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Daily Echoes

  • Zanias - Ecdysis

    Tuesday, Mar 19, 2024 – Echoes #2412B

    Zanias is an Australian electronic artist who has been working in the Berlin EDM scene for a decade. But her new album taps a goth side akin to Dead Can Dance. It’s called Ecdysis. →

  • Monday, Mar 18, 2024 – Echoes #2412A

    Kaleida are a dream-pop duo from England and America sculpting a personal sound born of evocative, but minimally deployed electronics and sensual singing. Their new album is In Arms. →

  • Lullabies for World Sleep Day

    Friday, Mar 15, 2024 – Echoes #2411E

    We put you to sleep with Lullabies for World Sleep Day. Sleep, or the lack thereof, has been a topic of much discussion for a few years now. John Diliberto sends you into your dreams. →

  • Slow Flow Echoes

    Thursday, Mar 14, 2024 – Echoes #2411D

    On a Slow Flow Echoes, Jeff Johnson and John Van Deusen go deeply ambient. They’ve created a 29-minute music journey called Eremo, which is Italian for refuge. Echoes is always a refuge. →

  • Big Ears

    Wednesday, Mar 13, 2024 – Echoes #2411C

    It’s Big Ears on the next Echoes. We’ll talk to founder Ashley Capps about the Big Ears Festival 2024, which includes performances from Laurie Anderson, King Britt, Roger Eno, and about 200 more. →

Wordless Echoes

A non-stop, seamless journey into an instrumental music soundscape where your mind can wander. No lyric vocals, no announcer, no interviews, no ads and no underwriting, just three to six hours of uninterrupted music:

Ambient New Year’s Eve Soundscape – Non-Narrated

A Downtempo Ambient soundscape for New Year's Eve, with a beat. Four Hours of un-interrupted, non-narrated groove, for celebrating, chilling, and contemplating the new year.

Winterfest

An uninterrupted three-hour soundscape for the winter holidays, featuring music new and old by Tim Story, David Arkenstone, Forrest Fang, George Winston, and many more.

Winter Winds

An uninterrupted three-hour soundscape for snowy days, featuring music by Erik Wollo, Darshan Ambient, Saul Stokes, Klaus Schulze, and many more.

Snow Angels

An uninterrupted five-hour soundscape for the winter holidays, featuring music by Ludovico Einaudi, George Winston, Al Dimeola, Ottmar Liebert, Erik Wollo, and many more.

Wordless Echoes – Thanksgiving

We explore the quiet warmth of an Echoes Acoustic Thanksgiving, in a three-hour uninterrupted soundscape of guitars, harps, pianos, cellos, and more.

Echoes Programs: Last Ten Weeks

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A Snow Shrouded LandscapeJan 8 (#2402A)

You thought the Holiday season was over and winter music was gone, but no. Echoes is still in a chilled winter mood, especially since we’re supposed to get our first real snow of the season.

Lou ReedJan 9 (#2402B)

Before he died in 2013, Lou Reed created an ambient album called Hudson River Wind Meditations, which is now being re-released in a deluxe edition. We go back to our interview with Reed.

Steve RoachJan 10 (#2402C)

New music from Steve Roach. The prolific electronic artist plugs in for a purely improvised work of sequencer symmetry called The Desert Winds of Change. We sail the changing winds on Echoes.

Slow Flow EchoesJan 11 (#2402D)

Music from Hollan Holmes. The Texas based electronic artist is a disciple of Steve Roach and you can hear it on his new album, Sacred Places. It’s in the sacred space of a Slow Flow Echoes.

Chronotope Project - ChronologyJan 12 (#2402E)

Electronic sounds from Chronotope Project off the new album, Chronology. I also have a producer from Quebec who is in the Rufus du Sol mode of downtempo, moody songs. He records as CRi.

Jan 15 (#2403A)

Tim Story used to be the ultimate melodicist, but now he’s mutating sounds, often with German icon, Roedelius. Tim Story talks about his evolution from a melody maven to a dissonant dreamer.

Jan 16 (#2403B)

The Grammy winning group, Opium Moon is creating a middle eastern world fusion that is equal parts sacred and sensual. We talk to this ensemble which includes acclaimed violinist Lili Haydn.

