Tubular Bells’ composer Mike Oldfield talks about Ommadawn, his two-sided epic from 1975. It’s partly an homage to his mother, who died during the recording, and her Irish roots.
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Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026 – Ommadawn’s 50th
Category: Program Highlights
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Monday, Jan 5, 2026 – Deborah Martin & Jill Haley
Jill Haley and Deborah Martin orchestrate a time-bending meeting of electronics, oboe and piano on Rendering Time. It was on the Echoes Best of 2025 and is the January 2026 CD of the Month.
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Weekend, Jan 3-4, 2026 – Music from Abby Sage
Music by Abby Sage. Her debut album is called The Rot. She says “The Rot album focuses on the decomposition and reconstruction of everything she was taught growing up.”
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Friday, Jan 2, 2026 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, music by Michelle Qureshi. Sometimes she plays solo acoustic guitar. Sometimes she fires up the synthesizers. On her album, Be In This World, she does it all.
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Thursday, Jan 1, 2026: The Best of 2025
We look back at The Best Albums of 2025 on Echoes. It’s a list unlike any other, which you should probably realize if you listen to Echoes.
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Wednesday, Dec 31, 2025 – Echoes New Year’s Eve
Dance in 2026 with An Echoes Ambient Trance New Year’s Eve. All systems are plugged in, and the chill is turned up to 11, as we swing in on electronic sounds old, new and beyond time and space.
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Tuesday, Dec 30, 2025 – Adrian Sherwood Interview
A legend of dub on the next Echoes when we talk to producer Adrian Sherwood. He’s worked with artists like Creation Rebel, Keith LeBlanc, and more. His new album is The Collapse of Everything.
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Monday, Dec 29, 2025 – Music from Abby Sage
Music by Abby Sage. Her debut album is called The Rot. She says “The Rot album focuses on the decomposition and reconstruction of everything she was taught growing up.”
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Weekend, December 27-28, 2025
New music by STS9. they have a new album called Human Dream — A Journey Through the Human Condition and Cosmic Connection. We also remember Barry Stramp.
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Friday, Dec 26, 2025 – Slow Flow Echoes
We have music from Dino Pacifici and Brannan Lane. Their album Imaginary Horizons is a slow dive into ethno-ambient soundscapes. We always bring you music of imagination.