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Daily Echoes

  • Long Tracks VIII

    Wednesday, Oct 23, 2024 – Echoes #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. →

  • Dean and Britta and Sonic Boom - A Peace Of Us

    Tuesday, Oct 22, 2024 – Echoes #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. →

  • Hans-Joachim Roedelius turns 90

    Monday, Oct 21, 2024 – Echoes #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. →

  • Friday, Oct 18, 2024 – Echoes #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. →

  • Slow Flow Echoes

    Thursday, Oct 17, 2024 – Echoes #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. →

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 – Stargazing

Four hours of uninterrupted instrumental music for staring at the stars, including selections by Erik Wollo, Michael Stearns, William Orbit, Jean-Michel Jarre, Steve Roach and many more.

Space

An over-five-hour uninterrupted instrumental soundscape featuring spacemusic inspired by the futuristic vision of the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, including music by Vangelis, Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze, and many more recordings, old and new.

Wordless Echoes – American Landscapes

A three-hour soundscape inspired by the landscapes of America, including Steve Roach, Jill Haley, Peter Kater, Paul Winter, Tycho, Pat Metheny, Patrick O'Hearn, and many more.

Wordless Echoes – American Landscapes 2019

Music inspired by the mountains, rivers, plains and shorelines of the United States, including recordings by Paul Winter, Ry Cooder, Pat Metheny and many others.

Wordless Echoes – American Landscapes 2015

Music inspired by the mountains, rivers, plains and shorelines of the United States, including recordings by Paul Winter, Ry Cooder, Pat Metheny and many others.

Echoes Programs: Last Ten Weeks

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Aug 12 (#2433A)

We have one conversation with a trio that has released an album called Seven Conversations. They are Jeff Oster, Vin Downes and Tom Eaton. We talk to them about improvising in ambient space.

Aug 13 (#2433B)

On the next Echoes, Golden Blue, a husband and wife duo making an intoxicating dream pop. We’ll also hear music from New Zealand’s Melissa Cox who one magazine calls, "medieval hip-hop."

Aug 14 (#2433C)

Head into psychedelic space on the 50th anniversary of Tangerine Dream’s Phaedra. This is a seminal album that essentially launched the whole sequencer school of electronics.

Klaus Schulze - BlackdanceAug 15 (#2433D)

On the next Echoes we celebrate Klaus Schulze's Blackdance. Released in 1974, it was Schulze's 3rd release and the first to see him moving in the direction of music for which he's best known.

Edgar Froese - AquaAug 16 (#2433E)

We get liquid with Edgar Froese's solo debut album, Aqua, released 50 years ago. Froese was the founding member of Tangerine Dream, but this album went more experimental.

Limina (Tyler Durham)Aug 19 (#2434A)

Take Sigur Ros, add strings and a more classical sensibility, and you’d get Limina. By day, Tyler Durham works on film scores. At night he fires up his virtual orchestra as Limina.

Slow Flow EchoesAug 20 (#2434B)

Ride the current of a Slow Flow Echoes. We'll hear music from Lena Natalia. The Chicago based pianist creates ambient piano works on her album, Hidden Treasures.

Slow Flow EchoesAug 21 (#2434C)

On a Slow Flow Echoes, music by Orchestra Indigo, which isn't an orchestra, but just Richard Randlett. When he isn't playing blues rock he creates electronic ambient chamber music.

Slow Flow EchoesAug 22 (#2434D)

On a Slow Flow Echoes, music by Gustavo Santaolalla from his score to The Last of Us, the HBO dystopian monster series. We'll also hear a remix of a track by Omar Faruk Tebilek.

Slow Flow EchoesAug 23 (#2434E)

Do you listen to Echoes to go to sleep? Well, we have the perfect music for you when we hear from Max Richter's album, Sleep-Tranquility Base, on a Slow Flow Echoes.

Aug 26 (#2435A)

We go on a quest with David Arkenstone. He returns to fantasy themes and epic orchestrations on his latest release, Quest for the Runestone. Join us in the land of myth on Echoes.

Trentemøller - DreamweaverAug 27 (#2435B)

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.

Long Tracks VIAug 28 (#2435C)

Settle in for another night of Long Tracks on Echoes. We're going to hear a modular exploration from Steve Roach, an ambient track by Pantha Du Prince, and something from Lisa BellaDonna.

Slow Flow EchoesAug 29 (#2435D)

On a Slow Flow Echoes, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Mike Oldfield's Hergest Ridge. We'll also hear new music by Tycho from his album, Infinite Health, a return to form from the energized ambient artist.

KasboAug 30 (#2435E)

Kasbo is an electronic artist out of Sweden whose music hangs between ambient and EDM. He has a new album, The Learning of Urgency. We'll hear that, as well as music by Caoilfhionn Rose.

Jeff Johnson & Phil KeaggySep 2 (#2436A)

Our CD of the month is a galactic journey from Jeff Johnson and Phil Keaggy. The keyboardist and guitarist take a more ambient approach on their album, Spinning on a Cosmic Dime.

Sep 3 (#2436B)

Zanias usually sings words, but on her latest album, Ecdysis, she takes inspiration from Dead Can Dance and hallucinogens and goes wordless. We talk to Zanias about her ecstatic singing.

Summer's EndSep 4 (#2436C)

It's Summer's End on the next Echoes. Take a wistful glance back at the sound of summer as we get ready for the turn into fall. Join John Diliberto in a final summer soundscape.

Slow Flow EchoesSep 5 (#2436D)

On a Slow Flow Echoes some deep ambient improvisations by electronic artist Robert Rich and Italian ambient guitarist Luca Formentini. They head far into the sky on Cloud Ornament.

Caoilfhionn RoseSep 6 (#2436E)

New music by Caoilfhionn Rose. She's a British singer with roots in traditional folk music and branches in contemporary ambient and jazz. We'll hear from her new album, Constellation.

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.

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.