CENTRAL COMMAND
BACK IN ACTION 2024
After a long hiatus, We be the Echo is back in action in 2024. Look out for new recordings, gems from the vaults and/or live shows in the coming months.
To mark the occasion, we’ve re-released our debut EP/demo "Cubist Music" on its 20th anniversary. This rarity had a limited CD run back in 2004 (long since sold out) and has never before been available digitally. It features an early version of our classic “Drain in Flood” (that some say has a better “pocket” than the later version) and also three early songs not found anywhere else. You can now find it on the Chuckbeat Records Bandcamp. (While you’re there, also check out some rarities from other bands/projects with WBTE members.)
It's still TBD exactly what lies ahead-- stay tuned! We'll post here and on our main socials-- Facebook and X/Twitter.
RETURN TO NATIONS - NEW ALBUM
'RETURN TO NATIONS' available now!
Head over to Bandcamp to buy or stream the new album in its entirety. It is also available on iTunes and most other major digital outlets.
LIVE ACTION - FALL 2011
Our first post-album show is fast approaching. We'll be sure to play songs from the new album and can't wait to melt faces in live action form again. It is an amazing line-up not to be missed-- Walls (UK) will be joining us in between US dates with Battles, and Sean Smith's new record was produced by Tim Green (The Fucking Champs).
SATURDAY, OCT 15, 2011 - Hemlock Tavern, San Francisco
w/ Walls (UK) & Sean Smith
21+, $7, doors 9:30pm.
We'll also be doing an interview and playing tracks from the new album on the "Baghdad by the Bay" show on Radio Valencia (87.9 FM) a few days prior to the show. If you don't live nearby, you can stream it from interweb. That'll be Thurs Oct 13th at 8pm.
SATURDAY, OCT 15, 2011 - Hemlock Tavern, San Francisco
w/ Walls (UK) & Sean Smith
21+, $7, doors 9:30pm.
We'll also be doing an interview and playing tracks from the new album on the "Baghdad by the Bay" show on Radio Valencia (87.9 FM) a few days prior to the show. If you don't live nearby, you can stream it from interweb. That'll be Thurs Oct 13th at 8pm.
New Songs On Deck
July 2011
Final mixes underway at New, Improved Recording, Oakland with the pro tool that is Adam Myatt.
New tracks incude:
"Sketches Of Sprain",
"Robinson Contraption Vs. Goldberg Device"
"Night Of The Shitehawks"
"Fat Man On A Plane"
"Pica Chew"
"Superego Relocation Program"
"The Other Side Of Silence"
Mastering is set for the weekend of July 9th, we'll definitely be slapping some new stuff online for download by mid-July. The wait will finally be over!
Final mixes underway at New, Improved Recording, Oakland with the pro tool that is Adam Myatt.
New tracks incude:
"Sketches Of Sprain",
"Robinson Contraption Vs. Goldberg Device"
"Night Of The Shitehawks"
"Fat Man On A Plane"
"Pica Chew"
"Superego Relocation Program"
"The Other Side Of Silence"
Mastering is set for the weekend of July 9th, we'll definitely be slapping some new stuff online for download by mid-July. The wait will finally be over!
Robinson Contraption Vs. Goldberg Device
New song, live in San Francisco March 2011.
It's a bit dark but you get the picture!
It's a bit dark but you get the picture!
At last, a hometown show...
MARCH 26 - San Francisco, CA
SubMission
2183 Mission @ 17th/18th
7:30pm.
With:
FORM & FATE
THE AIMLESS NEVER MISS
NAROOMA
SubMission is an all ages venue. $6.
Looks like we'll be playing a whole bunch of brand new songs from our upcoming new record, plus a new cover or two.
SubMission
2183 Mission @ 17th/18th
7:30pm.
With:
FORM & FATE
THE AIMLESS NEVER MISS
NAROOMA
SubMission is an all ages venue. $6.
Looks like we'll be playing a whole bunch of brand new songs from our upcoming new record, plus a new cover or two.