Michael RotherJan 17 (#2403C)

Neu! was the 1970s German duo that still influences bands like Stereolab today. Guitarist Michael Rother talks about their gestation as part of Kraftwerk, and we'll hear music from Neu!

Slow Flow EchoesJan 18 (#2403D)

On a Slow Flow Echoes, new space music by Hollan Holmes from his album, Sacred Places and we’ll hear a 1970s French space music pioneer, Zanov from his latest album, Lost in the Future.

Benjamin JayneJan 19 (#2403E)

Lay back on the couch and listen to singer-songwriter Benjamin Jayne. When he’s not making vaguely psychedelic folk music, he’s a psychiatrist. He has a deeply melancholy album called Broken.

Brannan Lane, John Gregorius, and Sean O'Bryan SmithJan 22 (#2404A)

Brannan Lane, John Gregorius and Sean O’Bryan Smith come from different musical worlds - from deep country and western to deep ambience. But they’ve gotten together for an album called Emergence.

Jan 23 (#2404B)

Oboist Russel Walder talks about his new album, Speak to the Storm. It’s a deep world-fusion journey, spiked by sampled Middle Eastern and Indian instruments, percussion and voices.

Trevor Horn: Echoes Ancient and ModernJan 24 (#2404C)

Old music done anew by producer Trevor Horn. He takes tunes from the 1980s, some of which he produced, and reimagines them with new musicians. The album is called Echoes-Ancient and Modern.

Jan 25 (#2404D)

In the current of a Slow Flow Echoes, new music by Syndromeda off the album, Liftoff to Infinity, and Maps has a new release of joyful, upbeat electronics called Counter Continuo.

Myrkur - SpineJan 26 (#2404E)

Get ready for some powerful darkness with new music by Myrkur. The Danish singer is categorized as Black Metal, but really it’s just darker dream pop. She has a new album called Spine.

Calfornia Guitar Trio: Tom Griesgraber, Bert Lams, Paul RichardsJan 29 (#2405A)

The California Guitar Trio Live. As if 18 strings weren’t enough they’ve added six more with Tom Greisgraber on the 12-string Chapman stick. They debut their newest, unreleased music.

Grammy TrophyJan 30 (#2405B)

The Grammys are coming this Sunday, with nominees you’ve heard on Echoes, including Hans Christian and David Darling, Billie Eilish, Bela Fleck, Taylor Swift, Olafur Arnalds and Shakti.

James Asher Peace WagonJan 31 (#2405C)

Get on the Peace Wagon. That's a new composition from new age and world fusion artist James Asher. We’ll also hear music from a new compilation called Music for the Lunar Halflight.

Feb 1 (#2405D)

On a Slow Flow Echoes, New music by Khruangbin. We’ll hear something from their album, A La Sala. We’ll also hear a new track from the ambient firm of Lane, Gregorius and Smith.

Charlie Cunningham - FrameFeb 2 (#2405E)

We put Charlie Cunningham in the picture with his new album, Frame. This English singer song-writer has echoes of John Martyn and Nick Drake and atmospheres of Brian Eno and Harold Budd.

Steve RoachFeb 5 (#2406A)

Take a trip into sequencer delirium with our February CD of the Month, The Desert Winds of Change by Steve Roach. It is a non-stop journey of synchronized patterns and soaring melodies.

Ambiences in BlackFeb 6 (#2406B)

It's Ambiences in Black when we turn the Echoes prism onto the African and black influences in ambient music. They come from many sources, jazz, R&B, Hip-hop and Africa itself.

Feb 7 (#2406C)

It’s an orchestra of the imagination with music by Orchestra Indigo. This is a project of rock artist Rick Randlett. He goes into a cocktail lounge in space for his album, The Small Hours.

Brian Eno's Warm JetsFeb 8 (#2406D)

February 8 marks the 50th anniversary of Brian Eno’s solo debut, Here Come the Warm Jets. This release set the stage for one of the most important artists of the last half-century.

