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Daily Echoes

  • An Echoes Seasonal Soundscape

    Monday, Dec 23, 2024 – Echoes #2452A

    We create a soundscape for the season. Original songs mix with carols as we play music inspired by the season in all its quiet majesty and interior warmth. Original songs mix with carols. →

  • An Echoes Winter Solstice

    Friday, Dec 20, 2024 – Echoes #2451E

    Get ready for the big chill on An Echoes Winter Solstice. Echoes’ John Diliberto creates a soundscape of snow-shrouded trees, silent saguaro cacti and white-out conditions, with no Christmas Carols. →

  • Echoes In Memoriam

    Thursday, Dec 19, 2024 – Echoes #2451D

    Many musicians who lit up the Echoes sky left us this year. They may have left the planet but their music remains. John Diliberto remembers, with Echoes in Memoriam. →

  • 12 CD of the Month Picks

    Wednesday, Dec 18, 2024 – Echoes #2451C

    Echoes doesn't have 12 days of Christmas but we do have Twelve CD of the Month Picks. We'll go through them, first forward from January and then backwards from December. →

  • Best Albums of 2024 on Echoes

    Tuesday, Dec 17, 2024 – Echoes #2451B

    Get your shopping list ready for The Best Albums of 2024 on Echoes. It has been a great year for new music and we’ll pick out our Top 30 albums for your delight. We count them down. →

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 – Christmas Echoes – Part 1

A few traditional carols sprinkled among new songs for the season and spacey evocations of snowy landscapes.

Wordless Echoes – Christmas Echoes – Part 2

Three hours of uninterrupted music for the winter holidays.

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.

Winter Winds

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

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.

Echoes Programs: Last Ten Weeks

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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.

Slow Flow EchoesNov 21 (#2447D)

On a Slow Flow Echoes, music by Nicholas Gunn from his single, Thoughts of You. He's returned to his flute after a dalliance with synthesizers. We'll also hear the Nashville Ambient Ensemble.

Slow Flow EchoesNov 22 (#2447E)

On a Slow Flow Echoes, music from Brazilian electronic artist Anna off her album, Intentions. We'll also hear a new collaboration from oboist Jill Haley and electronic artist Deborah Martin.

Emma Anderson: The Echoes InterviewNov 25 (#2448A)

Lush was one of the signature bands of 1990s Alternative rock and the 4AD label. Now, one of their singers, Emma Anderson has released her solo debut album, Pearlies and a Remix release.

Anoushka Shankar - Chapter 2Nov 26 (#2448B)

We go east on the next Echoes for the second in a trilogy of albums by sitarist Anoushka Shankar. We’ll hear track from her EP, Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before the Dawn.

Paul Ellis & Pabellón SintéticoNov 27 (#2448C)

We head into space on the next Echoes when we hear music by Paul Ellis & Pabellón Sintético. It’s a trip through sequencer melodies and synchronized rhythms from Veiled Portraits.

An Echoes Acoustic ThanksgivingNov 28 (#2448D)

An Echoes Acoustic Thanksgiving brings us an array of acoustic sounds to set the mood for this time of coming together. It will feature music from George Winston, Penguin Café, and many more.

Slow Flow EchoesNov 29 (#2448E)

On a Slow Flow Echoes it's new music by Helios, one persona of Keith Kenniff, who also records as Goldmund and Mint Julep. His album, Espera, is a downtempo electronic excursion.

Dec 2 (#2449A)

Afro Celt Sound System, the most inventive and dynamic of World Fusion bands. OVA is their first album since the passing of founder Simon Emmerson. It’s Echoes December CD of the Month.

TriveniDec 3 (#2449B)

New music by Wouter Kellerman, Eru Matsumoto and Chandrika Tandon. This trio of flutes, cello and voice create a world fusion meditation called Triveni. We travel its paths.

Immersion - Nanocluster Vol 2 CoverDec 4 (#2449C)

Colin Newman is part of the iconic post-punk band Wire. Malka Spigel is from the Israeli group Minimal Compact. Together they record as Immersion and their new album is Nanocluster Volume 2.

Slow Flow EchoesDec 5 (#2449D)

Electronic sounds from Argentina. Ulises Labaronni records on the British Din label as Sophos and Pabellon Sintético who teams up with American artist Paul Ellis of Veiled Portraits.

Dean and Britta and Sonic Boom - A Peace Of UsDec 6 (#2449E)

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

Dec 9 (#2450A)

MAPS is the recording persona of James Chapman.  Best known for dream pop releases, his last two albums, Counter Melody and Counter Continuo have been pure joyous, electronic bliss. 

Jaymie Rose Hennegan posingDec 10 (#2450B)

We've been playing the electronic music of Vic Hennegan for decades on Echoes. Now we will be talking to Jaymie Rose Hennegan who has just made her debut with the album, Transition.

Sheenah Ko - TransformationsDec 11 (#2450C)

Two singers on the edge. We'll hear KÁRYYN with a song remixed by Cosey Fanni Tutti of Throbbing Gristle, and Sheenah Ko from her album, Transformation.

Slow Flow EchoesDec 12 (#2450D)

On a Slow Flow Echoes, music from EDM artist Sasha. He scored the music for the immersive exhibition, Da Vinci Genius. It flows from orchestral to ambient moods in a cinematic expanse.

David ArkenstoneDec 13 (#2450E)

David Arkenstone talks about his album, Winterlude. It’s a seasonal tone poem without Christmas carols and without sleigh bells. Join John Diliberto for this exclusive interview.

Trevor Gordon Hall Christmas ConcertDec 16 (#2451A)

Trevor Gordon Hall is a master finger-style guitarist who also plays a custom-designed instrument called the Kalimbatar, that combines the African kalimba with an acoustic guitar.

Best Albums of 2024 on EchoesDec 17 (#2451B)

Get your shopping list ready for The Best Albums of 2024 on Echoes. It has been a great year for new music and we’ll pick out our Top 30 albums for your delight. We count them down.

12 CD of the Month PicksDec 18 (#2451C)

Echoes doesn't have 12 days of Christmas but we do have Twelve CD of the Month Picks. We'll go through them, first forward from January and then backwards from December.

Echoes In MemoriamDec 19 (#2451D)

Many musicians who lit up the Echoes sky left us this year. They may have left the planet but their music remains. John Diliberto remembers, with Echoes in Memoriam.

An Echoes Winter SolsticeDec 20 (#2451E)

Get ready for the big chill on An Echoes Winter Solstice. Echoes’ John Diliberto creates a soundscape of snow-shrouded trees, silent saguaro cacti and white-out conditions, with no Christmas Carols.

An Echoes Seasonal SoundscapeDec 23 (#2452A)

We create a soundscape for the season. Original songs mix with carols as we play music inspired by the season in all its quiet majesty and interior warmth. Original songs mix with carols.

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.

  • Best Albums of 2024 on Echoes

    Best-of Echoes 2024The Top 30

    It has been a great year for new music and we’ll pick out our Top 30 albums for your delight. We count down the complete top 30, in this uninterrupted stream.

  • 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.