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Daily Echoes

  • photo: Carl Craig, at the Big Ears festival, 2024

    Wednesday, Nov 20, 2024 – Echoes #2447C

    On the next Echoes a giant of techno music when John Diliberto talks with Carl Craig. His music burst through all the stereotypes of techno to create a more symphonic sound. →

  • photo: Trio Mediaeval, performing at the Big Ears festival, 2024

    Tuesday, Nov 19, 2024 – Echoes #2447B

    On the next Echoes, the Trio Mediaeval singers channel sounds from the Middle ages up through contemporary composers. We talk to them about their 23-year journey into the past. →

  • David Borden: The Echoes Interview

    Monday, Nov 18, 2024 – Echoes #2447A

    We talk to a pioneer of electronic music, David Borden, the founding member of Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company. Their debut album from 1973 remains a classic today. →

  • Donna De Lory - Sing To The Light

    Friday, Nov 15, 2024 – Echoes #2446E

    Donna De Lory was a back-up singer for Madonna, but now creates a more spiritual and serene kind of music. She has a new album out with guitarist James Harrah called Sing to the Light. →

  • Slow Flow Echoes

    Thursday, Nov 14, 2024 – Echoes #2446D

    On a Slow Flow Echoes, music by Diane Arkenstone. Her release, Aquaria II: Ascension taps 90s electronic rhythms, siren wordless vocals, and electronic moods. Ascend with a Slow Flow Echoes. →

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:

Wordless Echoes – Halloween

We explore the dark side on an Echoes Halloween., in a four-hour uninterrupted soundscape exploring the worlds of ghosts, witches, warlocks, spirits and the supernatural.

Wordless Echoes – Halloween

Over seven hours of spooky atmospheres, perfect for setting the mood for trick-or-treaters, a Halloween party, or just scaring yourself with the lights down low.

Wordless Echoes – Halloween 2018

Over seven hours of spooky atmospheres, perfect for setting the mood for trick-or-treaters, a Halloween party, or just scaring yourself with the lights down low.

Wordless Echoes – Halloween

Over six hours of spooky atmospheres, perfect for setting the mood for trick-or-treaters, a Halloween party, or just scaring yourself with the lights down low.

Wordless Echoes – Halloween

Over five hours of spooky atmospheres, perfect for setting the mood for trick-or-treaters, a Halloween party, or just scaring yourself with the lights down low.

Echoes Programs: Last Ten Weeks

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Sep 9 (#2437A)

Danish composer Trentemøller has been crafting electronic pop since the early 2000s. He has a new album called Dreamweaver that taps his influences from dream-pop to shoegaze.

Sep 10 (#2437B)

It's an Ancient Echoes when we look back on Michael Garrison. He was among the first American artists to pick up on the sound of German electronic music in the 1970s and 80s.

London Grammar - The Greatest LoveSep 11 (#2437C)

New music by London Grammar. The British duo, fronted by the incredible voice of Hannah Reid, have a new album. The Greatest Love takes them in a more cinematic, John Barry direction.

Slow Flow EchoesSep 12 (#2437D)

David Arkenstone - Quest for the RunestoneSep 13 (#2437E)

We go on a Quest for the Runestone on the next Echoes. That is the tile of David Arkenstone's latest release as he returns to his fantasy-laden orchestral sound with a lot of Celtic touches.

Joe Boyd: And the Roots of Rhythm RemainSep 16 (#2438A)

Joe Boyd is a legend in music, from producing Pink Floyd and Nick Drake, to his Hannibal world music label, and more. Now he's written about the influence of world music on western culture.

Emma Anderson - PearliesSep 17 (#2438B)

Emma Anderson used to be one of the two singers in the 4AD band Lush, but now she’s out on her own with a more mature, but still ethereal sound. We’ll hear from her album, Pearlies.

Long Tracks VIISep 18 (#2438C)

It’s Long Tracks 7 on the next Echoes. Time is stretched with the debut album from electronic artist Patrick Gleeson, Philip Glass’s Music in 12 Parts, Emerald Web and Bill Nelson.

Slow Flow EchoesSep 19 (#2438D)

On a Slow Flow Echoes, a joyous electronic track from Covenant Blue and a drifting symphonic work by Max Richter off his new album, In a Landscape, which takes its title from a John Cage work.

Washed Out - Notes From a Quiet LifeSep 20 (#2438E)

On the next Echoes new music from the psychedelically-inclined artist, Washed Out. That's Ernest Weatherly Greene Jr, and his new album is Notes from a Quiet Life. It always seems quiet on Echoes.

Kinobe: The Echoes InterviewSep 23 (#2439A)

Electronic artist Kinobe takes us into his ethereal lounge inspired by Sinatra era strings and singers, 90s’ trip-hop, and the French duo, Air. Join John Diliberto when he talks with Kinobe.

Mother MallardSep 24 (#2439B)

A classic from one of the first electronic groups in America, Mother Mallard’s Portable Masterpiece Company. They debuted in 1973 and we’ll hear from a new live compilation.

