There is
… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least twelve artists using the name Echo.
There is
- a Taiwanese indie pop band (回聲樂團);
- a China Mainland pop band (see below);
- a Swiss folk band with the name written as 'eCHo';
- an electronic group from the United States (see below);
- a Japanese hardcore band;
- a French electronic producer, (see below);
- a Hungarian pop band from the 70s;
-shoegaze indie artist with an album titled “adjust”
- a guitar-based 5-piece from Bad Segeberg in Germany (who recorded the three 'demo' tracks here);
- a hip hop group from Poland;
- a metal band from Israel and also an alternative rapper from Israel
- a Drum & Bass producer and DJ from the U.S.A. (San Francisco).
- a Romanian Progressive Rock group.
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The Chinese Mainland pop band, echo, started their career as indie band in Wuhan, and released the debut album "Echo" in 2007. The theme song from 'New Shanghai (新上海滩)' - 歌未央 (ge1 wei2 yang1, The Song not Ended) hits the public and makes them first known.
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Echo, a project from producers/multi instrumentalists JOY ASKEW & TAKUYA NAKAMURA, a seductive fusion of tradicional vocal jazz and downtempo electronic grooves.
On their eponymous debut, the New York duo puts a mesmerizing stamp on carefully-chosen jazz standards, as well as captivating originals. Echo was born from NYC's live drum & bass scene. Askew initially discovered Nakamura playing trumpet and keyboards at the SoHo nightclub Shine's popular party "Prohibited Beatz". The rotating live line-up of DJs, MCs, and diverse musicians inspired Askew instantly, because it reminded her of one of her biggest influences: Miles Davis' late-'60s electric period (In A Silent Way, Bitches Brew).
"At Shine I was seeing jazz re-emerging in a fresh way, because there's so much more technology to play with, and so many different directions you can go in, with drum and bass rhythms, and all the possibilities offered by electronics."
Askew and Nakamura began to collaborate. One afternoon at Askew's apartment, Nakamura played her a new track he'd been working on. "It was this great, bubbly rhythm," she recalls, and it inspired her to start singing the Cole Porter standard "I've Got You Under My Skin." The two seemingly disparate components fit hand-in-glove, and "within 20 minutes, we'd almost recorded the whole thing." By marrying the relaxed rhythmic undercurrents and cutting-edge production techniques with more-traditional songwriting, the pair had hit upon a unique direction for Echo.
One of the album's most affecting (and revealing) tracks is the moody, sensually rhythmic "Secret Self," inspired by Askew's long-standing love of Beat Generation authors like Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, and Jack Kerouac. In fact, the specific impetus, according to the singer, was listening to the excerpt "Jazz of the Beat Generation" from the CD "Jack Kerouac Reads On The Road".
Besides his current work with live drum and bass act Nerve and neo-soul outfit Organic Grooves, Takuya Nakamura has played with such jazz notables as flugelhorn great Clark Terry, drummer/arranger Bob Moses, and saxophonist Ravi Coltrane.
Taken from Echo's website
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ECHO was born in France during the year of 1971 and in the 1990's he played with several pop bands as both a bassist and a guitarist, however he always felt slightly frustrated that somehow he could not quite express himself fully. So three years ago he shut himself in a room and began the journey in nurturing his craft, where he developed into the outstanding musical producer that we see today.
Myspace gave ECHO the opportunity to gain exposure and within four months, he had obtained world wide air play and interest from record companies in the U.S, Germany and of course his native France.
Can also be found on last.fm as Echo (Fr) & Echo Armando, although officially it's just 'Echo'.
Only One
Echo Lyrics
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To wonder if you've got much longer
Holding on for something more
But never feeling any closer
On and on it seems to go
One way down a wrong way road
While all this time you spend, it seems
Is wasted away
Fighting the weight meant to replace
Wanting to live a life that's made for yesterday
cnd while your mistakes are finding their place
The moment you realize what makes it worth the wait
Is when you stop and find you're the only one
Left between the shore
cnd every sin that got you nowhere
Hoping all you had in store
Will somehow lead to where you're going
On this cloud you've seen before
But echoing from down below
cre all the nights you spent beneath
Chasing the waves
Fighting the weight meant to replace
Wanting to live a life that's made for yesterday
cnd while your mistakes are finding their place
The moment you realize what makes it worth the wait
Is when you stop and find you're the only one
The lyrics of Echo's song "Only One" depict a sense of reflection and introspection on a journey towards self-discovery and finding purpose. The first paragraph speaks to a feeling of time slipping away and the struggle to find something more meaningful in life. Despite the effort put into moving forward, the singer feels stuck on a path that seems to be leading in the wrong direction. The repetition in "on and on it seems to go" emphasizes the frustration and the sense of wasted time, leaving the singer feeling unfulfilled.
The second paragraph highlights the internal battle between accepting the weight of past mistakes and yearning to live a life that exists only in memories of the past. The singer recognizes that their mistakes have shaped their life, placing them on a different path than they had hoped for. However, in that moment of realization, there is a glimmer of hope. The wait becomes worthwhile when they acknowledge that they are the only one responsible for their own happiness and growth.
The third paragraph introduces a metaphorical imagery of being caught between the shoreline and the consequences of past choices. The singer is longing for the future, hoping that everything they have experienced has a purpose and will lead them to where they want to go. However, echoing from beneath is the reminder of the nights spent chasing temporary pleasures, realizing that those moments may have been wasted in the pursuit of something elusive.
Lastly, the repetition of fighting the weight meant to replace reinforces the struggle to overcome the burdens of the past and create a life that aligns with one's true desires. The singer yearns for a life that exists in the past, finding it difficult to let go of their mistakes. But once they recognize that they are the only one responsible for their own happiness and growth, they can find solace in their own journey.
Overall, "Only One" portrays the journey of self-discovery, the longing for fulfillment, and the realization that personal growth and happiness can only be found by embracing oneself as the sole architect of their own destiny.
Line by Line Meaning
You tell yourself the time has come
You convince yourself that it's finally the right moment
To wonder if you've got much longer
To question how much longer you have
Holding on for something more
Determined to continue in search of something greater
But never feeling any closer
Yet never experiencing any progress
On and on it seems to go
Persisting endlessly
One way down a wrong way road
Moving in the wrong direction
While all this time you spend, it seems
Despite all the time you invest, it appears
Is wasted away
It is all being squandered
Fighting the weight meant to replace
Struggling against the burden that should have been substituted
Wanting to live a life that's made for yesterday
Desiring to exist in a past that no longer exists
And while your mistakes are finding their place
While your errors are settling into their positions
The moment you realize what makes it worth the wait
The point at which you understand the reason it's worth waiting for
Is when you stop and find you're the only one
Is when you pause and discover that you are alone
Left between the shore
Left stranded on the shore
And every sin that got you nowhere
And every wrongdoing that didn't lead to progress
Hoping all you had in store
Having hope for all that you had planned
Will somehow lead to where you're going
Will in some way guide you to your destination
On this cloud you've seen before
On this familiar cloud you've encountered previously
But echoing from down below
But reverberating from below
Are all the nights you spent beneath
Are all the countless nights you endured underneath
Chasing the waves
Pursuing the ever-elusive waves
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