Orchestral Manouevres in the DarkFeb 9 (#2406E)

New music by new wave pioneers, Orchestral Manouevres in the Dark. This electronic duo is still creating sophisticated electronic pop today. Their new album is Bauhaus Staircase.

Fabio MittinoFeb 12 (#2407A)

Listen to looping guitar live when we hear Italian guitarist Fabio Mittino. He has a highly sophisticated looping and processing system and some burning leads that he puts into his sound.

MobyFeb 13 (#2407B)

Moby covers a song by Cream, and it’s not one of the big ones. He takes a haunting track from Disraeli Gears and turns it slowcore. We’ll also hear something from Beautiful Chorus.

Echoes of the HeartFeb 14 (#2407C)

Get close to the one you love for Echoes of the Heart, a Valentine's Soundscape. John Diliberto brings you songs of love and sounds of sensuality for Valentine’s Day on Echoes.

Slow Flow EchoesFeb 15 (#2407D)

On a Slow Flow Echoes, a throwback sound from Ulrich Muehl who recorded as Roger Universe. The name is kinda corny, but the music casts back to a more melodic 1970s sound.

Tom Caufield - CollaboratiaFeb 16 (#2407E)

Guitarist Tom Caufield brings us an album without any guitar. Using synthesizers and a violinist, he channels the sound of progressive groups like Popol Vuh and Vangelis.

Kevin KellerFeb 19 (#2408A)

Kevin Keller talks about his album, Evensong. It is partly based on the chants and hymns of 12th century Abbess Hildegard von Bingen. Kevin brings these gothic sounds into the 21st century.

Feb 20 (#2408B)

Head into psychedelic space on the 50th anniversary of Tangerine Dream’s Phaedra. This is a seminal album that essentially launched the whole sequencer school of electronics.

The Smile - Wall Of EyesFeb 21 (#2408C)

On the next Echoes, new music from The Smile. That’s the project of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Johnny Greenwood. We’ll also hear the latest by Mitski, who explores the dark side of our psyche.

Limina - Coming HomeFeb 22 (#2408D)

New music by Limina, an ambient chamber music project from Tyler Durham. He recorded with members of the London Symphony Orchestra to get the crystalline sound of his album, Coming Home.

David Holmes - Blind on a Galloping HorseFeb 23 (#2408E)

David Holmes is a longtime giant of electronic music and a prolific film composer. He teams up with singer Raven Violet to create a politically charged album, Blind on a Galloping Horse.

New Age Ancient and ModernFeb 26 (#2409A)

Hear New Age Ancient and Modern. Prompted by the January death of New Age pioneer Iasos, Echoes takes a spin through some early new age music as well as some of its more recent exponents.

James Asher Peace WagonFeb 27 (#2409B)

Get on the Peace Wagon. That's a new composition from new age and world fusion artist James Asher. We’ll also hear music from a new compilation called Music for the Lunar Halflight.

Feb 28 (#2409C)

We set the controls for the heart of infinity when English electronic artist Ian Boddy comes in to play live. Sitting in a cockpit of synthesizers he sends us deep into space.

Feb 29 (#2409D)

On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music from Thomas Lemmer. He’s put his numerous recent singles onto an actual album, Hope. I've also got some deep ambient music by Lyndsie Alguire.

Slow Flow EchoesMar 1 (#2409E)

New music by the German electronic artist Klangwelt. He is stretching the sound of sequencer-driven music on his new album, Here and Why. We'll also hear from Joseph L Young.

Hollan HolmesMar 4 (#2410A)

The March CD of the Month, Hollan Holmes’ Sacred Places. Hollan sees beauty and the spirit in his home state of Texas and turns it into melodic, sequencer reveries. We explore Sacred Places.

Long TracksMar 5 (#2410B)

Lose yourself in some Long Tracks. We’ll hear four epic pieces all spanning some 20 minutes each. It may be a TikTok world, but Echoes brings us the epics, not just the tidbits.

Echoes World of ChantMar 6 (#2410C)

We enter the world of Chant. From Abbess Hildegard von Bingen to contemporary musicians exploring a medieval sound, we’ll hear voices descending from the heavens and tuning the spirit.

