In the beginning, there was Will Ackerman. The guitarist and founder of Windham Hill Records launched a movement in 1976. Ackerman is still making music and he has a new album called Home.
We'll hear Hermanos Gutierrez, the Ecuadorian-Swiss brothers who make dreamy instrumentals that are like songs from the high desert. We’ll also hear Portuguese guitarist, Francis Mann.
In 2022, Tangerine Dream released an album called Raum, which means space. It's based on compositions left by the late founding member, Edgar Froese.
Music from Avant-pop singer Jenny Hval, who wrote her Master's thesis on Kate Bush. We'll also hear from David Helpling, Steve Gunn, and Sheryl Crow.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, music by Fall Therapy. He's an electronic musician from Grenoble who has a sound that moves from pure electronic to acoustic. We'll also hear Variant Field.
Music from Avant-pop singer Jenny Hval, who wrote her Master’s thesis on Kate Bush: “The Singing Voice as Literature.” Hval has a new album called Classic Objects.
Danish singer and composer Agnes Obel explores the vicissitudes of childbirth and new beginnings on her 5th album, The Meaning of Flowers, Echoes October CD of the Month.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, music by Fall Therapy. He’s an electronic musician from Grenoble who has a sound that moves from pure electronic to acoustic. We’ll also hear Variant Field.
Here’s the complete Top 30 of The Best of Echoes 2026. . . So Far. Veteran artists and debuts, electronic and acoustic. World fusion and deep space. It’s the best of your Echoes bliss. Hear the top 20 tonight on Echoes.
In 2017, Irish singer Moya Brennan came in to Echoes with her family band to play tunes from Moya’s solo record Canvas, as well as the Clannad classic “Theme from Harry’s Game.”
Tangerine Dream’s album is called Raum, which means space. They’ve been exploring it for over 5 decades. This album is based on compositions left by the late founding member, Edgar Froese.
We’ll hear Hermanos Gutierrez, the Ecuadorian-Swiss brothers who make dreamy instrumentals that are like songs from the high desert. We’ll also hear Portuguese guitarist, Francis Mann.
Steve Reich, was among the minimalist composers who shifted the firmament of music from Classical to Pop. To celebrate his 90th birthday, here are 10 essential Steve Reich recordings.
Brian Eno is bringing back Opal Records, the label he founded in 1988, with reissues of Another Day on Earth and Drawn from Life which have been largely unavailable for nearly two decades.