Actions and Dispatches for the new year
The first action of 2011 will be a Bay Area house show at:
1628 15th Street,
Oakland, CA
Friday, Jan 21st. 8:30ish to late.
With KNIVES, Bleak & Ethnique, Buffalo Tooth.
Back to live action form after work on our new record. Free and all ages.
Look for more shows soon...
1628 15th Street,
Oakland, CA
Friday, Jan 21st. 8:30ish to late.
With KNIVES, Bleak & Ethnique, Buffalo Tooth.
Back to live action form after work on our new record. Free and all ages.
Look for more shows soon...
Inside the Shark's Mouth...
August 2010
We're busy recording some new stuff right now. Basic tracking was done recently at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland with the wonder that is Adam Myatt, engineer/producer extraordinaire.
We'll be busy adding extra layers and mixing in the coming weeks. Announcements will appear when we are finishing up. Watch for that shit. There'll be at least one, maybe two free songs for the download crew, further release info TBA.
The new songs run from the sublime to the ridiculous. Mostly ridiculous. More info on the Secrets... page.
We're busy recording some new stuff right now. Basic tracking was done recently at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland with the wonder that is Adam Myatt, engineer/producer extraordinaire.
We'll be busy adding extra layers and mixing in the coming weeks. Announcements will appear when we are finishing up. Watch for that shit. There'll be at least one, maybe two free songs for the download crew, further release info TBA.
The new songs run from the sublime to the ridiculous. Mostly ridiculous. More info on the Secrets... page.
Crime Scene
July 2010
Left battered and bleeding in the dumpster.... This is the legacy of an awesome weekend of brutal shred prog carnage in Southern California. Props to the awesome WITT for the brotherhood.
We'll be off to Sharkbite Studios to lay down the most recent statements of sonic disembowelment in the coming weeks.
Tour Review and Upcoming - July 2010
Cali shows upcoming:
SAN DIEGO - July 16 - Che Cafe (all ages)
LOS ANGELES - July 17 - The Smell (all ages)
Show details here.
We'll be recording the new songs in July also. Updates will be posted.
Our buddy Fryrare recently made a cool video for our song 'MC WarHammer' check it out HERE.
SAN DIEGO - July 16 - Che Cafe (all ages)
LOS ANGELES - July 17 - The Smell (all ages)
Show details here.
We'll be recording the new songs in July also. Updates will be posted.
Our buddy Fryrare recently made a cool video for our song 'MC WarHammer' check it out HERE.
East Coast & Mid-West Tour Highlights - June 2010
East Coast and Mid-West dates complete. Some more live vids can be seen on the VIDEOS page.
Special thanks to everyone we played with and helped us out especially David Tokarz and Pat, The John Francis, Steve Barrett (Steveland!), Mark and De Omega, Kevin, Joe Hess and Mabel in St Louis, Jamie Cherry and Doug in Detroit, Steve and the Origin Of Animal crew in Chi-Town and Matteo and the Vampire Squid folk in Lou-evil.
Special thanks to everyone we played with and helped us out especially David Tokarz and Pat, The John Francis, Steve Barrett (Steveland!), Mark and De Omega, Kevin, Joe Hess and Mabel in St Louis, Jamie Cherry and Doug in Detroit, Steve and the Origin Of Animal crew in Chi-Town and Matteo and the Vampire Squid folk in Lou-evil.
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"Tyrannical Sound Engines" Floating Laboratories (St. Louis) Attack of the giant cellophane Snuffy! Weird moving lights: tugboats on the Mississippi... or UFOs? |
Upcoming Live Dates
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We're hitting the road again in June-- get your ass to a show if we are playing near you. Our live show is where the real fireworks happen... and we'll have shirts and CD's of course, as mementos of your face-melting experience.