Slow Flow EchoesMar 7 (#2410D)

New music from Jeff Oster, Vin Downes and Tom Eaton from their album, Seven Conversations. It’s an improvisation in ambient space. We’ll also hear from Deborah Martin and Erik Wollo.

Slow Flow EchoesMar 8 (#2410E)

On a Slow Flow Echoes, we get amorphous with Forrest Fang. The eclectic composer has a new album called The Lost Seasons of Amorphia combining synthesizers with zithers, gamelan, and gu-zheng.

Quiet Resonance aka Tony Pounder head shot with guitarMar 11 (#2411A)

It’s Quiet Resonance on the next Echoes when we talk to Tony Pounders. As Quiet Resonance, he composes guitar orchestrations that range from ambient to pastoral to pure space.

Beth GibbonsMar 12 (#2411B)

We’ll hear something from the first chanteuse of trip-hop, Beth Gibbons. She was the voice of Portishead, but now she’s solo. We’ll also hear new music by Olivia Chaney from Circus of Desire.

Big EarsMar 13 (#2411C)

It’s Big Ears on the next Echoes. We’ll talk to founder Ashley Capps about the Big Ears Festival 2024, which includes performances from Laurie Anderson, King Britt, Roger Eno, and about 200 more.

Slow Flow EchoesMar 14 (#2411D)

On a Slow Flow Echoes, Jeff Johnson and John Van Deusen go deeply ambient. They’ve created a 29-minute music journey called Eremo, which is Italian for refuge. Echoes is always a refuge.

Lullabies for World Sleep DayMar 15 (#2411E)

We put you to sleep with Lullabies for World Sleep Day. Sleep, or the lack thereof, has been a topic of much discussion for a few years now. John Diliberto sends you into your dreams.

Mar 18 (#2412A)

Kaleida are a dream-pop duo from England and America sculpting a personal sound born of evocative, but minimally deployed electronics and sensual singing. Their new album is In Arms.

Zanias - EcdysisMar 19 (#2412B)

Zanias is an Australian electronic artist who has been working in the Berlin EDM scene for a decade. But her new album taps a goth side akin to Dead Can Dance. It’s called Ecdysis.

Echoes Extended

Music streams that travel the Echoes soundwaves, and sometimes venture further afield. You won’t have John’s mellifluous hosting, but we hope you’ll enjoy these non-narrated musical journeys.

  • Ambient New Year's Eve Soundscape

    A Downtempo Ambient soundscape for New Year's Eve, with a beat. Four Hours of un-interrupted, non-narrated groove, for celebrating, chilling, and contemplating the new year.

  • Winter Landscape

    Echoes ExtendedA Winter Holiday Soundscape

    Over six hours of music for the coming of winter, icy landscapes, and maybe a few Christmas carols as well, all presented without interruption or narration.

  • Extended Echoes: The Best Albums of 2023

    The Best Albums of 2023 on Echoes. Listen to our 30 Favorite albums of the year covering the range of the Echoes Soundscape, uninterrupted by announcements, in a continuous stream.

  • The Best Albums of 2022

    Best Albums of 2022

    We count-down the full list of the top 30 Best Albums of 2022, on this uninterrupted, non-narrated stream.

  • Snowman

    An Winter Holiday Soundscape

    Eight hours of uninterrupted music for the winter holidays, featuring classic carols and original tunes

  • An Ambient Americana Soundscape

    Three hours of uninterrupted music for Independence Day, exploring the country-tinged Twangquility of Ambient Americana.

  • Echoes Summer Solstice

    A Summer Solstice Soundscape

    Three hours of uninterrupted music for the longest day, and shortest night of the year, as we celebrate the beginning of summer.

  • Ambiences in Black

    Ambient Music of the African Diaspora

    Four hours of uninterrupted music exploring African and black influences in Ambient music, from Jazz, R&B, Hip-hop and traditional African music.

  • Christmas 2021

    Seven hours of uninterrupted music for the holiday season, featuring wintery atmospheres, creative reinterpretations of Christmas Carols, and original holiday songs, all in a continuous, non-narrated stream.

