Echotape
Andover, United Kingdom | Established. Jan 01, 2014 | INDIE
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This popped into my inbox a couple of weeks ago, and to my shame, I told their patient PR person that I would cover them, and then didn’t!
So apologies to James, and apologies to Echotape. Because the track they sent me ‘Came Into My Blood’ is awesome. It takes their influences - who include the likes of M83, Mogwai, The Horrors and Echo & The Bunnymen (all faves around 17 Seconds Towers), and nods to Radiohead post OK Computer and the Errors, and run with it. A long, long way, in fact.
They have a four track EP on the way, for their debut album, they have worked with legendary producer Youth (he once of Killing Joke) who has worked with the likes of The Verve, The Orb and The Futureheads. They will support Killing Joke at London’s Roundhouse in March. I can’t find out who’s in the band - but just enjoy the music for what it is! - 17 Seconds
Echotape, a band that came together under a shared disillusionment that the vast majority of artists that presented themselves as “alternative” were, in fact, devoid of any discernible purpose or ambition beyond commercial or egotistic self-nourishment, have a four track EP scheduled for release later this year. Their first released track is called “Came Into My Blood” and it combines dream-like melodies, an upbeat rhythm similar to the Horrors, and passionate vocals. For their debut album, they have worked with legendary producer Youth (of Killing Joke fame) who has previously worked with the likes of The Verve, The Orb, and The Futureheads. They believe passionately in a more considered and coherent aesthetic mission, and so the band isolated themselves and wrote songs that reflected their convictions. I definitely recommend you check out Echotape, as they are on track to producing awe-inspiring music. - Lost in the Sound
Echotape are our latest ‘up & comer’ obsession and with a debut EP looking set for release, it’s about time we brought them to your attention.
They are the 5 piece of, Andi Karthauser, Marc Burford, Dan Bowman, Daniel Morriss and Mike Burford and they hail from South West England (small ‘off the map’ town apparently, so who knows?)
The band will release their debut 4 track EP, Sky Above Quarley Hill later this year and will follow that up with a lead single expected to be released around May time.
Previous release “Came Into My Blood” has it all, mystery, passion, edge, drive and energy. Some of these elements have gone a miss within the “Indie” world (yes that’s right, “Indie”) over the last five or so years.
Echotape could very well buck the trend, possessing a bucket load of substance and an apparent bravery to stick to their guns. They have a cleanliness and crispness in their sound which could prove to be a valuable asset in attacking the rock and roll depleted mainstream head on.
Tracks “Riding For A Fall” and “Black and White” are no different from “Came Into My Blood”. “Black and White” is the stand out track though, catchy chorus and addictive riffs delivered with the kind of passion that we’ve come to expect – but not recently seen – from British indie bands. - Minervia Noise
Echotape are our latest ‘up & comer’ obsession and with a debut EP looking set for release, it’s about time we brought them to your attention.
They are the 5 piece of, Andi Karthauser, Marc Burford, Dan Bowman, Daniel Morriss and Mike Burford and they hail from South West England (small ‘off the map’ town apparently, so who knows?)
The band will release their debut 4 track EP, Sky Above Quarley Hill later this year and will follow that up with a lead single expected to be released around May time.
Previous release “Came Into My Blood” has it all, mystery, passion, edge, drive and energy. Some of these elements have gone a miss within the “Indie” world (yes that’s right, “Indie”) over the last five or so years.
Echotape could very well buck the trend, possessing a bucket load of substance and an apparent bravery to stick to their guns. They have a cleanliness and crispness in their sound which could prove to be a valuable asset in attacking the rock and roll depleted mainstream head on.
Tracks “Riding For A Fall” and “Black and White” are no different from “Came Into My Blood”. “Black and White” is the stand out track though, catchy chorus and addictive riffs delivered with the kind of passion that we’ve come to expect – but not recently seen – from British indie bands. - Minervia Noise
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ECHOTAPE
Echotape come from the south of England. But they are a band of the world. Signed to a Dutch label, the group has toured Europe, played a string of dates in America and appeared at sold-out shows on several visits to Russia, where they played to a crowd of 15,000 at the V-ROX festival in Vladivostok. From Hollywood to Holyhead, Moscow to Madrid, they have won over heads, hearts and feet with a high-energy show that works brilliantly, both in the rammed clubs where they have made their name and on the big open stages that they increasingly find themselves heading towards. Like an English version of Kings Of Leon or a faster, more modern iteration of the Vaccines, Echotape bring vigour and swagger to songs freighted with a gilt-edged, modern pop-rock magic.
“I’ve always pictured us playing on big stages,” says singer, songwriter and guitarist Marc Burford. “We’ve got a big sound. And the lyrics are made for lifting people up. At festivals, I love getting everyone involved and just making people feel better - just giving the crowd a burst of pure energy and blowing them away with the feeling of the moment.”
The band comprises Marc (named on his Mum’s insistence after Marc Bolan) together with his brother Mike Burford (drums), Dan Bowman (guitar) and Joe Stickland (bass). They come from Hampshire, where Chris Evans has repeatedly endorsed them as one of the perennial stars of his annual CarFest extravaganza. They have worked on previous albums with award-winning producer Youth (aka Martin Glover) and James K Lewis (Rudimental, Arctic Monkeys, Clean Bandit) and achieved streaming figures in excess of a million for We’ve Been Dreaming, the lead single from their last album Wicked Way, which was a Top 40 hit on the Dutch iTunes chart.
Now comes Echotape’s new single, I Said It, a three-and-a-half-minute banger with a driving, dancefloor beat that grabs the listener from the opening bars and doesn’t let go: “I got a habit, I can’t kick it, I don’t know where to start…”
Accompanied by an exciting video [info/description?], I Said It is the first in a cycle of new releases planned for this year which have been produced by Marc in the band’s own studio. With a freshness and energy that sweeps all before it, the song marks the start of a new chapter for Echotape.
“We have worked with quite a few big producers,” Marc says. “We went out to Spain to write and record our first album Collective with Youth. We picked up loads of experience and ideas from him. And I learned even more on the technical side from working with James Lewis [on the EP This Could Be Anything]. But there comes a point where you think ‘Right, it’s time to do this myself.’ We’re the artist. We know how we want it to sound. We can make this the record of our dreams.”
In America, another Echotape song, Friend Like Me, has been chosen to feature in an episode of the award-winning NBC TV series Brooklyn Nine-Nine. “The call came through while I was mixing the new record,” Marc says. “It’s being used to liven up a bar scene, which sounds about right. Thanks, fellers!”
This latest sync exposure in the US follows consistent radio support in the UK where the band has played sessions for BBC Introducing and has regularly been featured on BBC 6Music and Radio 2 and playlisted at River Island and Topman stores.
Echotape got a taste of playing the big venues in Europe when they recently toured with US alt-pop legends the Posies. “That was a really enjoyable tour,” Marc says. “It wasn’t our usual crowd, but those venues have great sound systems and monitor rigs. We played the best and sounded the best we’ve done.” And a previous tour with New Zealand star Graham Candy introduced the band to a young pop audience as well as leading on to some co-songwriting sessions between Marc and Graham. Another admirer the band picked up on their travels is Carl Barat, who has been known to join Echotape for a jam onstage.
“A lot of people have quoted the lyrics of We’ve Been Dreaming, tagging themselves on Instagram, which is cool,” Marc says. “We haven’t lost the dream - although you do get knocked back. We’ve travelled a long way to get here. Now we just want to make a really good record, get out touring again and get a bit of serious traction.”
Little Romance is released on Gentleman Recordings, May 24th
London, February 2019
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