The Best Albums of 2024 on Echoes. 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. It was hard to choose just 30!
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.
The Greatest Love, by London Grammar, tops the Echoes October 2024 list, followed by Aukai, Rena Jones & Kilowatts, Twilight Archive, and 21 other great CDs.
Spinning on a Cosmic Dime, by Jeff Johnson and Phil Keaggy, tops the Echoes September 2024 list, followed by Kinobe, Trentmoller, John Gregorious, and 22 other great CDs.
Jaymie Rose Hennegan’s Transition tops the Echoes August 2024, followed by DiN’s 25th anniversary collection of electronic music, Trentmoller, Loreena McKennitt, and 22 other great CDs.
Mike Oldfield’s Hergest Ridge was the second of a brilliant four album run that began with Tubular Bells. Taking up two full album sides, it remains the apotheosis of progressive rock.
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.
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.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music by Tycho from his album, Infinite Health. It’s a return to form from the energized ambient artist. We’ll also hear guitarist John Gregorius.