Genre | Ambient music, Electronic music, New Acoustic music dreampop alternative rock and other related styles |
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Running time | 2 hours, nightly |
Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
Syndicates | Public Radio International |
Hosted by | John Diliberto |
Created by | John Diliberto and Kimberly Haas |
Written by | John Diliberto |
Produced by | Jeff Towne |
Executive producer(s) | John Diliberto |
Original release | October 1989 – present |
Website | echoes |
Podcast | echoes |
Echoes is a daily two-hour music radio program hosted by John Diliberto featuring a soundscape of ambient, space, electronica, and new-age music. The program features in-depth artist interviews and intimate "living room" performances. Interview subjects have included Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel, Laurie Anderson, and Philip Glass. Live performers have included Yo-Yo Ma, Pat Metheny, Loreena McKennitt, Steve Roach, Air and many others. Echoes has produced sixteen CD collections from these and other in-studio performances. Distributed by Public Radio International, Echoes is currently heard on about 80 radio stations. Echoes can also be heard on the web, with 24/7 streaming and on-demand audio available.
Echoes was created in 1989 by Kimberly Haas and John Diliberto, a music journalist whose works have appeared in Billboard, Pulse, Jazziz, Down Beat, Musician, and Amazon.com. He has also produced Peabody Award-winning documentaries for National Public Radio's Jazz Profiles. Haas and Diliberto had previously produced the award-winning documentary series Totally Wired (1982–1989), which won Columbia University's Major Armstrong Award, the Ohio State Award, and the National Federation of Community Broadcaster's Award.