Echolyn release finally coming
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Topic: Echolyn release finally coming
Posted By: ingmin68
Subject: Echolyn release finally coming
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 11:31
 http://echolyn.com" rel="nofollow - http://echolyn.com THIS time made me really curious...(7-years span...)
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Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 21:15
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Interesting! A bit of a "post rock" sound in the intro. ------------- -- Frank Swarbrick Belief is not Truth. |
Posted By: Monadology
Date Posted: May 11 2012 at 23:35
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http://echolyn.com/preorder.asp" rel="nofollow - Pre-orders are up. The album is named echolyn and it will release June 19th (preorders ship on June 11th). Also, it's on vinyl. |
Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: May 12 2012 at 15:14
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Ordered! yay! ------------- -- Frank Swarbrick Belief is not Truth. |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: May 12 2012 at 15:23
I get paid in thirteen days. I am having this. 
------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: May 12 2012 at 15:38
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lol fanboi I'm looking forward to this too, clip sounds promising. :O ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: colorofmoney91
Date Posted: May 12 2012 at 16:22
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"Echolyn release finally coming" sounds erotic. But I like Echolyn, and I'll be looking forward to this. ------------- http://hanashukketsu.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow - Hanashukketsu |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: May 12 2012 at 16:41
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^ Ditto on both accounts. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: ingmin68
Date Posted: May 17 2012 at 08:50
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The new double album by Echolyn release date is June 19th! www.echolyn.com Pre-orders available! (Mine is in, of course!  )Ah! My most-cherished release in recent years!! What can I do in the meantime?
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: May 17 2012 at 09:01
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Make a few more posts. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: May 21 2012 at 17:29
| Ordered it, I have high expectations. |
Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: May 21 2012 at 18:47
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colorofmoney91 wrote:Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: May 21 2012 at 21:54
I'm wicked excited, but nothing will beat Mei.  ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: May 21 2012 at 22:44
True. -------------
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Posted By: jonnyfrostbite
Date Posted: May 22 2012 at 06:14
| Preordered my vinyl the day after preorders opened... Been waiting 6 years for this! Does anyone know what the cover artwork looks like? I saw this dark window-like design on the preorder page, does that have something to do with it? |
Posted By: Monadology
Date Posted: May 29 2012 at 19:10
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The album is being previewed live http://www.progscaperadio.com/index.php" rel="nofollow - here and it sounds fantastic! EDIT: I'm pretty sure my pre-order money was well invested even if Island turns out to be the only good track.
EDIT II: They'll be spreading all eight tracks out through the three hour broadcast so you have plenty of time to hop on board (and a rebroadcast tomorrow if you miss it). EDIT III: The bookend tracks of the first disc (Island and Some Memorial) are just incredible, and the filling (not filler) in between is quite tasty as well. |
Posted By: infandous
Date Posted: May 30 2012 at 09:24
Ordered. Guess I need to get The End Is Beautiful Now  (and Cowboy Poems Free.......have not heard either, except some tracks played live at Nearfest). |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: May 30 2012 at 09:41
Ordered. 
