We Be the Echo is an American

instrumental rock Instrumental rock is rock music that emphasizes musical instruments and features very little or no singing. Examples of instrumental rock can be found in practically every subgenre of rock, often from musicians who specialize in the style. Instru ...

band from

San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...

. They play a blend of

math rock Math rock is a style of progressive and indie rock with roots in bands such as King Crimson and Rush as well as 20th-century minimal music composers such as Steve Reich. It is characterized by complex, atypical rhythmic structures (includi ...

, brutal prog,

punk Punk or punks may refer to: Genres, subculture, and related aspects * Punk rock, a music genre originating in the 1970s associated with various subgenres * Punk subculture, a subculture associated with punk rock, or aspects of the subculture s ...

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

and heavy metal with dub influenced bass lines. The band's sound is based on melodic and rhythmically challenging short songs that often incorporate

shred guitar Shred guitar or shredding is a virtuoso lead guitar solo playing style for the guitar, based on various advanced and complex playing techniques, particularly rapid passages and advanced performance effects. Shred guitar includes "fast alternate p ...

. They formed in 2003 from the remnants of the

Bay Area The San Francisco Bay Area, often referred to as simply the Bay Area, is a populous region surrounding the San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun Bay estuaries in Northern California. The Bay Area is defined by the Association of Bay Area Gov ...

experimental band Bm Relocation Program. The band members have also variously played (or continue to play) in other bands/projects including UK-based hardcore punk bands Voorhees and Break It Up, and

-based The John Francis, Desire Paths, Life Fire In Peopledom, The Mao, Drift Erratics, Bm Relocation Program and others.

Members

*Graeme Nicholls - Guitar *Myke Stryker - Bass *Ilk Koskelo - Drums

Discography

*''Cubist Music'' EP (2004) - Chuckbeat Records *''Dry Or Damp - I'm Still The Champ'' (2006) - Copper Press Magazine Compilation No. 27 *''Stanislaw Stories'' LP (2006) - Chuckbeat Records *''All-Star Destroyers'' EP (2007/08) - Chuckbeat/Brutal Prog/Mandai *''Masks'' LP (2009) - Chuckbeat/Brutal Prog *''Return To Nations'' LP (2011) - Chuckbeat Records

Sources

''Soundshock'' (UK)
(Review)
''Spinning Platters'' (SF)
(Interview)
''Grand Street News'' (NYC)
(Live review)
''San Fran Voice'' (SF)
(Interview) - retrieved on October 27, 2008
''News Review'' (Chico)
(Article) - retrieved on October 27, 2008
''The Owl''
(Review) - retrieved on October 27, 2008
''30music.com (Canada)''
(Review) - retrieved October 31, 2008
''Bandcamp Daily''
(Article) retrieved July 26, 2019

External links

Official WebsiteOn youtube.comBandcamp
American instrumental musical groups Indie rock musical groups from California Math rock groups Musical groups from San Francisco Progressive rock musical groups from California Musical groups established in 2003 {{US-rock-band-stub

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