We Be the Echo
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We Be the Echo is an American
instrumental rock
band from San Francisco. They play a blend of math rock
, brutal prog, punk
, jazz
and heavy metal
with dub
influenced bass lines. The band's sound is based on melodic and rhythmically challenging short songs that often incorporate shred guitar
. Formed in 2003 from the remnants of the Bay Area experimental band Bm Relocation Program, We Be the Echo are currently active and tour regularly.
The band members have also variously played (or continue to play) in other bands/projects including UK-based hardcore punk bands Voorhees and Break It Up
, and San Francisco-based The John Francis, Life Fire In Peopledom, The Mao, Drift Erratics and others.
We Be the Echo is a phrase the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe
claimed to have heard coming from a gravestone http://www.execulink.com/~kbrannen/trial04.htm while working as a grave digger in Bingley
, West Yorkshire
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
instrumental rock
Instrumental rock
Instrumental rock is a type of rock music which emphasizes musical instruments, and which features very little or no singing.Examples of instrumental rock can be found in practically every subgenre of rock, often from musicians who specialize in the style, most notably Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Link...
band from San Francisco. They play a blend of math rock
Math rock
Math rock is a rhythmically complex guitar-based style of experimental rock that emerged in the 1980s and that was very influenced by progressive rock like King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Henry Cow - and 20th century composers such as Steve Reich and John Cage...
, brutal prog, punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
, jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
and heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
with dub
Dub music
Dub is a genre of music which grew out of reggae music in the 1960s, and is commonly considered a subgenre, though it has developed to extend beyond the scope of reggae...
influenced bass lines. The band's sound is based on melodic and rhythmically challenging short songs that often incorporate shred guitar
Shred guitar
Shred guitar or shredding is lead electric guitar playing that relies heavily on fast guitar solos. While some critics argue that shred guitar is associated with "... sweep-picked arpeggios, diminished and harmonic minor scales, finger-tapping and ... whammy-bar abuse", several guitar...
. Formed in 2003 from the remnants of the Bay Area experimental band Bm Relocation Program, We Be the Echo are currently active and tour regularly.
The band members have also variously played (or continue to play) in other bands/projects including UK-based hardcore punk bands Voorhees and Break It Up
Break It Up
Break It Up can mean:*Break It Up , a 1981 single by Foreigner*Break it Up , a 1998 single by Rocket from the Crypt*Break It Up , a 1985 album by SSD...
, and San Francisco-based The John Francis, Life Fire In Peopledom, The Mao, Drift Erratics and others.
We Be the Echo is a phrase the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe
Peter Sutcliffe
Peter William Sutcliffe is a British serial killer who was dubbed "The Yorkshire Ripper". In 1981 Sutcliffe was convicted of murdering 13 women and attacking seven others. He is currently serving 20 sentences of life imprisonment in Broadmoor Hospital...
claimed to have heard coming from a gravestone http://www.execulink.com/~kbrannen/trial04.htm while working as a grave digger in Bingley
Bingley
Bingley is a market town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
.
Members
- Graeme Nicholls - Guitar (also played in VoorheesVoorhees (band)Voorhees is a hardcore punk band formed in Durham, England. From early 1990 until late 2001 they released numerous records on various international record labels and toured Europe and the USA frequently...
, Bm Relocation Program, Break It Up, Drift Erratics) - Myke Stryker - Bass (also played in Maogojhiata, Bm Relocation Program, The John Francis)
- Ilk Koskelo - Drums (also played in Bm Relocation Program, The John Francis, Drift Erratics)
Discography
- Cubist Music EP (2004) - Chuckbeat Records
- Dry Or Damp - I'm Still The Champ (2006) - Copper Press Magazine Compilation #27
- Stanislaw Stories LP (2006) - Chuckbeat Records
- All-Star Destroyers EP (2007/08) - Chuckbeat/Brutal Prog/Mandai
- Masks LP (2009) - Chuckbeat/Brutal Prog
- Return To Nations LP (2011) - Chuckbeat Records
Sources
- Soundshock (UK) (Review)
- Spinning Platters (SF) (Interview)
- Grand Street News (NYC) (Live review)
- San Fran Voice (SF) (Interview) - retrieved on October 27, 2008
- News Review (Chico) (Article) - retrieved on October 27, 2008
- The Owl (Review) - retrieved on October 27, 2008
- 30music.com (Canada) (Review) - retrieved October 31, 2008
- The Silent Ballet