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WE BE THE ECHO

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PAST SHOWS ARCHIVE & FLYERS
WE BE THE ECHO TV:
"Cosmic Cosby / Shredder" Live, Reno NV
We be the Echo - Shot Dead in SF by Frynare
· MORE VIDEOS HERE
MORE LINKS:
We Be The Echo on Pure Volume
We Be The Echo on Last FM
We Be The Echo on Reverb Nation
We Be The Echo on Jambase
We Be The Echo on The Silent Ballet
We Be The Echo on Sonic Living
BIO:
".... from this very tombstone came the voices.... orders instructing the formation of WE BE THE ECHO....an aural assault of math-metal-improv-dub....
....the human vessels to be utilized for this calling are to be found in San Francisco, met when they all played in Bm Relocation Program , and were weaned in other Bay Area & U.K. bands including Voorhees , Break It Up , The John Francis , Lifefire in Peopledom , Drama Mean for the Gift Id Child and others....can be summoned individually using the titles Myke, Ilk & Graeme....but collectively are far superior in their greater calling....
Mission: to aurally abuse and sonically disembowel....success rate so far: objective being fulfilled....."Cubist Music" EP sold out....countless souls destroyed in close sonic combat.... first full-length weaponry "Stanislaw Stories" unleashed Jan 2006....new EP "All-Star Destroyers" now out to further the sonic battle!...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/25/2005
Band Website: webetheecho.com
Band Members:
Graeme Nicholls plays stunt guitar

Myke Stryker plays melt-face bass

ilk abuses the drumset

Influences:2008 SHOWS:

Jan 10 - NEW YORK, NY- Cake Shop w/ Dysrhythmia, Stay Fucked, Alta Mira
Jan 11 - BOSTON, MA - P.A.'s Lounge, Somerville w/ Eroica, Hangman's Alphabet
Jan 26 - SACRAMENTO, CA - Sol Youth Arts Academy w/ Planets, Los Webelos & The Evening Episode
Feb 09 - LOS ANGELES, CA - The Smell w/ Totally Serious (ex-Upsilon Acrux), Tremellow, Bipolar Bear
Feb 29 - BAY AREA, CA - Elementary School Show - Leap Year Special!... Footage coming soon
Mar 09 - CHICO, CA - Codachella at Cafe Coda (All Ages Festival)
Mar 12 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Bottom Of The Hill w/ Planets, Headshear
Apr 04 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Bike Kitchen w/ Evacuee, The Silent Comedy, Get Back Loretta
May 02 - LOS ANGELES, CA - The Smell w/ Ninja Academy, Totally Serious, Lifeless Animation
May 03 - SAN DIEGO, CA - Chasers w/ Ninja Academy, Totally Serious, FKENAL
May 10 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Hemlock Tavern w/ Ninja Academy, Hey Three Eyes
Jun 02 - ROCKY HILL, CT - House show
Jun 04 - CHARLEROI, PA (western PA) - Italian Club w/ Salo
Jun 05 - MADISON, WI - Nottingham Co-op w/ Bullshitdozer, Echoes of Empire, Perry H Matthews
Jun 06 - CHICAGO, IL - Damaged w/ Stuck Underwater, The Usual Mistakes
Jun 07 - CLEVELAND, OH - Pats In The Flats w/ 1point3, Deerhead, Superpredator
Jun 08 - INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Luna Music In-store
Jun 09 - ST. LOUIS, MO - Lemp Arts Center w/ Sleep State, Bear Cub
Jun 10 - ATLANTA, GA - The Earl w/ Dysrhythmia, Chopper, Battlecat
Jun 11 - RICHMOND, VA - Alley Katz w/ Since 1913, Asleep at the Bottom of the Sea, The Jacob Spindel, Crunk Budder, Daniel Tomlinson
Jun 12 - BOSTON, MA - AfterHours at NorthEastern University w/ Eroica, Irepress, Plastic Reverie
Jun 13 - PHILADELPHIA, PA - Black Lodge w/ Power Castle, Little Ocean
Jun 14 - NEW YORK, NY - Death By Audio w/ Burbis, Tristan Da Cunha, Hazel-Rah
Jun 20 - LOS ANGELES, CA - Knitting Factory (Alterknit) w/ Dysrhythmia, Upsilon Acrux, Ninja Academy, Hurt Model
on our collective stereos, past & present:

