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)
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2.) Mandai (Europe / worldwide)
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napster ·
· rhapsody · etc
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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
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napster · rhapsody · · snocap · most others
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Amoeba Records (SF)
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Record Label: chuckbeat
Type of Label: Indie