Optic Echo Presents
Music
About
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 on XRAY.FM, 91.1 / 107.1 FM KXRY Portland, streaming www.xray.fm (previously Portland Radio Authority 06-13).These mixes are a digest version of our 2-hour radio show, recorded from home on 3 turntables, usually the day after our FM broadcast.Podcast: www.opticechopresents.com (also apple / google podcast)Thank you for listening!profile pic by: Marc Fischerwww.twitter.com/opticecho
Episodes
- Optic Echo Presents 5/19/26
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 https://rivalconsoles.bandcamp.com/album/s…
- OEP 3/17/26: K2
This episode of Optic Echo Presents features an ambient music mix with selections from various artists including Sea Oleena, Tim Hecker, and Stars of the Lid. The mix was broadcast on Tuesdays from 6-8pm PST on 91.1 / 107.1 FM PDX.
- OEP: Best vinyl of 2025
This episode of Optic Echo Presents features a mix of vinyl releases from 2025. The episode lists music from Aiko Takahashi, King Caiman x Dirty Art Club, Snakeskin, El Huervo, Midan, Tim Hecker, A Lily, Nicolas Melmann, Richard Hronsky, B…
- Optic Echo Presents 10/7/25
This episode of Optic Echo Presents features a diverse range of musical selections from artists such as Patricia Wolf, Sonthe Sogun x Lau Nau, and Alva Noto, among others.
- Optic Echo Presents 7/22/25
This episode of Optic Echo Presents features a selection of music, including tracks from Elori Saxl, Natas Kunas, Twit One, Jacaszek, j.o.y.s., Marsen Jules, Romance, Morgan Willis, Night Sequels, Ben Frost, VA (La Rusa Negra), and Grand R…
- OEP 5/6/25: K1
This episode of Optic Echo Presents, titled "OEP 5/6/25: K1," features an ambient music mix. The tracklist includes selections from various artists such as More Eaze & Claire Rousay, Jonsi & Alex, and Tim Hecker, among others.
- Optic Echo Presents 3/18/25
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 https://franciscolopez.bandcamp.com/a…
- OEP: Best Vinyl 2024
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/ Tracklist: Sweeps- Retro…
- OEP: best vinyl of 2023
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 Romance & Dean Hurley- R…
- Optic Echo Presents 2/7/23
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 https://pitp.bandcamp.com/album/…
- OEP best vinyl of 2022
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 b3 Andrew Tuttle- Fleeting…
- Optic Echo Presents 11/22/22
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 https://knxwledge.bandcamp.…
- OEP 7/19/22: Fragile X guest mix
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. Yumi Iwaki / Through Th…
- Optic Echo Presents 4/26/22
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 10”s a2 https://fennesz…
- OEP 3/29/22: Kuma guest mix
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 Sight Below - Dour (Marc…
- OEP 3/15/22: Wife Signs guest mix
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: https://wifesigns.bandcamp.com/album/beneath-the-weight-of-care htt…
- Optic Echo Presents 3/8/22
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 https://juliannabarwick.bandcamp.…
- OEP 3/1/22: Part Timer guest mix
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 medicaments 02.40 Bluhm - t…
- OEP 2/15/22: City of Dawn guest mix
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 https://cityofdawn.bandcamp.com City Of…
- OEP 1/11/22: Reliqs guest mix
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 2016 here: https://www.…
- OEP Best Vinyl of 2021
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 Apart a2 A Winged Vi…
- OEP 9/21/21: Keep The Orange Sun guest mix
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 album out this Friday…
- Optic Echo Presents 8/17/21
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 https://blacksweat.bandcamp.com/album…
- Optic Echo Presents 7/13/21
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 2 a1 https://www.maxric…
- OEP 5/25/21: Fragile X guest mix
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: https://soundcloud.com/fragile…
- Optic Echo Presents 5/18/21
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 the Dam a2 https://mary…
- OEP 5/4/21: thiefteam (Form The Head) guest mix
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 conversations. www.formt…
- Optic Echo Presents 4/27/21
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 https://tomaga.bandcamp.com/a…
- Optic Echo Presents 4/20/21
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 https://paradise-cinema.bandcamp.com/album/paradi…
- OEP 4/13/21: Chelidon Frame guest mix
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/ https://chelidonframe.site 01 - 00:00 -…
- OEP 4/6/21: Christoph Berg guest mix
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: www.christophberg.com…
- Optic Echo Presents 3/30/21
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 https://daedelusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/exquisite-corpse Allred & Broderick- W…
- OEP 3/32/21: worriedaboutsatan guest mix
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 http://worriedaboutsatan.co.uk…
- OEP 3/9/21: Part Timer guest mix
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 to find a copy! Time Ar…
- OEP 2/23/21: Wife Signs guest mix
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": https://healingsoundpropagandist…
- Optic Echo Presents 2/16/21
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 is a Stream a1 https://s…
- OEP 2/9/21: City of Dawn guest mix
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/ https://linktr.ee/cityofdawnmusic City Of Daw…
- OEP: best vinyl of 2020
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 Golden Retriever & Chuck J…
- OEP 12/1/20: Neglect guest mix
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 www.soundcloud.com/neglectsound Kaiwa - Stasis (We…
- isolatedmix 104 - Optic Echo
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. Pinkcourtesyphone- Sent…
- OEP 11/17/20: Elias Foley guest mix
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: https://tamarackmusic.bandcamp.c…
- OEP 11/3/20: Lost Tribe Sound guest mix
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 http://losttribesound.…
- Downtempo #12 (2006)
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- The only thing … b5 F…
- OEP 10/13/20: William Selman guest mix
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: https://critiqueofever…
- OEP 10/6/20: Whettman Chelmets guest mix
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": https://strategictapereserve.bandcamp.com/album/them…
- Optic Echo Presents 9/29/19
Space Afrika- Primrose Avenue a1.1 https://wheretonow.bandcamp.com/album/primrose-avenue Max Richter- Voices a1 Haunted Ghost- New Life Paeans a3 https://specialspeciesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ssr020-haunted-ghost-new-life-paeans Belong-…
- OEP 9/22/20: Isaac Helsen guest mix
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: https://pitp.bandcamp.com/album/remnants-series-vo…
- Optic Echo Presents 9/15/20
Knxwledge- 1988 a9 https://knxwledge.bandcamp.com/album/1988 Hood- Cold House b5 Savath & Savalas- Immediate Action b1 Fila Brazillia- AnotherLateNight d1 Christina Vantzou- Multi Natural a5 https://edicoescn.bandcamp.com/album/multi-natur…
- OEP 9/8/10:Stijn Hüwles guest mix
Big thank you to Stijn for providing this week's guest mix. Check out his recent releases at his bandcamp site including Frameless and his project Silent Vigils: https://stijnhuwels.bandcamp.com 1. Joachim Badenhorst: Daimonjiyama 2. CV &…
- OEP 8/25/20: Zakè guest mix
Big thank you for Zakè, co-owner of the phenomenal Past Inside the Present label, for putting together this week's guest mix. Included are unreleased and upcoming albums on the label. Check out the label's bandcamp for more information, as…