math rock, brutal prog, prog rock, instrumental rock, heavy metal, shred guitar, frank zappa, stravinsky, ruins, negative approach, star wars, don caballero, minor threat, wilhelm scream, circus lupus, melt banana, king crimson, magma, secret chiefs 3, helmet, orthrelm, the mars volta, metallica (pre-bob rock), slayer, dillinger escape plan, hella, borat, oxes, battles, whitehouse, the misfits, Zs, bjork, tom waits, the boredoms, yip-yip, janes addiction, aphex twin, boards of canada, godspeed! you black emperor, raven riley, sis, slint, tortoise, mahavishnu orchestra, al di meola, the pixies, jessica alba, jesus lizard,freaks, allan holdsworth, video games, john mclaughlin, mike keneally, swims, steve vai, bruce lee, dream theater, mice parade, radiohead, bad dudes, fourtet, earthquakes, san francisco, shellac, rhianna, knight rider, rocky, halloween, battles, mmw, mind over matter, born against, lifetime, tera melos, ninja academy, steve vai, bad religion, jaga jazzist, the revolting cocks, the sex pistols, bttls, dave chappelle, ennio morricone, the sundays, ssd, mogwai, nels cline, innocence mission, sepultura, john coltrane, charles mingus, thelonius monk, eric dolphy, albert ayler, ornette coleman, keith jarrett, lkj, creation rebel, mr bungle, earth, prince far i, scientist, king tubby, lightning bolt, king crimson, family man, estradasphere, bartok, groundation, dead prez, dj premier, upsilon acrux, the roots, the rza, squarepusher, prince paul, hi-tek, dr. teeth & the electric mayhem, primus, zappa,
Sounds Like:
Interviews & Articles:

SF Bay Guardian - Pick of the Week (3/08)

Chico News & Review - Interview (10/07)

San Francisco Voice - Interview (5/07)

Show Reviews:

Grand Street News (New York City, 2/08): "...Their set started out thick and heavy. They play very loud, but not just for the sake of it. There is an urgency to go all out and match their intensity as I watched them from the back of the room. Before I knew it I had left my post holding up the back wall of The Cake Shop, and I was right in front of the stage to witness the assault. My ears hurt and I wished I had remembered my plugs, but I couldn’t forfeit my new spot. You might get hurt trying to keep up with these guys. They continued to raise stakes as their set built sonic momentum. By the end of the show, I looked around and made eye contact with other people in the crowd. People were screaming, but the shrieks were lost in the feedback..." (read full review)

SFismyhome (San Francisco, 10/07): "...very entertaining... [and] very worrying live. Potential injuries aside, I do really like their music, and judging from the size of the crowd I’m not the only one. It is no small feat to pack Bottom of the Hill... We Be The Echo is a real band..." (read full review)

CD Reviews:

30music.com : "... music is even more enigmatic than their name might suggest. Fully instrumental and impressively technical, We Be the Echos first full-length, Stanislaw Stories, is a prime example of music as art and technique rather than flat out entertainment... this trio creates a thick blanket of sound that the majority of larger bands could not ever hope to achieve even with layers and layers of studio tracks...a great illustration of what three very talented musicians can come up with when not worrying about marketing or classifying their music...the kind of disc that makes musicians jealous and average listeners say, 'What the hell is this?'..." (read full review)

The Owl Mag : "... these fellas possess outstanding skills on their instruments, and they relish in swift, unexpected genre flippages. But beyond the dazzle factor, there is a hypnotic quality evident straight away in the astonishing music they create as a disciplined unit...The bass is all dynamic lines pulsating and rolling under the drummer's Elvin Jones-like sheets of rhythm....theres heavy soul here as well...We be the Echo is an instrumentally expressive musical force... " (read full review)

Exclaim! : "... a whirlwind of instrumental noise... layered and innovative, this trio are built around maddening talent and the urge to explore and expand... Although relying heavily on math rock and resulting in chaotic time signatures, We Be the Echo still manage to make this album accessible, probably thanks to the hint of jazz and deep grooves that seeps through certain pockets of sound..." (read full review)

The Silent Ballet : "... the individual talent and creativity of the musicians involved create a dense, melodic, and at times chaotic listening experience... an impressive debut... a band to watch for in this ever evolving scene.” (read full review)

KSZU 90.1FM : "... instrumental madness... tight musicianship with a rhythm section that maintains something like a groove underneath all the time changes and fast picking. Intense."

Punk Planet: "... math rock that's worth putting into your calculator."

Splendid: "... a maddening array of time signature mayhem informed by math rock, jazz, Zappa and a smidgen of dub sensibility... talented crew make bass, guitar and drums sound like an orchestra, their smokin' beat instrumentals bridging groovy rhythm section with the cerebal directive of the avant garde."
SHOP:

ALL-STAR DESTROYERS (EP, 2007/08)
2nd PRESS DIGI-PACK available now!
Available CD or digital. Bonus track on CD only.

