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Echo-Bass

About Me

From autumn 2003 to the summer of 2005, Echo-Bass tore through the local music scene in Glasgow like a tornado, leaving a trail of awe-struck fans and broken guitar strings in their wake. Their tight, dynamic sound and energetic live performances helped them build a loyal and dedicated fanbase, with gigs at venues across the city including The Cathouse, Renfrew Ferry, Nice n Sleazys, Ivory Blacks, and even Glasgow Green.
Formed by high school friends Pol Romano, Nicholas Ball (aka Chink), Chris Mallon and Chris Gallagher, the band played a few gigs as a four-piece before completing the lineup with the addition of Chris Clark (aka Geo) as a second guitarist and backing vocalist, opening up a whole new world of songwriting possibilities without which such Echo-Bass classics as "Slide Away" would not have been possible.
Unfortunately, the band were dealt a tragic blow in June 2005, when Mallon was diagnosed with cancer, forcing the band to take an extended break from writing and gigging while they dealt with the illness of their close friend. However with Mallon having responded incredibly well to the long series of operations and treatment, the band returned in October 2006, supporting Dead City Riots on their album launch night!
Since then they have had a string of very successful gigs, recorded a new five track demo and recently took part in The Scottish Sun's Win-a-Deal competition, whose judges said "they ticked a lot of the right boxes for being a hit band" and "they have really powerful material and their two singers are brilliant!".
Russell Cooper replaced Chris Gallagher in May 2009 and the band are now working on new material for upcoming gigs. Echo-Bass would like to thank Gallagher for his contribution over the last 6 years. The band were also recently featured on Manchester Rock Radio 106.1 with the track Let Me Breathe played in a high profile Friday night slot and then on A-List rotation for the rest of the week. Huge thanks to everyone who voted for us to make this possible!!

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Member Since: 9/5/2006
Band Website: http://www.echo-bass.co.uk
Band Members: Chink - drums
Geo - guitar, vocals
Mallon - guitar
Pol - vocals
Rusty - bass

Guthrie - management
Influences: Rage Against The Machine
System of a Down
Nirvana
Skindred
One Minute Silence
At The Drive-In
Incubus
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Saul Williams
Oasis
Bloc Party
Arctic Monkeys
Deftones
Korn
Cypress Hill
Queens of the Stone Age

Sounds Like: MC Hammer on cornflakes
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

New Gig

Echo-Bass will be appearing at the West Highland Games taking place at West of Scotland Rugby Club in Milngavie on Saturday June 13th. Ticket prices, set times, etc still to be confirmed but will be p...
Posted by on Tue, 26 May 2009 13:32:00 GMT

Rock Radio @ 20.15

That's right, you can listen to Echo-Bass on rock radio 106.1 manchester, or online @ rockradiomanchester.co.uk.  They will be playing 'Let Me Breathe' at 20.15 and the track is on there A-list loop.S...
Posted by on Thu, 07 May 2009 16:28:00 GMT

Get Echo-Bass played on Rock Radio!

Each week Manchester's 106.1 Rock Radio showcases two bands on their website with a vote to decide which band gets their track played in a friday night slot and playlisted for the rest of the week. Ou...
Posted by on Sat, 02 May 2009 05:37:00 GMT

New Track Uploaded

A new acoustic demo track has been uploaded for your listening pleasures.The track is called "Don't Say Anything".     Enjoy!!!
Posted by on Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:51:00 GMT

Merry Christmas from the Bass

Echo-Bass would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and thank those of you who came along to see us at Ivory Blacks last night. Don't forget you can see us again at the Barrowlands 2 next fri...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Dec 2008 07:05:00 GMT

Ivory Blacks date changed

The gig at Ivory Blacks previously scheduled for Boxing Day has been changed to Saturday 27th instead and we now have the tickets available for this gig priced at £6 each. Don't forget we're also play...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:58:00 GMT

Gigs Gigs Gigs

Bouncing back from the unfortunate cancellation of the two gigs we had lined up at Rockers we now have three shows on the cards. First up we play BOX on Wednesday December 3rd which, as always at BOX,...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:59:00 GMT

CANCELLED!!!

Hey there Echo-Bass fans.  The gigs at rockers over the next couple of weeks have been cancelled.  We hope to get a few gigs lined up as soon as possible so keep your ears and eyes open...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:20:00 GMT

"So anyway, ’ere a wis..."

HUGE thanks to everyone who came along last night at such short notice to make our King Tuts debut one to remember. We hope to see you all again at Rockers on the 30th. SETLIST:I'm OutSlide AwayIf IVa...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Oct 2008 04:28:00 GMT

ECHO-BASS @ KING TUTS ON FRIDAY!!

We have been asked at the last minute to play a gig at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut on Friday night. This will be our first time playing this legendary venue so we are hoping to make it a good one despite i...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:58:00 GMT