Roger Eno: The Echoes InterviewSep 25 (#2439C)

Composer Roger Eno is one of the pioneers of Ambient Chamber music. But recently, his music has become more neo-classical with albums on Deutsche Grammophon. We talk to him on Echoes.

Slow Flow EchoesSep 26 (#2439D)

On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music by Steve Roach. We’ll hear from his September release, One Day of Forever. It’s a deeply ambient work in the mode of his classic Structures from Silence.

Sep 27 (#2439E)

On the next Echoes, music from New Age diva, Marya Stark. She teams up with multi-instrumentalist Daniel Berkman playing Kora, Cello and Ondomo. Their album is Underground River.

London Grammar's The Greatest Love - The Echoes October CD of the MonthSep 30 (#2440A)

Our October CD of the Month is The Greatest Love by London Grammar. The trio fronted by the stately, emotion-laden voice of Hannah Reid explore themes of love, loss and alienation.

Sean Ono LennonOct 1 (#2440B)

Sean Ono Lennon, the son of John and Yoko, is following his parents’ path of exploratory music and psychedelics. We talk about his brilliant new instrumental album, Asterisms.

Echoes 35th AnniversaryOct 2 (#2440C)

On Echoes 35th Anniversary we go back to the very first show from October 2, 1989. It will have music on it you've loved and music that you may have forgotten, but it's a trip to the past.

slow flow echoesOct 3 (#2440D)

On a Slow Flow Echoes, a new single from Austrian composer, Gandalf. We'll also hear from Lis Addison, tapping the natural sounds of Kenya. It's part of the soundscape with John Diliberto.

Loreena McKennitt - The Mask and Mirror LiveOct 4 (#2440E)

Loreena McKennitt revisits her classic album, The Mask and Mirror. She's currently touring that album in Europe, and released a live album from 1994 on the original's 30th anniversary.

35 Icons of Echoes: Part 1Oct 7 (#2441A)

Get ready for the 35 Icons of Echoes, Part 1. Listeners have voted and we'll reveal the 35 artists anointed to the sacred Icon Halls. You're going to hear a lot of your favorites.

London Grammar: The Echoes InterviewOct 8 (#2441B)

On the next Echoes, the British dreampop trio, London Grammar. We talk to all three members including singer Hannah Reid, who writes lyrics drawn from love, loss and alienation.

Donna De Lory - Sing To The LightOct 9 (#2441C)

Donna De Lory was a back-up singer for Madonna, but now creates a more spiritual and serene kind of music. She has a new album out with guitarist James Harrah called Sing to the Light.

Slow Flow EchoesOct 10 (#2441D)

On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music by Twilight Archive. The ambient jazz group ups the groove on a new album called 8. We'll also hear Hania Rani and her keyboard dervish, Nostalgia.

Trentemøller - DreamweaverOct 11 (#2441E)

New music by Trentemøller. His latest release takes a less electronic turn and he has a new singer, Disa Jakobs from Iceland. The album is Dreamweaver. We weave your dreams on Echoes.

35 Icons of Echoes: Part 2Oct 14 (#2442A)

It's part two of the 35 Icons of Echoes. Listeners have voted and we'll reveal the rest of the 35 artists anointed to the sacred Icon Halls. We take you back through 35 years of Echoes.

Oct 15 (#2442B)

Tony Gerber is a guitarist, flutist and electronic musician. But he has a new project that dispenses with musicians and singers called The Singing Poet Society. It's all A.I.

Oct 16 (#2442C)

We celebrate the 50th anniversary of the album Einsjäger und Siebenjäger by Popol Vuh. It's an epic album that solidified their move away from electronics to a more organic sound.

Slow Flow EchoesOct 17 (#2442D)

On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music out of Norway by Erik Wøllo. He's released a double CD set called Solastalgia that taps some of his electronic influences for a sound of the future.

Oct 18 (#2442E)

It's an Ancient Echoes when we look back on Michael Garrison. He was among the first American artists to pick up on the sound of German electronic music in the 1970s and 80s.

Hans-Joachim Roedelius turns 90Oct 21 (#2443A)

We celebrate the 90th Birthday of Hans-Joachim Roedelius. His prolific output began in the 70s with Cluster and Harmonia and includes collaborations with Brian Eno, Tim Story and Lloyd Cole.

Dean and Britta and Sonic Boom - A Peace Of UsOct 22 (#2443B)

New music by Dean and Britta. Since leaving the band Luna, they've been making a dreamy music. They have a new release called A Peace of Us. We'll also hear Slowdive remixed.

Long Tracks VIIIOct 23 (#2443C)

It's another journey into the Long Tracks. We're going to hear a classic from Harold Budd, The Pavillion of Dreams. We'll also explore a track from the English progressive rock group, Iona.

Slow Flow EchoesOct 24 (#2443D)

Drifting your way on a Slow Flow Echoes is new music by Indian composer and producer, Ricky Kej. It's called Break of Dawn and it's a meeting of electronic moods with Indian instruments.

