The Echoing Green is an
electronic music
Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroac ...
and
synthpop
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band. It began as a duo between Joey Belville and Aaron Bowman in 1992,
and has since released eleven major albums.
History
Belville, a devout
Christian
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, created the band with a focus on faith and self-funding rather than having label. Their lyrics are infused with a strong element of faith and biblical themes. Christian artists also make occasional appearances. For instance,
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A reviewer for Knight Ridder describer he ...
provided vocals on "Defend Your Joy", though she was uncredited for the part.
A remix of the song "Oxygen" from ''Hope Springs Eternal'' appeared on the
Sci-Fi Channel
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's show ''
First Wave''.
On February 21, 2011, the band announced their completion of mastering on ''In Scarlet and Vile'', which later went to release on March 11, 2011.
Belville has produced and mixed other bands such as
Leiahdorus
Leiahdorus is a synthpop band on the independent Section 44 Records label.
Leiahdorus was created by Jason Smith in 1998. When Joey Belville of The Echoing Green acquired a demonstration tape, he took Jason under his wing and produced a demo w ...
and System22.
Discography
Studio albums
* ''Defend Your Joy'' (1994)
* ''Hope Springs Eternal'' (1997)
* ''The Echoing Green / The W's Split EP'' (1998)
* ''The Echoing Green'' (1998)
* ''
Supernova
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'' (2000)
* ''Music from the Ocean Picture'' (2001)
* ''
The Winter of Our Discontent
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'' (2003)
* ''In Scarlet and Vile'' (2011)
Remix albums
* ''Aurora 7.2'' (1995)
* ''Science Fiction'' (1996) (re-issued in 2001)
* ''The Evergreen Annex - Remix Addendum'' (2002)
Live albums
* ''Glimmer of Hope'' (1999) (Recorded Live At TOM Fest '98)
Compilation albums
* ''Electronica'' (1998)
* ''Oceanaria v1.0'' (2000)
* ''The Evergreen Collection'' (2002)
* ''Songs of Innocence and Experience - Hope and Science'' (2006 reissue of ''Hope Springs Eternal'' and ''Science Fiction'')
* ''The Echoing Green - Violent Whispers- Songs & Secrets from The Echoing Green'' (Compilation, best-of album 2020)
Singles
* "If I Could..." (1999)
* "She's Gone Tragic" (2000)
* "Fall Awake" (2003)
* "The Story of Our Lives" (2004)
* "Suffer" (2007)
* "Sanctuary" (2008)
References
External links
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American electronic music groups
American Christian musical groups
American synth-pop groups
Musical groups established in 1992