UPCOMING SHOWS - SUMMER 2010 [details] June 02 - Brooklyn, NY - The Charleston June 03 - Wallingford, CT - Cherry Street Station June 05 - Cleveland, OH - Pats In The Flats June 06 - Nashville, TN - Little Hamilton Collective June 07 - Detroit, MI - Lager House June 08 - Chicago, IL - Double Door Dirt Room June 09 - St Louis, MO - Floating Laboratories June 11 - Louisville, KY - Skull Alley July 16 - San Diego, CA - Che Cafe July 17 - Los Angeles, CA - The Smell |
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NEW SHIT
We're also cooking up some new songs, some of which we'll definitely be playing at upcoming shows. We have studio time booked and hope to have at least an EP (maybe a full album - we'll see) ready to release later in the year. Look out for that. Some goofy working titles are 'Sprain', 'Headlice', 'Jamie Lee Courteous' and 'Triple Threat'. Whatever. We're also re-recording one older song that is unreleased, 'Beefbattle'.
Chances are we'll only release these new songs digitally (possibly vinyl also?). CD seems like a dead format but we'll see. Let us know if you have any ideas. Either way, new songs available soon!
NorCal - Jan 2010
We just played 3 shows with our bro's NINJA ACADEMY in SF, Berkeley and Chico this past weekend (jan 21-23). All awesome shows despite the rain doing its best every night to keep people away. Thanks to all the folks who came to see us and helped out, especially Ingrid at Gilman and La Fin Du Monde in Chico. Turned out the rain lost!
Set for the 3 shows:
Wilhelm Scream Dream Team
Tyrannical Sound Engines
Shallowed Be Thy Name
Miles Davis Dials Mavis
Sweet Dreams (Beyonce)
Debacle
Droid Poem
MC Warhammer
We also played Just Dance (Lady Gaga) and Drain In Flood in San Francisco, as well as a teaser of an unnamed new song we're still working on.
For those that asked, we have Kaoss pads stuck to our guitars. Those and our new DIY light show got their tryout during these shows and look like they will continue as part of We be the Echo version 2010.
UPDATE: Our set at the Hemlock was recorded by Mke G from Wiretap Music for his show on Breakthru Radio. You can listen to the show HERE on the "Bay Area Live" show. For those in a hurry, skip to 27:00 when the show is fully loaded. (Note: The covers had to be omitted due to regulations, sorry!)
UPDATE #2: A review of the Hemlock show (with audio and video) is available HERE at Wiretap Music.
Set for the 3 shows:
Wilhelm Scream Dream Team
Tyrannical Sound Engines
Shallowed Be Thy Name
Miles Davis Dials Mavis
Sweet Dreams (Beyonce)
Debacle
Droid Poem
MC Warhammer
We also played Just Dance (Lady Gaga) and Drain In Flood in San Francisco, as well as a teaser of an unnamed new song we're still working on.
For those that asked, we have Kaoss pads stuck to our guitars. Those and our new DIY light show got their tryout during these shows and look like they will continue as part of We be the Echo version 2010.
UPDATE: Our set at the Hemlock was recorded by Mke G from Wiretap Music for his show on Breakthru Radio. You can listen to the show HERE on the "Bay Area Live" show. For those in a hurry, skip to 27:00 when the show is fully loaded. (Note: The covers had to be omitted due to regulations, sorry!)
UPDATE #2: A review of the Hemlock show (with audio and video) is available HERE at Wiretap Music.
Santa Rosa, CA - Nov 20, 2009
I think we broke Cafe Azul....Awesome show, great turnout, but volume issues! The restaurant upstairs apparently didn't like the rumbling and high pitched squeals from below....We made it through though with a great response.Thanks to all that came out and the other bands, La Fin Du Monde, The Girl With Violent Arms and Starskate. Good times and great coffee.
Pasadena & Long Beach - Nov 6-7, 2009
Cool shows in the greater LA area this weekend.
Pasadena was awesome. The Old Town Pub has a cool vibe with an outdoor patio, met lots of new people and connected with old friends too. Thanks to Kimo, Paul, Adam and Carlos, and it was great to reconnect with our bro's Ninja Academy, Totally Serious and Clevis.
