia Fennesz + Sakamoto- Cendre…

  18. OEP 3/29/22: Kuma guest mix

    · 1 h 00 min · Episode 142

    Big thank you to Kuma for providing the guest mix! For more info on him, check the following links: http://kuma.bandcamp.com http://thekonspiracygroup.com 00:00 - Arushi Jain - My People Have Deep Roots 01:30 - The…

  19. OEP 3/15/22: Wife Signs guest mix

    · 48 min · Episode 141

    Big thank you to Wife Signs for coming back for another OEP mix! For more information, including his latest album, "Beneath the Weight of Care", check the following links:…

  20. Optic Echo Presents 3/8/22

    · 59 min · Episode 140

    Patrica Wolf- I’ll Look for You in Others b1 https://pitp.bandcamp.com/album/ill-look-for-you-in-others Eevee- Seeds b3 https://eeveebeats.bandcamp.com/album/seeds Julianna Barwick- Healing is a Miracle a1…

  21. OEP 3/1/22: Part Timer guest mix

    · 51 min · Episode 139

    Part Timer is back for a 2022 OEP guest mix (thank you John)! We highly recommend checking out his Bandcamp page: https://parttimer.bandcamp.com/ 00.00 Enrico Coniglio and Matteo Uggeri - j'essaie de reduire mes…

  22. OEP 2/15/22: City of Dawn guest mix

    · 51 min · Episode 138

    Big thank you to City of Dawn for providing this week's guest mix. For more information (including some top notch collaborations w/ Zaké), check the following links: https://linktr.ee/cityofdawnmusic…

  23. OEP 1/11/22: Reliqs guest mix

    · 1 h 22 min · Episode 137

    Huge thank you to Reese for providing the first guest mix of the year. For more information on him check his website at: https://reesebowes.com Listen to a 4 turntable, surround sound set I shared with Reese back in…

  24. OEP Best Vinyl of 2021

    · 1 h 33 min · Episode 136

    Huge thank you to Headphone Commute for supporting my best of mixes for 11 years now! Here's the track list: Clare Rousay- A Softer Focus b1 Dialect - Keep Going Under a1 Andrew Tuttle & Padang Food Tigers- A Cassowary…

  25. OEP 9/21/21: Keep The Orange Sun guest mix

    · 53 min · Episode 135

    Huge thank you to Keep the Orange Sun for providing the guest mix this week. The trio split things up with James Bernard taking the beginning, From Overseas mixing the middle, and Marine Eyes closing out the set. New…

  26. Optic Echo Presents 8/17/21

    · 34 min · Episode 134

    Claire Rousay + More Eaze- An Afternoon Whine a2.2 https://clairerousaymoreeaze.bandcamp.com Jason Van Wyk- Threads b3 https://n5md.bandcamp.com/album/threads Sarah Davachi + Ariel Kalma- Intemporel b2…

  27. Optic Echo Presents 7/13/21

    · 55 min · Episode 133

    Christina Vantzou- Six Cellos for Sol Lewitt a1.2 http://sonicpieces.com/release/six-cellos-for-sol-lewitt/ Murcof- The Alias Sessions a3 https://murcofmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-alias-sessions Max Richter- Voices…

  28. OEP 5/25/21: Fragile X guest mix

    · 1 h 08 min · Episode 132

    Big thank you to Fragile X for providing the guest mix this week, who runs the Bricolage label out of Glasgow, Scotland. For more information on him and his music, check out his bandcamp and soundcloud below:…

  29. Optic Echo Presents 5/18/21

    · 39 min · Episode 131

    KMRU- Logue b1 https://kmru.bandcamp.com/album/logue-2 Ilyas Ahmed + Jefre Cantu-Ledesma- You Can See Your Own Way Out a1 https://shiningskullstudio.bandcamp.com/album/you-can-see-your-own-way-out Mary Lattimore- At…

  30. OEP 5/4/21: thiefteam (Form The Head) guest mix

    · 1 h 08 min · Episode 130

    Thank you to thiefteam for providing the guest mix this week. Jason helms the highly recommended Form the Head podcast (and record label), highlighting PNW ambient, experimental, and electronic artists in long form…

  31. Optic Echo Presents 4/27/21

    · 47 min · Episode 129

    Sarah Davachi- All My Circles Run a3 https://sarahdavachi.bandcamp.com/album/all-my-circles-run Solidarity Hymn- For a Wandering Beam of Sun a2 https://solidarityhymn.bandcamp.com Tomaga- Intimate Immensity a4…

  32. Optic Echo Presents 4/20/21

    · 51 min · Episode 128

    Children’s Garden of Grass a4.5 Amulets- Blooming a2 https://amulets.bandcamp.com/album/blooming Dakim- youdecide b7 https://ddustdirect.bandcamp.com/album/youdecide Paradise Cinema- s/t b3…

  33. OEP 4/13/21: Chelidon Frame guest mix

    · 59 min · Episode 127

    Big thank you for Chelidon Frame for providing the guest mix of Italian ambient! For more information, including recent albums, check out his bandcamp and website: https://chelidonframe.bandcamp.com/…

