The 2026 Grammy Awards were announced and the New, Age, Ambient and Chant category continues to confound. John Diliberto digs into this year’s nominees.
Reviews & Commentary
New Age etc Grammy Awards 2026
Tag: Progressive Rock
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Mike Oldfield-Ommadawn’s 50th
Playlists
Wednesday, Nov 5, 2025 – Echoes Program 2544C
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.
Coming Up
Friday, Nov 14, 2025 – Slow Flow Echoes
Electronic sounds from Argentina. Ulises Labaronni records on the British DiN label as Sophos, and Pabellon Sintético teams up with American artist Paul Ellis on Veiled Portraits.
Playlists
Friday, Oct 31, 2025 – Echoes Program 2543E
As if the world isn’t scary enough out there, it’s an Echoes Halloween. John Diliberto is your crypt keeper of sonic terror, soundtracking your Halloween night.
Coming Up
Thursday, Nov 13, 2025 – Another Green World @ 50
On the Next Echoes, the 50th Anniversary of Brian Eno’s Another Green World. This album moved him out of art rock and into a sound that was totally new and uniquely Eno.
Wordless Echoes
Wordless Echoes – Halloween
We explore the dark side on an Echoes Halloween., in a four-hour uninterrupted soundscape exploring the worlds of ghosts, witches, warlocks, spirits and the supernatural.
Playlists
Friday, Oct 24, 2025 – Echoes Program 2542E
Drifting your way on a Slow Flow Echoes is 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.
Coming Up
Wednesday, Nov 5, 2025 – Ommadawn’s 50th
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.
Coming Up
Tuesday, Oct 28, 2025 – Two Artists from Japan
Two artists from Japan: Kitaro from his album, An Enchanted Evening, which has just been reissued, and Hiroki Okano from his latest, Kyoumei. That translates as sympathy or resonance.