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Massive Attack

Massive Attack. Out of Bristol's Wild Bunch sound-system scene in 1988, with Robert '3D' Del Naja and Grant 'Daddy G' Marshall. 'Angel' opens Mezzanine (Circa/Virgin, 1998). Opens Episode 16 with “Angel.”

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From the blog · Nov 12, 2026

From the booth: #16 is ready, #17 is next

#16 is finished and goes out Friday, November 13th, and the songs for #17 are picked and in order.

Song of the show

The EKHO Sonic 25

  1. 15Vanishing TwinYou Are Not an Island · Episode 15
  2. 14Francisco The ManIn My Dreams · Episode 14
  3. 13BRONCHOImagination · Episode 13
  4. 12Lapalux, Kerry LeathamWithout You · Episode 12
  5. 11WarpaintKeep It Healthy · Episode 11

All the picks

In the news

Friday, November 13th
Ethel Cain and Composer Robin Carolan Share Brooding New Song “Wynter Waxeth” for Robert Eggers’ Werwulf: StreamConsequence · also Stereogum
Hear Ethel Cain on ESC
Friday, November 13th
Alt-J announce first UK tour in five years, including huge London O2 show: “Break time is over”NME
Hear alt-J on ESC
Thursday, November 12th
2027 Download Festival Features blink-182, Bring Me the Horizon, Evanescence, Turnstile, and Faith No MoreConsequence
Hear no more on ESC

All news

Live near Las Vegas

Sat Nov 14, 2026Band of HorsesPacific Electric, 9pm · Los Angeles, CANear Las VegasSat Nov 14, 2026The Smashing PumpkinsDarker Waves 2026 · Huntington Beach, CANear Las VegasMon Nov 16, 2026Band of HorsesPhoenix · ArizonaNear Las VegasMon Nov 16, 2026BeckThe Wiltern · Los Angeles, CANear Las VegasSat Nov 21, 2026DiploGallagher Square at Petco Park · San Diego, CANear Las VegasSun Nov 22, 2026BabehovenZebulon · Los Angeles, CANear Las Vegas

Artists I’ve played, close enough to drive to. Checked Nov 1, 2026.

Every episode

Episode 16 cover: A weathered stone angel among old graves in the rain at night, lit red and magenta
Episode 16
Nov 13, 2026 · 1h 55m · opens with Massive Attack
Episode 15 cover: A single red poppy standing tall over a misty field of poppies at night under a full moon, lit violet and blue
Episode 15
Nov 6, 2026 · 1h 58m · opens with Thievery Corporation
Episode 14 cover: Moonlight shining down through dark water, seen from below the surface
Episode 14
Oct 30, 2026 · 1h 58m · opens with Smoke City
Episode 13 cover: A vintage microphone in an empty chapel at night, moonlight through tall arched windows
Episode 13
Oct 23, 2026 · 1h 58m · opens with Cowboy Junkies
Episode 12 cover: Rain running down a window at night, city lights melted into cyan, violet and magenta blur
Episode 12
Oct 16, 2026 · 1h 55m · opens with Massive Attack
Episode 11 cover: Looking up through tall pines at a full moon in violet mist
Episode 11
Oct 9, 2026 · 1h 55m · opens with alt-J
Episode 10 cover: A long chrome diner counter at night, red stools and a single cup of coffee, rain on the window
Episode 10
Oct 3, 2026 · 1h 53m · opens with Massive Attack
Episode 09 cover: A painted carousel horse up close, lit pink and cyan against the night
Episode 09
Oct 2, 2026 · 1h 54m · opens with thredd
Episode 08 cover: Inside an empty art deco movie palace at night, rows of velvet seats facing a magenta curtain
Episode 08
Sep 26, 2026 · 1h 44m · opens with Wax Tailor
Episode 07 cover: An unmade bed by a window with half-open blinds, a city skyline glowing violet beyond
Episode 07
Sep 25, 2026 · 1h 52m · opens with The Chemical Brothers
Episode 06 cover: A brick alley at night, a metal door half open onto a warm, lamplit room
Episode 06
Sep 19, 2026 · 2h 31m · opens with Sarah McLachlan
Episode 05 cover: A still desert lake at night reflecting the Milky Way, a weathered wooden dock reaching into the water
Episode 05
Sep 18, 2026 · 2h 25m · opens with Baxter
Episode 04 cover: A rocket on its launch tower across dark water at night, cyan and magenta searchlights, a full moon above
Episode 04
Sep 12, 2026 · 2h 18m · opens with N.A.S.A.
Episode 03 cover: A brass porthole glowing with cyan underwater light in a dark cabin at night, a small radio beneath it
Episode 03
Sep 4, 2026 · 2h 33m · opens with The Submarines
Episode 02 cover: A subway train pulling into an empty station at night, under a sign reading Halou, Zola Blood and Martina Topley-Bird
Episode 02
Sep 4, 2026 · 2h 29m · opens with Halou
Episode 01 cover: A studio microphone on a boom arm under a glowing ON AIR sign, in a dark room lit violet and magenta
Episode 01
Sep 4, 2026 · 2h 39m · opens with Warpaint

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Every song picked by how it feels next to the others. Want a note from me when it’s up?

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