Azam Ali’s Synesthesia blurs the edges of the Top 25 list, with Oneheart, The American Dollar, Bluetech, and 21 other great CDs and singles, right behind.
Best Of
Echoes Top 25 November: Azam Ali at the Top
Category: Program Highlights
Coming Up
Tuesday, Dec 16, 2025 – Echoes In Memoriam
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.
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Monday, Dec. 15, 2025 – Sonic Seasonings Classic
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.
CD of the Month
Echoes December CD of the Month: All India Radio
Australia’s All India Radio taps ambient, post, rock, shoegaze and more on his conceptual album, The Unified Field. It’s Echoes December CD of the Month.
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Weekend, Dec 13-14, 2025: The Best of 2025
We unveil 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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Friday, Dec 12, 2025 – Slow Flow Echoes
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.
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Thursday, Dec 11, 2025 – New Music from Beth Gibbons
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.
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Wednesday, Dec 10, 2025: 50th Anniversary of Riccochet
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.
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Tuesday, Dec 9, 2025: Music from Jo Beth Young
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.
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Monday, Dec 8, 2025: The Best of 2025
We unveil The Best Albums of 2025 on Echoes. It’s a list unlike any other, which you should probably realize if you listen to Echoes.