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.
Playlists
Wednesday, Nov 5, 2025 – Echoes Program 2544C
Tag: synthesizer
Coming Up
Wednesday, Nov 19, 2025 – Vangelis Heaven & Hell
Travel through Heaven & Hell, the 1975 album by Vangelis on it’s 50th anniversary. He created an orchestra of sound with synthesizers and percussion. Hear it all on Echoes.
CD of the Month
Echoes November CD of the Month: Azam Ali – Synesthesia
Azam Ali of Vas and Niyaz returns with a new solo album, Synesthesia, exploring themes of sensory perception, loss, fear and love. It’s Echoes November CD of the Month.
Coming Up
Monday, Nov 17, 2025: Deepspace Interview
Deepspace is Australian electronic artist Mirko Ruckels. His recent albums, Neon Blue Utopia and Water Planets, are immersive ambient albums wrapped in science fiction stories.
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.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Singer Azam Ali Interview
Coming Up
Wednesday, Nov 12, 2025 – James Asher’s Peace Wagon
Get on the Peace Wagon. That’s a composition from new age and world fusion artist James Asher. We’ll also hear music from a compilation called Music for the Lunar Halflight.
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.