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'.
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Echo Lyrics
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That’s it’s only way to be
If you knew, what I know
You wouldn’t ask anymore
Come on now, let it out
It’s time to scream and shout
But it won’t change this fickle game
You know I’ll take the blame
Safe and sound, get me out before I drown
It’s alright
It doesn’t matter if it’s wrong or right
It’s alright
The light has come to end the night
Follow me, you can please
Anyone you want to please
If you do you can go
I don’t want you anymore
Come on now tell me how
The noise is way to loud
Nothing gonna change it’ll stay the same
It's time to take the blame
Single me out, I don’t care how
Safe and sound, get me out before I drown
It’s alright
It doesn’t matter if it’s wrong or right
It’s alright
The light has come to end the night
It’s alright
It doesn’t matter if it’s wrong or right
It’s alright
The light has come to end the night
It’s alright
It doesn’t matter if it’s wrong or right
It’s alright
The light has come to end the night
The lyrics to Echo And The Bunnymen's song "It's Alright" speak to the struggle of feeling trapped in a game that cannot be won. With lines like "But it won’t change this fickle game" and "The noise is way too loud / Nothing gonna change it’ll stay the same," the song addresses the futility of trying to escape a situation that cannot be changed. The repetition of the phrase "It's alright" throughout the song, despite the pessimism in the rest of the lyrics, serves as a sort of mantra to convince oneself that everything will be okay.
Line by Line Meaning
Follow me, you can see
Join me and follow my lead, and you will see the truth.
That’s it’s only way to be
This is the only way to be, there is no other choice.
If you knew, what I know
If you had my knowledge, you wouldn't be questioning.
You wouldn’t ask anymore
You would understand and not ask any more questions.
Come on now, let it out
Express your emotions and let them out.
It’s time to scream and shout
It's time to let out all of your frustration and make some noise.
But it won’t change this fickle game
Despite the noise, nothing will change in this unpredictable game.
You know I’ll take the blame
I will accept responsibility for the outcome.
Single me out, I don’t care how
Blame me specifically, I am indifferent to how it's done.
Safe and sound, get me out before I drown
Remove me from this situation before it overwhelms me.
It’s alright
Everything is okay, there's no need to worry.
It doesn’t matter if it’s wrong or right
The morality of the situation is inconsequential.
The light has come to end the night
A new day has arrived, ending the darkness.
Follow me, you can please
If you follow me, you can make others happy with your actions.
Anyone you want to please
You have the ability to please anyone with your actions.
If you do you can go
If you please others, you can leave and not worry about consequences.
I don’t want you anymore
I am no longer interested in your company.
Come on now tell me how
Explain to me the details of the situation.
The noise is way too loud
The noise is too overwhelming to communicate effectively.
Nothing gonna change it’ll stay the same
The situation will remain the same, regardless of any attempts to change it.
It's time to take the blame
It's time to accept responsibility for the outcome.
The light has come to end the night
A new day has arrived, ending the darkness.
It’s alright
Everything is okay, there's no need to worry.
It doesn’t matter if it’s wrong or right
The morality of the situation is inconsequential.
The light has come to end the night
A new day has arrived, ending the darkness.
It’s alright
Everything is okay, there's no need to worry.
It doesn’t matter if it’s wrong or right
The morality of the situation is inconsequential.
The light has come to end the night
A new day has arrived, ending the darkness.
It’s alright
Everything is okay, there's no need to worry.
It doesn’t matter if it’s wrong or right
The morality of the situation is inconsequential.
The light has come to end the night
A new day has arrived, ending the darkness.
Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid
Written by: Randy Van Gelder
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