  • Halloween Soundscape

    Four hours of uninterrupted music from the dark side, exploring the worlds of ghosts, doom, and the unexplained, in an Echoes Halloween Soundscape. 

  • Non-Narrated Echoes - Ambient Chamber Music

    Ambient Chamber Music

    Four hours of uninterrupted, non-narrated Ambient Chamber Music, exploring the intersection of Classical, Electronic, Ambient, and Downtempo musics.

  • The Best of Echoes 2021, So Far

    Listen to an uninterrupted, non-narrated stream of the complete list of 30 best releases of the first-half of 2021.

  • Non-Narrated Echoes - Week 24-2021

    Stream: Week 24, 2021

    Eight hours of continuous, uninterrupted music from Echoes, featuring Agnes Obel, Moby, Erik Wollo, Stephan Micus, and many more.

  • Echoes Week 15-2021

    Stream: Week 15, 2021

    Seven hours of continuous, uninterrupted music from Echoes, featuring TONTO's Expanding Headband, Lisa Gerrard, Jean-Michel Jarre, and many more.

  • Stream: Week 10, 2021

    Eight hours of continuous, uninterrupted music from Echoes, featuring Pat Metheny, Steve Roach, Mark Dwane, Dead Can Dance, and more.

  • Best-of Echoes 2020

    All thirty of our Best-of 2020 picks, presented without interruption, in a continuous stream.  We start at number 30, and work our way up to our top pick for the year.

  • An Echoes Christmas Soundscape

    Stream: Christmas 2020

    Six hours of continuous, uninterrupted music for the Christmas season from Echoes, featuring tunes from Enya, George Winston, Tori Amos, Sara McLaughlin, and many more.

  • Week 45-2020

    Stream: Week 45, 2020

    Six hours of continuous, uninterrupted music from Echoes, featuring Kraftwerk, Ane Brun, Steve Roach, and more.

  • Week 35-2020

    Stream: Week 35, 2020

    Six hours of continuous, uninterrupted music from Echoes, featuring Erik Wollo & Michael Stearns, California Guitar Trio, Tycho, and more.

  • Stream: Week 34, 2020

    Six hours of continuous, uninterrupted music from Echoes, featuring Agnes Obel, Peter Gabriel, Mark Dwane, and more.

  • Stream: Week 32, 2020

    Six hours of continuous, uninterrupted music from Echoes, featuring Shpongle, Mark Dwane, Thomas Dolby, and more.

  • Stream: Week 31, 2020

    Six hours of continuous, uninterrupted music from Echoes, featuring California Guitar Trio, Dave Bessel, Nils Frahm, and more.

  • Stream: Week 30, 2020

    Six hours of continuous, uninterrupted music from Echoes, featuring Michael Stipe, Marketa Irglova, Enya, and more.

  • Stream: Week 29, 2020

    Six hours of continuous, uninterrupted music from Echoes, featuring Jim Ottaway, Gyan Riley, Michael Stipe, and more.

  • Stream: Week 28, 2020

    Six hours of continuous, uninterrupted music from Echoes, featuring California Guitar Trio, Mark Dwane, Jon Hassell, Vangelis, and more.

  • Stream: Week 27, 2020

    Eight hours of continuous, uninterrupted music from Echoes, featuring Aukai, Thievery Corporation, Mike Oldfield, Steve Roach, and more.

  • Week 26-2020

    Stream: Week 26, 2020

    Eight hours of continuous, uninterrupted music from Echoes, featuring Jon Anderson, Moby, Pat Metheny, Steve Roach, and more.

  • Week 25 - 2020

    Stream: Week 25, 2020

    Eight hours of continuous, uninterrupted music from Echoes, featuring Agnes Obel, Jon Anderson, Moby, Mike Oldfield, and more.

  • Stream: Week 24, 2020

    Eight hours of continuous, uninterrupted music from Echoes, featuring Tangerine Dream, Aukai, Moby  Jon Hassell, and more.

  • Echoes Week 23 - 2020

    Stream: Week 23, 2020

    Seven hours of continuous, uninterrupted music from Echoes, featuring Taimane, Dead Can Dance, Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd, and more.