(pic. Z. Besirevic)
BIO
We Be The Echo are a San Francisco based tour-de-force instrumental band. With influences drawn from prog, math-rock, dub reggae, heavy metal, hardcore punk and free jazz, the trio weave sonic tapestries that will literally melt faces. With a live show not to be missed this SF based trio will be bringing the 'sonic disembowelment' to the next level somewhere near you soon. You have been warned...
Graeme Nicholls - stunt & comedy guitar
Myke Stryker - melt-face bass
Ilk- abuses the drumset
TOUR DATES
In support of new "All Star Destroyers" EP.
2008
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 - SCHOOL SHOW - Leap Year Special!
Mar 09 - CHICO, CA - Cafe Coda TBA (All Ages Festival)
Mar 12 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Bottom Of The Hill w/ Planets, Headshear
May 02 - LOS ANGELES, CA - The Smell w/ Ninja Academy, Totally Serious
May 03 - SAN DIEGO, CA - Chasers w/ Ninja Academy, Totally Serious
Jun 20 - LOS ANGELES, CA - Knitting Factory (Alterknit) w/ Dysrhythmia, Upsilon Acrux, Ninja Academy, Hurt Model
2007
Oct 12 - UPLAND - The Wire (all ages)
Oct 13 - LOS ANGELES - The Smell (all ages)
Oct 25 - SAN FRANCISCO - Bottom Of The Hill (all ages)
Oct 27 - CHICO - Cafe Coda (all ages)
Nov 08 - ARCATA - Jambalaya
Nov 09 - SEATTLE - Rendezvous Jewelbox Theater
Nov 10 - PORTLAND - The Salad House (free show!)
Nov 16 - SAN FRANCISCO - The Hemlock
See We Be The Echo myspace page for address and line-up info.(Link below).
REVIEWS
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... "
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..."
Chico News & Review: "...Two of the tracks off All-Star Destroyers, "Cosmic Cosby Penguin Dance" and "Shredder of Wheat and Souls," are spastic and precise, and pull as much from jazz as they do from punk and metal, with odd-timed beats accompanied by dual guitar leads. The songs are stacked with more layers than a wedding cake, but with careful listens you can also hear pieces of music and dialogue from the Star Wars and Indiana Jones films...."
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.”
Punk Planet: "... math rock that's worth putting into your calculator."
OFFICIAL WEB:
webetheecho.com
myspace.com/webetheecho
LIVE FOOTAGE:
at YouTube
at AudioOverload
MORE WE BE WIKI:
at Wikipedia.org