We remember musicians who left us in 2025. Among them, Joseph Byrd of the United States of America, Nicky Ryan from the Enya triumvirate, Jamshied Sharifi and most tragically, Mark Dwane.
Live seasonal sounds from Will Ackerman & Friends, including Jill Haley, David Cullen, Kori Linae Carothers and Jeff Oster. Then it’s the California Guitar Trio on their 18 strings.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, music from Thierry David. He’s been making inventive electronic music since 1987. In recent years he’s gone heavily ambient. We’ll hear from his album called Six Waves.
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 music by Olivia Chaney, from her album, Circus of Desire.
It’s the 50th Anniversary of another iconic work by Tangerine Dream, Ricochet. It’s a half-live, half-studio album that saw the Dream getting more rhythmic and energized.
Music from the artist formerly known as Talitha Rise and Rise. Now she’s using her real name, Jo Beth Young. The music is still as magical on her release, Broken Spells.
Echoes December CD of the Month is The Unified Field by All India Radio. All India Radio have been staples on Echoes with moody, shoegaze ambiences and reverb drenched melodies.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, music by ambient chamber music composer Peter Gregson from his eponymously titled album, and a different kind of ambient chamber music by Tepon and his single, Wildroot.