------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: echolynfan
Date Posted: June 11 2012 at 14:26
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Just received my digital 24 bit download this morning (I pre-ordered the vinyl) The level of excellence that went into the creation of this masterpiece is just breathtaking. The musicianship...arrangements....vocals...lyrics and the mixing/mastering exceeded even my expectations. My headphones have been glued to my head since early this morning and I'll be living in this new musical world they've created for some time now. Past Gravity is probably the most "beautiful" song echolyn has ever done. Island just screams in my head. Some Memorial is haunting and thrilling. Lampblack takes me to another dimension. When Sunday Spills is disturbing, brilliant and sad. Locust to Bethlehem makes me want to find those street and walk them (and I just might). Headright gives me the urge to drive with my sunroof open and windows down. The Cardinal and I is sublime. Congrats to the best echolyn album...ever. (and yes....it's better than mei) ------------- " Fashions and fads a fictitious flirtation the foremost foundation to fit in" - echolyn (As The World) My Facebook page please LIKE and share! https://www.facebook.com/echolynfan?ref=hl |
Posted By: echolynfan
Date Posted: June 11 2012 at 14:43
Yep :)  ------------- " Fashions and fads a fictitious flirtation the foremost foundation to fit in" - echolyn (As The World) My Facebook page please LIKE and share! https://www.facebook.com/echolynfan?ref=hl |
Posted By: echolynfan
Date Posted: June 11 2012 at 14:47
and here's Tom Hyatt holding the vinyl: ------------- " Fashions and fads a fictitious flirtation the foremost foundation to fit in" - echolyn (As The World) My Facebook page please LIKE and share! https://www.facebook.com/echolynfan?ref=hl |
Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: June 11 2012 at 22:13
That's my order. Where is everyone else's? ------------- -- Frank Swarbrick Belief is not Truth. |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: June 13 2012 at 11:00
I know how I'm going to be spending the next seventy-one minutes of my life. 
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Posted By: echolynfan
Date Posted: June 13 2012 at 16:02
Hehe....only 71 mins? Mine has been on repeat since Monday lol ------------- " Fashions and fads a fictitious flirtation the foremost foundation to fit in" - echolyn (As The World) My Facebook page please LIKE and share! https://www.facebook.com/echolynfan?ref=hl |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: June 13 2012 at 16:08
I don't repeat listen to anything. One listen no matter what. Then I come back to it another day. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: June 13 2012 at 23:39
LOL, you're a prog nazi, Rob. -------------
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Posted By: echolynfan
Date Posted: June 13 2012 at 23:45
Here's
a video I recorded of Chris and Brett working on portions of the keys
for "Locust To Bethlehem" and "Lampblack". I uploaded a portion of this
to youtube last year and have included the other part making it around
20 min. |
Posted By: infandous
Date Posted: June 14 2012 at 10:46
| Mine arrived yesterday, but I haven't had a chance to listen to it yet. Can't wait! It will get plenty of listens on my trip to Bethlehem, PA at the end of next week though..........where I'll also likely be able to give my regards to Brett and a couple other of the Echolyn boys (they usually are part of the Nearfest crew, so I assume they will be for this final one). |
Posted By: echolynfan
Date Posted: June 14 2012 at 12:17
They sure will and will be signing and selling cds at their table! ------------- " Fashions and fads a fictitious flirtation the foremost foundation to fit in" - echolyn (As The World) My Facebook page please LIKE and share! https://www.facebook.com/echolynfan?ref=hl |
Posted By: infandous
Date Posted: June 14 2012 at 12:42
Excellent! I consider them my "local" band, even though I'm about 3 hours from their home base. They already signed my CD, but it will be nice to say hello again. |
Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: June 14 2012 at 20:43
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Playing now for the first time. (Guess it takes a day longer to get to Colorado from PA than it does to get wherever you guys are!) So far so great!!! Pretty amazing, really.  ------------- -- Frank Swarbrick Belief is not Truth. |
Posted By: infandous
Date Posted: June 15 2012 at 07:31
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Listened to it yesterday after work. Sounds great after just one play, especially the opening track. Can't wait to give this more spins, as it already sounds like one of their best, if not THE best
