This list is not like other lists. All “best of” lists are circumscribed by what music the listers were exposed to and personal tastes. In our case, it’s constrained by what we play on Echoes.
Best Of
Best Ambient/Electronic Albums of 2021
Tag: downtempo
Coming Up
Thursday, Jan 6, 2022 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, music by The Album Leaf, revisited. Jimmy Lavalle has gone back to his 2001 album, One Day I’ll Be On Time, and reworked it as One Day XX
Coming Up
Tuesday, Jan 4, 2022 – Best of Echoes 2021
Before diving into 2022, we take a look back at the Best of Echoes 2021. We’ll hear the top 20 from our 30 best albums of last year.
Coming Up
Weekend, Jan 1-2, 2022 – 30 Icons: Brian Eno & Steve Roach
Brian Eno & Steve Roach were voted #1 and #2 in our 30 Icons of Echoes. This weekend, we revisit these influential icons who have shaped the soundscape of Echoes and beyond.
Coming Up
Friday, Dec 31, 2021 – Downtempo Ambient New Year’s Eve
Stomp on 2021 and blow it out of your mind when we dance in 2022 with a Downtempo Ambient New Year’s Eve Soundscape. All systems are plugged in and the chill is turned up to 11.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: EMEAPP’s Electronic Museum
Coming Up
Monday, Dec 27, 2021 – 30 Icons: Brian Eno
Brian Eno is #1 of 30 Icons of Echoes. He has influenced our sonic landscape for nearly a half-century, from ambient to pop and beyond. It’s an all Eno show, including a profile.
Best Of
Best of Echoes 2021-The Top 30 Albums of the Year
The Best of Echoes 2021. We pick out our 30 Favorite albums of the year covering the range of the Echoes Soundscape. This is a Best of list like no other. 2021 Sucked! This list doesn’t.
Playlists
Weekend, Dec 11-12, 2021 – Programs 2149A & 2149B
We visit the Electronic Music Education and Preservation Project, EMEAPP. It’s a museum of electronic instruments from the earliest devices through Keith Emerson’s keyboard rig and beyond.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Marconi Union – The Echoes Interview
