- We Be the Echo
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Name = We Be The Echo
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Origin =San Francisco , USA
Genre =Math rock
Years_active = 2003–present
Label = Chuckbeat Records
Associated_acts = Bm Relocation Program, Voorhees,Break It Up ,The John Francis
URL = [http://www.webetheecho.com/ webetheecho.com]
Current_members =Graeme Nicholls Ilk Koskelo Myke Stryker
Past_members =We Be the Echo is an American
instrumental rock band fromSan Francisco . They play a blend ofmath rock ,brutal prog , punk,jazz andheavy metal with dub influenced bass lines. The band's sound is based on melodic and rhythmically challenging short songs that often incorporateshred guitar . Formed in 2003 from the remnants of theBay Area experimental band Bm Relocation Program, We Be the Echo are currently active and tour regularly.The band members have also variously played (or continue to play) in other bands/projects including
UK -based hardcore punk bands Voorhees andBreak It Up , andSan Francisco -basedThe John Francis , Life Fire In Peopledom, The Mao, Drift Erratics and others."We Be the Echo" is a phrase the
Yorkshire Ripper ,Peter Sutcliffe claimed to have heard heard coming from a gravestone [http://www.execulink.com/~kbrannen/trial04.htm] while working as a grave digger inBingley ,West Yorkshire .Members
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Graeme Nicholls - Guitar
*Myke Stryker - Bass
*Ilk Koskelo - DrumsDiscography
*"Cubist Music" EP (2004) - Chuckbeat Records
*"Dry Or Damp - I'm Still The Champ" - (2006) Copper Press Magazine Compilation (#27)
*"Stanislaw Stories " LP (2006) - Chuckbeat Records
*"All-Star Destroyers " EP (2007/08) - BrutalProg.com/Chuckbeat Recordsee also
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List of math rock groups
*Brutal prog
*Experimental rock External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/webetheecho MySpace page]
* [http://www.webetheecho.com Official Website]
* [http://www.purevolume.com/webetheecho On PureVolume]
* [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22we+be+the+echo%22&search=Search Live footage on youtube.com]
* [http://www.sanfranvoice.com/sf-bands-speak-we-be-the-echo/ San Fran Voice Interview]
* [http://www.newsreview.com/chico/Content?oid=593246 Chico News & Review Interview]
* [http://www.thesilentballet.com/dnn/ToursBios/tabid/69/topic/We+Be+the+Echo/Default.aspx The Silent Ballet]
* [http://www.jambase.com/Artists/Artist.aspx?ArtistID=49324&a=WeBeTheEcho On Jambase]
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