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Posted By: echolynfan
Date Posted: June 15 2012 at 16:36
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My official review of the new album: echolyn's latest self-titled release (not to be confused with their debut album of the same title) is a culmination of over 20 years of producing beautifully complex crafted music and is their finest album to date. Blending together the older Pre-Cowboy Poems style with the later more mature and layered approach to songcrafting - echolyn have created a gorgeous new (yet familiar) sound brimming with soaring vocals, beautiful melodies, creative and touching lyrics. Wrap all of this musical goodness in an exquisitely mixed and mastered soundstage and you have echolyn's crowning achievement which I have nicknamed "The Window Album". Track 1 - "Island": echolyn's magnum opus on the album and has everything you've come to expect from echolyn: Stunning guitars...beautifully crushing keys....killer bass lines and some tasty drumming. At 16:34 it's also the longest track on the album and kicks off the album with dynamic energy which will leave you begging for more at the end. Track 2 - "Headright" will take you by surprise as it's the exact opposite from the opening track. It's a short 2:58 upbeat tune that will instantly make you start tapping your feet or perhaps drive a little faster if you're listening on the road. Track 3 - "Locust To Bethlehem": One thing Ray Weston has always done with his songwriting is to bring the listener into his world in a very personal way. This track starts off with a nice little slide guitar from Brett and continues with a soulful sounding Ray taking us on a journey through his old haunt of Ambler, Pennsylvania. Beautiful strings kick in around the 2 minute mark to accent the mood and his reflective vocals perfectly and the chorus at the end is just gorgeous. Track 4 - "Some Memorial" returns to the epic echolyn sound we heard in the 1st track and again Ray's vocals are powerful here as are the harmonies. Some stunning guitar work by Brett and some tasty keys from Chris round out this amazing track. Paul's drumming and Tom's bass drive the energy and the song crescendos with the best (IMO) harmonies from the band ever and some just crushing guitars. Track 5 - "Past Gravity" is a beautiful song and sounds more like one of Brett's solo efforts with echolyn as supporting band and takes the listener down a musical river...drifing along to an emotional ending. Brett's vocals are smooth and are always a great compliment to Ray's style. echolyn unlike many bands have two gifted lead singers and they use it to great effect. Track 6 - "When Sunday Spills" is another very personal song from Ray and tells the story of an abusive husband and his wife the victim of his abuse. The opening and ending audio of the couple screaming is simply disturbing but very important as it sets the mood for the song perfectly. More hauntingly beautful harmonies....jazzy keys...sweet slide guitar and pulsing drums/bass ending with a powerful guitar solo. One more thing that makes this such a personal track: The voices you hear of the couple were recorded by Ray - of his neighbors. Track 7 - "Lampblack": As hard as it for to pick out one track as "the best" from this album - Lampblack would be it. Starting out with vocal effects ala Porcupine Tree and piano - this song features Brett's lead vocals and is quite simply the most beautful song they've ever written. Brett's wife Jacque provides some nice background vocals on this track as well as contributing to the art design of the album. The last 3 1/2 minutes absolutely blew me away and were so emotionally powerful it gave me goosebumps and brought me to tears. Yes...it's that good. Track 8 - "The Cardinal and I" is yet another personal song from Ray and reflects his feelings about his own life after watching a Cardinal repeatedly fly into his side view mirror of his car. When I asked Ray about this song he told me (paraphrasing) " After watching this bird beat his head into the mirror over and over it reminded me of how it feels for me to go to work sometimes" The song also reflects some of Ray's musical tastes which tend to be darker/sinister and Chris' keys are equally sinister. Great way to end the album! Truly a masterpiece which will open up upon repeat listens - echolyn have given us a gift which will be cherished by fans and will draw many many more new fans to them with this very accessible release. Available as a 2 cd set and limited edition numbered 180 gram vinyl (500 copies) Official release date is June 19th, 2012 ------------- " Fashions and fads a fictitious flirtation the foremost foundation to fit in" - echolyn (As The World) My Facebook page please LIKE and share! https://www.facebook.com/echolynfan?ref=hl |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: June 15 2012 at 16:53
