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Weekend listeners get ready for the Best of Echoes 2026. . . So Far. In this semiquincentennial year we are casting back at all the music we have played thus far at the mid-point of the year and seeing which releases stood out. We’ve compiled a ranked list of 30 recordings that we think rose above the crowd and today, we’re going to hear the Top 20.

On a Slow Flow Echoes, music by Sigur Ros. The Icelandic post-rock band’s album called ATTA goes into deeply ambient modes. We’ll hear music from that, and Mimi Page‘s trek into deep meditative music. It’s called Sound Healing Volume 1. The doctor is in, when John Diliberto brings it to us on Echoes from PRX.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS Mutantrumpeter Ben Neill argues for musical democracy now! in the Echoes Podcast.. If you’ve listened to Echoes over the last 30 years, you’ve heard the music of Ben Neill a lot. He plays an instrument called the mutantrumpet which has 3 trumpet bells, a trombone slide, two sets of valves and a lot of electronics. He’s been making music on the edges of electronica since his 1995 album, Green Machine.

Music to soothe your soul by Lis Addison. Her album is called Songs from the Mara, inspired by her sojourns to Kenya and her environmental work there. It’s all part of the chilled environment of Echoes with John Diliberto from PRX.

Ben Neill has been on the bleeding edge of new and electronic music for decades. He created his own instrument, the Mutantrumpet, which has three bells, two valve sets, a mini-trombone slide and all kinds of electronics to create a music that references Miles Davis and lounge music, urban jungle beats and space music overdrive.

We have music by Shekina Rose, a singer from Sedona who is fully immersed in that town’s new age culture. She’s got a song for whales. We’ll also hear the electronic Arabic fusion of Didon remixed by Bombay Dub Orchestra. Music is the universal language on Echoes with John Diliberto from PRX.

We only had time for the top 20 tracks on the radio broadcast, but here’s the full top 30: The Best of Echoes 2026 – So Far… continuous and uninterrupted.

Here’s our 30 favorite albums of the year, so far.

Thursday, July 9, 2026 – Music from Lis Addison Music from Lis Addison Music to soothe your soul by Lis Addison. Her album is Songs from the Mara, inspired by her sojourns to Kenya and her environmental work there. It’s all part of the chilled environment of Echoes with John Diliberto from PRX. Listen NOW at Echoes On-Line

Friday, July 10, 2026 – Slow Flow Echoes Music from Sigur Ros and Mimi Page on a Slow Flow Echoes. On a Slow Flow Echoes, music by Sigur Ros. The Icelandic post-rock band has an album called ATTA that goes into deeply ambient modes. We’ll hear music from that, and Mimi Page‘s trek into deep meditative music. It’s called Sound Healing Volume 1. The doctor is in, when John Diliberto brings it to us on Echoes from PRX. Hear it on Echoes Online Right Now!