Emma Anderson - PearliesOct 25 (#2443E)

Emma Anderson used to be one of the two singers in the 4AD band Lush, but now she’s out on her own with a more mature, but still ethereal sound. We’ll hear from her album, Pearlies.

Joss Jaffe & Jim Kimo West: The Echoes InterviewOct 28 (#2444A)

Two masters of strings from guitar to ngoni when we talk to Joss Jaffe and Jim Kimo West. Jaffe is a musical explorer. West is a guitarist with a reputation for Hawaiian slack key music.

It'll End In Tears turns 40Oct 29 (#2444B)

We celebrate the 40th anniversary of It'll End In Tears. It's an album by a musical collective on the 4AD label called This Mortal Coil and was headed-up by 4AD founder, Ivo Watts-Russell.

Kraftwerk's Autobahn at 50Oct 30 (#2444C)

It’s the 50th Anniversary of Kraftwerk's Autobahn. In an Echoes documentary, we’ll hear from Kraftwerk’s Ralf Hutter and many more, looking back on an album that altered the face of music.

An Echoes HalloweenOct 31 (#2444D)

On An Echoes Halloween, John Diliberto is your crypt keeper of sonic terror, creating a soundscape of whispered voices, ambient ghosts and hip death goddesses to soundtrack All Hallows’ Eve.

Slow Flow EchoesNov 1 (#2444E)

On a Slow Flow Echoes, a startling duet between Iranian kamencheh musician Kayhan Kalhor and Malian kora player Toumani Diabate. We'll also hear some new solo work by Michelle Qureshi.

Erik Wollo's Solastalgia - Echoes November CD of the MonthNov 4 (#2445A)

Erik Wollo traverses memories and solitude with a double CD called Solastalgia, the November CD of the Month. He takes us on a journey of sequencer-driven grooves and soaring melodies.

Election Day Slow FlowNov 5 (#2445B)

On an Election Day Slow Flow Echoes, new music from Le Morte D'Abby. She's got a new album of effervescent electronics called Five Minutes because all the tracks come in that 5-minute range.

Robert Schroeder - ObserverNov 6 (#2445C)

New music by Robert Schroeder. He's one of the last musicians to release in the classic sequencer 1970s. He has a new album that expands that sound called Observer.

Slow Flow EchoesNov 7 (#2445D)

On a Slow Flow Echoes, we celebrate the 90th Birthday of Patrick Gleeson. His solo albums include the epic Rainbow Delta. We'll hear an entire side from this 1980 recording.

Mother MallardNov 8 (#2445E)

A classic from one of the first electronic groups in America, Mother Mallard’s Portable Masterpiece Company. They debuted in 1973 and we’ll hear from a new live compilation.

Rena Jones & KiloWatts: The Echoes InterviewNov 11 (#2446A)

Rena Jones and KiloWatts come on to talk about their new album Caesura. It's a more complex take on electronica combining synthesizers with Rena's violin, viola and cello orchestrations.

Jeff Oster, Vin Downes and Tom Eaton: An Echoes Living Room ConcertNov 12 (#2446B)

Jeff Oster, Vin Downes and Tom Eaton play live. They released their debut album earlier this year, a deep recording of ambient improvisation. Every time they play, it's a different journey.

David Darling - Other WorldsNov 13 (#2446C)

Music from the second posthumous release by cellist David Darling. Mickey Houlihan has taken some of Darling’s unfinished recordings and put them into shape on the album, Other Worlds.

Slow Flow EchoesNov 14 (#2446D)

On a Slow Flow Echoes, music by Diane Arkenstone. Her release, Aquaria II: Ascension taps 90s electronic rhythms, siren wordless vocals, and electronic moods. Ascend with a Slow Flow Echoes.

Donna De Lory - Sing To The LightNov 15 (#2446E)

Donna De Lory was a back-up singer for Madonna, but now creates a more spiritual and serene kind of music. She has a new album out with guitarist James Harrah called Sing to the Light.

David Borden: The Echoes InterviewNov 18 (#2447A)

We talk to a pioneer of electronic music, David Borden, the founding member of Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company. Their debut album from 1973 remains a classic today.

photo: Trio Mediaeval, performing at the Big Ears festival, 2024Nov 19 (#2447B)

On the next Echoes, the Trio Mediaeval singers channel sounds from the Middle ages up through contemporary composers. We talk to them about their 23-year journey into the past.

photo: Carl Craig, at the Big Ears festival, 2024Nov 20 (#2447C)

On the next Echoes a giant of techno music when John Diliberto talks with Carl Craig. His music burst through all the stereotypes of techno to create a more symphonic sound.

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.

  • An Echoes Soundscape for Summer's End

  • An Echoes Summer Solstice Soundscape

  • The best of Echoes 2024 so far - top 30

    Echoes ExtendedThe Best of Echoes 2024, So Far

    Listen to an uninterrupted, non-narrated stream of the complete list of 30 best releases of the first-half of 2024.

  • 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.