I had always assumed, based on the title, that this song was about Catholicism in some way. I can also say that this song sounds nothing like what I imagined it would. What line of work is Ray in, by the way? ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: echolynfan
Date Posted: June 15 2012 at 18:23
Ray has been involved in a number of types of jobs ranging from Sanding and refinishing floors to his current job of Janitorial work - which is a coincidence to me since I own a Janitorial Supply Company. Paul does construction....Chris teaches music at Abington Friends School...Tom works at a medical reseach lab that does drug trials and Brett has his studio work. Just a bunch of really cool "regular" guys that are fun to hang out with and have a beer or 12 :) ------------- " Fashions and fads a fictitious flirtation the foremost foundation to fit in" - echolyn (As The World) My Facebook page please LIKE and share! https://www.facebook.com/echolynfan?ref=hl |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: June 16 2012 at 06:20
I interviewed Brett some time ago on behalf of Prog Archives. Those fellows strike me as the sort I'd like to hang out with and drink beer. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: echolynfan
Date Posted: June 21 2012 at 19:58
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Now available at Bandcamp for download in cd quality: http://echolyn.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://echolyn.bandcamp.com/ Plus you get a free pdf download of the CD booklet. ------------- " Fashions and fads a fictitious flirtation the foremost foundation to fit in" - echolyn (As The World) My Facebook page please LIKE and share! https://www.facebook.com/echolynfan?ref=hl |
Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: June 22 2012 at 11:45
| Love it! |
Posted By: clarkray
Date Posted: June 28 2012 at 18:59
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This must be the same Frank Swarbrick that used to frequent the old 60S_70S_PROGROCK Fidonet echo. This is Clark Ray, you may remember me...heh, or not! Anyway, good to read a familiar name from years ago. Ah yes, the new echolyn album is really quite something. It's got a whole bunch of complexities and is taking a long time to digest, as Mei also did with me. I've spent most time with "Islands" and it's really something. The band has always been good in compositions but this track shows a new maturity. I'm really impressed and I know each time I listen to it I'll discover something new about it. Clark Ray |
Posted By: clarkray
Date Posted: June 28 2012 at 19:00
| Hmm, looks like I screwed something up...my previous post was in response to Infocat... |
Posted By: Cesar Inca
Date Posted: June 28 2012 at 21:05
| Great great album - yet another ECHOLYN classic... this band NEVER fails!!! |
Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: June 28 2012 at 22:26
Oh! I'm famous! Yep, good ole Fidonet and the 60S_70S_PROGROCK echo. So funny they gave it that specific name. Didn't we have people occasionally say we couldn't talk about 80s and god forbid 90s prog there, because of the name? Oy!  (For replying with a quote of the original message select the "quote" feature instead of "reply".) ------------- -- Frank Swarbrick Belief is not Truth. |
Posted By: Zombywoof
Date Posted: July 22 2012 at 02:13
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This is my first Echolyn album and I'm completely hooked. Why aren't these guys more popular? They should be huge... Ironically, Infocat, I'm listening to "The Cardinal and I" and read your signature right with the chorus. ------------- Continue the prog discussion here: http://zombyprog.proboards.com/index.cgi ... |
Posted By: TChant
Date Posted: July 24 2012 at 21:50
| Great band, I must look into this new release.. |
Posted By: infandous
Date Posted: July 25 2012 at 13:34
Hey, I was just reading some posts from you on progressiveears  You're the 19 year old prog wonder child Yes, the new album is fantastic, quite possibly their best work. They are not more popular probably because they are American, are not strictly "prog", and have real jobs that keep them from putting out albums regularly. Check out Suffocating The Bloom, As The World, and Mei for more of their finest work. The first two are quite different from what they've done since 2000, much more traditionally "proggy" (whatever that means, lol) with a lot of Gentle Giant influence. Mei is much more in the vein of the current album. All their albums are worth a listen, but those three, along with the new one, are the best IMO. |
Posted By: Zombywoof
Date Posted: July 25 2012 at 14:01
I'm interested in checking out their older 'weird' stuff! Added to my extremely long list, thanks! ------------- Continue the prog discussion here: http://zombyprog.proboards.com/index.cgi ... |