ECHOGRAM

Cork band Echogram_ have completed work on their debut album and are letting fans hear the fruit of their labour.

The band, fronted by Killian Pettit, have made the album version of 'Conspiracy' available on their Myspace page www.myspace.com/echogram.

As yet there is no release date for the album which was recorded at Cypress Hill’s Temple Studios in LA. While in LA, the band got to play in the world famous Viper Room.

Produced by Ciaran O’Shea, the LP was mixed by Sean Beavan of Marilyn Manson and No Doubt fame.

- HotPress.com

“Helloooooooooooooooooooo Wembley”. Okay, so the frontman of Irish rockers, Echogram, doesn’t actually say that when he comes onstage but he may as well do. Shaking the cobwebs out of the static crowd, the five piece from Cork hurtle into their set as if life itself depended on it tonight. They’ve already decided they’re a stadium rock band, they just haven’t got their stadium yet which certainly makes for an engaging show in the decidedly non-stadium-like surroundings of 299. Tight and riff-heavy with a cluster of solid rock numbers such as ‘Conspiracy’ and ‘Direkt Hit’, there’s plenty of potential in these swaggering twenty-somethings even if the electronics occasionally tend to wander into cheesy territory, with a whiff of, eek, Savage Garden around one of their ballads.

Yes, it’s clearly aimed at the American rock market but some of us aren’t too proud to admit a guilty pleasure or two from that area, and if Echogram keep storming ahead like this, we may find ourselves racking up a couple more. If there’s anything that lets the otherwise professional look of the group down, it’s their derivative stage presence. Sure, they’ve set out their stock as purveyors of US-stylee mainstream rock but there’s no need to strut and posture by-numbers. No denying these boys have confidence but confidence in their ability to be Echogram and not Bon Jovi would certainly go a long way.

Louise McHenry - TheFly.co.uk

Irish band Echogram recently released their 'Walk In The Sun Remixed' EP featuring six new takes on the band's debut single from electronic artists Ghostcopy, Kurtis Mantronik, Real and Bantum.

Echogram is one of Ireland's most promising bands. Their single, "Walk In The Sun", received huge support from local press and Irish radio, which lead to great headway on the UK airwaves. The band traveled to the States for the second time last winter in support of their first single, performing in and around Hollywood. Due to the amazing feedback from music fans worldwide, the band decided to team up with four electronic artists to hear their unique perspectives of the song.

Echogram frontman Kilian Pettit explains, "I've always loved bands who are open to and embrace dance music and electronic music culture in general. Two of the biggest influences on the band and me are Depeche Mode and U2. Throughout the 90s they consistently sent their music out to be remixed and I always really liked that idea." He continues, "We've had a couple of remixes done already and every time I'm excited to hear how other artists interpret our music. I'm never disappointed."

The 'Walk In The Sun Remixed' EP was released digitally through most online retail outlets in Ireland and the UK on Monday, July 18th and within the U.S. on Tuesday, July 19th.
- PureGrainAudio.com

Echogram have released the Walk In The Sun Remixed EP which features six new takes on the band's debut single from electronic artists Ghostcopy, Kurtis Mantronik, Real and Bantum.

Echogram is one of Ireland's most promising bands. Their single, "Walk In The Sun", received huge support from local press and Irish radio, which lead to great headway on the UK airwaves.

The band traveled to the States for the second time last winter in support of their first single, performing in and around Hollywood. Due to the amazing feedback from music fans worldwide, the band decided to team up with four electronic artists to hear their unique perspectives of the song.

Echogram frontman Kilian Pettit explains, "I've always loved bands who are open to and embrace dance music and electronic music culture in general. Two of the biggest influences on the band and me are Depeche Mode and U2. Throughout the 90s they consistently sent their music out to be remixed and I always really liked that idea." He continues, "We've had a couple of remixes done already and every time I'm excited to hear how other artists interpret our music. I'm never disappointed." - Anti Music

Promo clip for 'Walk In The Sun REMIXED', the new EP from ECHOGRAM released Monday 18th July. Featuring remixes by Ghostcopy, Kurtis Mantronik, Real and Bantum. Available as download only. iTunes (Irl): itunes.apple.com iTunes (UK): itunes.apple.com iTunes (US): itunes.apple.com 7 Digital: www.7digital.com Beatport: www.beatport.com Nokia: music.ovi.com Napster: music.napster.com Virgin (Fr): www.virginmega.fr Play: www.play.com Juno: www.junodownload.com Amazon (UK): www.amazon.co.uk Amazon (US): www.amazon.com Spotify: open.spotify.com - NME.com

This past week saw the release of Echogram’s Walk In The Sun REMIXED, a remix EP that contains a number of tracks by four electronic artists from both at home and abroad, Ghostcopy, Kurtis Mantronik, Real, and Cork’s own, Bantum. The artists have each reworked the song in their own distinctive manner and the result is quite interesting. The EP is a textbook example of how one song can be interpreted in many different ways, and each interpretation gives the track a new life.

The EP opens with what Echogram frontman Killian Petit describes a “hands in the air summer remix” by Ghostcopy. There’s a serious Chemical Brothers vibe off this track. Its relentless throb, the peaks and troughs put you in mind of ‘Star Guitar’. The extra lead synths added by Ghostcopy compliment Petit’s vocal line. It’s great to hear a contrasting but complimentary take on the band’s usual sound of electro driven rock.

With an Anglo-Jamaican background, Kurtis Mantronik’s take on Walk In The Sun is very different to the opener. This track would be right at home in any of the world’s clubs, or dance festivals. Listening to the swirls and pulses here, it’s hard not to imagine the tracks on a bigger stage. Kurtis gives equal priority to Petit’s vocal, something which Ghostcopy seemed to shrug off slightly, and the mix here is nicely balanced between the underlying rhythms and the vocal. The EP also features a subtly heavier version of the track for the remix’s true home on the dancefloor with a dub version of the song.

Next up is Real’s take on the song and again, we shoot off in another direction. It’s an altogether more laid back mix with a distinctly Garage tone. The standard Garage rhythm patterns open the song with pattering hi-hats, snapping rim hits and sporadic kicks as Real plays with the more subversive elements of Walk In The Sun. If Kurtis Mantronik gave a good balance between the vocals and the rhythms, Real gives whole bias towards the rhythms and vocals only feature slightly, and even then they are very much effected. Not that that’s a big gripe, but this reviewer is a sucker for a good vocal line, especially on tracks such as this. That said, the laid-back take on the band’s debut single here is great.

The fourth and final remix on the EP is by Cork’s own Bantum, aka Ruairi Lynch. Obviously each artist on the release brought their own style of music into their track and Bantum is no exception. Like his previous remixes for other artists have showcased, Lynch is a lover of reverb, big effected beats and even more effected vocals. All these traits are showcased here to great effect. It’s very much a shoegazey track and is easily the most lo-fi on the EP, but there’s a certain charm to that. As a whole, it’s an interesting EP; a nice departure from their usual sound. Definitely one to check out.

Drop-D Rating: 8/10
- Drop-d.ie

"[EchoGram show] a lot of potential... could really turn heads everywhere." - Futuresounds

"The EP is great - I love it!" "It's only a matter of time before EchoGram get signed." - 2fm

"EchoGram are a band using their heads... with songs that take your breath." - Hot Press

"the tracks are very commercial... The music is very much what is happening in the States at the moment and as England tends to follow on [EchoGram] could be in the right place at the right time." - n/a