TRACKLIST:

1. Siddhartha & Nancy
2. The Cosmic Cosby Penguin Dance
3. Shredder Of Wheat & Souls
4. Bustin' Heads & Takin Gnomes
5. Debacle
6. Luggage (CD only)

---MAIL ORDER OPTIONS---
1.) Direct Mail (U.S. / worldwide):
Ship to:

2.) Mandai (Europe / worldwide)

3.) Aquarius Records (U.S. / worldwide) - coming soon

---DIGITAL OPTIONS---

napster · · rhapsody · etc

---RECORD STORES---

Aquarius Records (SF)
Amoeba Records (Hollywood)

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STANISLAW STORIES (LP, 2006)
Available CD or digital. CD by mail order or in-store.

TRACKLIST:
1. Intro/Disco Fever Blister
2. Hymns & Hearse
3. Dry Or Damp I'm Still The Champ
4. Don't Concentrate On The Finger Or You'll Miss All The Heavenly Glory
5. That's No Goon, It's A Space Station
6. Drain In Flood
7. Supermodel Snakepit
8. Tooth Sea
9. Constellation Sandwich

---MAIL ORDER OPTIONS---
1.) Direct Mail (U.S. / worldwide):
Ship to:

2.) Aquarius Records (U.S. / worldwide)

---DIGITAL OPTIONS---

napster · rhapsody · · snocap · most others

---RECORD STORES---

Aquarius Records (SF)
Amoeba Records (SF)

T-SHIRTS:

Size:
Ship to:

Record Label: chuckbeat
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

"All-Star Destroyers" - Wider Release (Europe & U.S.)

Our latest EP "All-Star Destroyers" continues its worldwide sonic assault-- here's some ever increasing options for putting your mitts on it:Europe:  Released today (May 5th) on Belgium-based Man...
Posted by WE BE THE ECHO on Mon, 05 May 2008 12:32:00 PST

"All Stars" EP second pressing + new stickers...

All-Stars Part II:The first limited edition CD of 'All Star Destroyers' EP sold out, so the release has now gone to a second pressing-- it is now available in a fantastic digi-pack, gatefold sleeve ve...
Posted by WE BE THE ECHO on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:20:00 PST

Elementary School W show!

We had a blast playing at Elementary School W yesterday, it was so much fun. Thanks to each and every one of you, and special thanks to Annie (and Jack) for asking us to do this. The poster the kids d...
Posted by WE BE THE ECHO on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:27:00 PST

Tour Chronicles (Fall-Winter 2008)

Los Angeles (Feb 08)The Smell in LA is beginning to feel like our second home, or at least our cool beach house. Jim is one of the coolest bookers we've ever dealt with, and we always play with great ...
Posted by WE BE THE ECHO on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:24:00 PST

Show Review - Cakeshop NYC

Here's a cool review of our recent show at Cakeshop in New York:New York - Cake Shop Review
Posted by WE BE THE ECHO on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:33:00 PST

Recent Interviews & Press

all you ever wanted to know about us... and much more. We be the Echo interview - Chico News & Reviewthanks Monica!We be the Echo interview - San Francisco Voicethanks SF Voice!...
Posted by WE BE THE ECHO on Thu, 03 May 2007 07:48:00 PST

NEW EP (CD + DIGITAL) / T-SHIRTS / TOUR

Our new EP "All-Star Destroyers" is creeping into wider release. We will be playing West Coast shows in Oct-Nov in support, with stops in LA, Portland, Seattle, Arcata, Chico, and of course SF.The las...
Posted by WE BE THE ECHO on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:51:00 PST

NEW EP OUT NOW!

Our new EP "All-Star Destroyers" is now available. This is a digital-only release so far-- the rest of your mp3 collection better beware of this 5-pronged aural assault.You can get it at brutalprog.co...
Posted by WE BE THE ECHO on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 12:48:00 PST

Flyers & Show History

Just for shits, here's a list of shows we played over the last couple of years. It's about 90% accurate.....More details will be filled in soon!also, check out our flyers gallery for visual stimulatio...
Posted by WE BE THE ECHO on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:20:00 PST

VIDEOS ONLINE

Check out this YouTube Channel for live vids. Or Click the following links:"All-Star Destroyers Promo Video"We be the Echo meets hitman, by our friend Frynrare. 1m45s. "Cosmic Cosby Penguin Dance" &am...
Posted by WE BE THE ECHO on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 03:34:00 PST