Electronic composer Ray Lynch, a New Age Star in the 1980s and 90s, has died at age 82. His album Deep Breakfast and song “Celestial Soda Pop” were hallmarks of the new age era.
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Electronic Artist Ray Lynch R.I.P. 7/3/1943-12/22/2025
Tag: Ambient Chamber Music
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Tuesday, Feb 17, 2026 – David Arkenstone’s Quest
We go on a Quest for the Runestone on the next Echoes. That is the tile of David Arkenstone’s album that returns to his fantasy-laden orchestral sound with a lot of Celtic touches.
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Wednesday, Feb 11, 2026 – Angels Descend
Angels descend when we hear heavenly music as the spirits of angels fly through the soundscape with music from Jane Siberry, Iasos, Liminal Drifter and more heavenly bodies.
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Tuesday, Feb 10, 2026 – Long Tracks IV
More long tracks. We’ll hear a classic from Eberhard Weber off his album, The Colors of Chloe, and an electronic artist out of Denmark, Klaus Schonning, from his album, Symphodysse.
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Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 – Echoes Program 2602D
It’s another Journey into Long Tracks on the next Echoes. We’ll be hearing the title track to Michael Hoenig’s Departure from the Northern Wastelands, some Mike Oldfield, Nils Frahm, and more.
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Wednesday, Jan 28, 2026 – Music by Parra for Cuva
On the next Echoes, new music by Parra for Cuva. It sounds Latin but it’s a German electronic artist who has a bit of a Latin feel to his downtempo music on the album, Mimose.
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Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 – Long Tracks III
It’s Long Tracks III as we dig into some more expansive sounds for you. It will include a deep ambient meditation, a lost classic of German space music, a world fusion journey, and more.
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Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026 – Echoes Program 2601B
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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Echoes January 2026 CD of the Month: Martin & Haley
Deborah Martin & Jill Haley’s “Rendering Time” will send you into timeless space. It’s an album of deep moods and primal meditations and it’s Echoes January CD of the Month.
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Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 – Long Tracks II
It’s another Journey into Long Tracks on the next Echoes. We’ll be hearing the title track to Michael Hoenig’s Departure from the Northern Wastelands, some Mike Oldfield, Nils Frahm, and more.