  34. OEP 4/6/21: Christoph Berg guest mix

    · 1 h 00 min · Episode 126

    Thank you Christoph for providing this week's guest mix. If you've been following OEP for a while you've heard his music. For more info on him, his music and his label, Monochrome Editions, check the following links:…

  35. Optic Echo Presents 3/30/21

    · 42 min · Episode 125

    Emily A. Sprague- Hill, Flower, Fog b1 https://mlesprg.bandcamp.com/album/hill-flower-fog-2 Napoleon Hill- Think and Grow Rich b8 Daedelus- Exquisite Corpse a3…

  36. OEP 3/32/21: worriedaboutsatan guest mix

    · 1 h 00 min · Episode 124

    Big thank you to worriedaboutsatan for putting together this week's guest mix. Check out Gavin's past releases, including labels n5MD and Past Inside the Present, here: https://worriedaboutsatan.bandcamp.com…

  37. OEP 3/9/21: Part Timer guest mix

    · 48 min · Episode 123

    Big thank you to John McCaffrey / Part Timer for providing this week's guest mix. For more info, check out his bandcamp page: https://parttimer.bandcamp.com PS check out his Clickits record on Moteer if you are able…

  38. OEP 2/23/21: Wife Signs guest mix

    · 58 min · Episode 122

    Big thank you to Wife Signs for putting together this week's guest mix. Check out their recent release on Healing Sound Propagandist (Past Inside the Present sublabel) entitled "Beneath the Weight of Care":…

  39. Optic Echo Presents 2/16/21

    · 43 min · Episode 121

    RZA- Ghost Dog a1 Ana Roxanne- Because of a Flower a1 https://anaroxanne.bandcamp.com/album/because-of-a-flower-2 Erik K Skodvin- Anbessa a2 https://erikkskodvin.bandcamp.com/album/anbessa Jefre Cantu-Ledesma- Love…

  40. OEP 2/9/21: City of Dawn guest mix

    · 59 min · Episode 120

    Big thank you to City of Dawn for providing this week's guest mix. Find out more information on them by checking out their extensive back catalogue on bandcamp: https://cityofdawn.bandcamp.com/…

  41. OEP: best vinyl of 2020

    · 1 h 28 min · Episode 119

    https://headphonecommute.com/2021/01/26/optic-echo-presents-best-vinyl-of-2020/ KMRU- Peel c1 Jake Muir- The Hum of Your Veiled Voice b2 Lucy Gooch- Rushing a2 Quiet Places- Volume 1 a1 TR Jordan- Just for You a1…

  42. OEP 12/1/20: Neglect guest mix

    · 1 h 00 min · Episode 118

    Big thank you to Neglect for providing this week's guest mix. Check out my favorite album by Joseph, Western Romance Novels, and others on his bandcamp below: www.neglectsound.bandcamp.com…

  43. isolatedmix 104 - Optic Echo

    · 1 h 03 min · Episode 117

    I did a mix for Ryan at ASIP for his excellent isolatedmix series, which included an interview: https://www.astrangelyisolatedplace.com/blog/2020/11/17/isolatedmix-104-optic-echo 01. The Orb- Orbvs Terrarvm c1.1 02.…

  44. OEP 11/17/20: Elias Foley guest mix

    · 1 h 06 min · Episode 116

    Big thank you to Elias Foley, head of Tamarack Music here in Portland. Check out his release from earlier this month, Network 1: Post Human on bandcamp, and his appearance on the Form the Head Podcast here:…

  45. OEP 11/3/20: Lost Tribe Sound guest mix

    · 58 min · Episode 115

    Big thank you to Ryan / Lost Tribe Sound for providing this week's guest mix. Be sure to check out the gorgeous releases on the Lost Tribe Sound label by following the links below: https://losttribesound.bandcamp.com…

  46. Downtempo #12 (2006)

    · 1 h 38 min · Episode 114

    This was the final mix of my downtempo series, dating back to 2006. I started Optic Echo Presents that summer on the Portland Radio Authority. Peace Orchestra- Peace Orchestra d2 Kruder/Dorfmeister- G-Stoned b1 Psapp-…

  47. OEP 10/13/20: William Selman guest mix

    · 1 h 00 min · Episode 113

    Thank you to William Selman for providing this week's guest mix. Check out William's bandcamp page to listen to his releases including Naming Before Names: https://williamselman.bandcamp.com and his label's bandcamp:…

  48. OEP 10/6/20: Whettman Chelmets guest mix

    · 53 min · Episode 112

    Big thank you to Whettmen Chelmets for providing the guest mix this week. Check out his bandcamp to find a number of albums of his, including his recent split release "Theme Variations":…

  49. Optic Echo Presents 9/29/19

    · 35 min · Episode 111

    Space Afrika- Primrose Avenue a1.1 https://wheretonow.bandcamp.com/album/primrose-avenue Max Richter- Voices a1 Haunted Ghost- New Life Paeans a3…

  50. OEP 9/22/20: Isaac Helsen guest mix

    · 1 h 10 min · Episode 110

    Big thank you to Isaac Helsen, 1/2 of the ambient label Past Inside the Present, for providing this week's guest mix. Check out his release Remnants Series I - VIII on the PITP label here:…

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