Pasadena set:
Siddhartha & Nancy
Where's The MacGuffin?/Masks II
The Basic Premit Of Flight
Tyrannical Sound Engines
Wilhelm Scream Dream Team
Droid Poem
Just Dance (Lady GaGa)
MC WarHammer
Di Piazza's had a strange vibe but ended up being really cool. There is a big gap from the stage to the booths where everyone sits, so it's definitely a strange place to play compared to what we're used to, but the line for cd's at the end of set and the many kind words definintely proved to us it was more than worth it! Special thanks to Brad and Janelle.
Long Beach Set:
Drain In Flood ::(video here)::
The Basic Premit Of Flight
Miles Davis Dials Mavis ::(video here)::
Tyrannical Sound Engines
Wilhelm Scream Dream Team
Droid Poem
Just Dance
MC WarHammer
Pasadena was awesome. The Old Town Pub has a cool vibe with an outdoor patio, met lots of new people and connected with old friends too. Thanks to Kimo, Paul, Adam and Carlos, and it was great to reconnect with our bro's Ninja Academy, Totally Serious and Clevis.
Pasadena set:
Siddhartha & Nancy
Where's The MacGuffin?/Masks II
The Basic Premit Of Flight
Tyrannical Sound Engines
Wilhelm Scream Dream Team
Droid Poem
Just Dance (Lady GaGa)
MC WarHammer
Di Piazza's had a strange vibe but ended up being really cool. There is a big gap from the stage to the booths where everyone sits, so it's definitely a strange place to play compared to what we're used to, but the line for cd's at the end of set and the many kind words definintely proved to us it was more than worth it! Special thanks to Brad and Janelle.
Long Beach Set:
Drain In Flood ::(video here)::
The Basic Premit Of Flight
Miles Davis Dials Mavis ::(video here)::
Tyrannical Sound Engines
Wilhelm Scream Dream Team
Droid Poem
Just Dance
MC WarHammer
Slim's SF w/ Melt Banana - Oct 30, 2009
Show review:
"We Be The Echo...played an impressive set that ranged from complex, dueling math-rock to classically-influenced thrash metal, and everything in between. It was somewhat amusing to see the crowd try and follow the asynchronous beats of their songs, while the band played with utmost precision and unerring concentration (the drummer shook his hands free of aches after nearly every song)."
-Spinning Platters
A Youtube vid has appeared here.
The Slim's set:
Don't Concentrate On The Finger/Hymns & Hearse medley
The Cosmic Cosby Penguin Dance
Tyrannical Sound Engines
Shredder Of Wheat & Souls
Wilhelm Scream Dream Team
Droid Poem
Just Dance (Lady GaGa cover)
MC WarHammer
"We Be The Echo...played an impressive set that ranged from complex, dueling math-rock to classically-influenced thrash metal, and everything in between. It was somewhat amusing to see the crowd try and follow the asynchronous beats of their songs, while the band played with utmost precision and unerring concentration (the drummer shook his hands free of aches after nearly every song)."
-Spinning Platters
A Youtube vid has appeared here.
The Slim's set:
Don't Concentrate On The Finger/Hymns & Hearse medley
The Cosmic Cosby Penguin Dance
Tyrannical Sound Engines
Shredder Of Wheat & Souls
Wilhelm Scream Dream Team
Droid Poem
Just Dance (Lady GaGa cover)
MC WarHammer
Oct/Nov 2009 Shows
OCT 30 San Francisco, Ca - Slim's (All Ages)
NOV 6 Pasadena, Ca - Old Town Pub (21+)
NOV 7 Long Beach, Ca - Dipazza's (18+)
NOV 20 Santa Rosa, Ca - Cafe Azul (All Ages)
The October 30th show is with one of the best live bands of the last decade or so; Japan's Melt Banana and also the up and comers from San Diego, All Leather. It's a Friday, it's Halloween weekend, and it's going to be insane! Costumes welcome but not mandatory. All ages. 9pm sharp!
Additional info here.
The Pasadena show will be with our LA bro's Ninja Academy, Totally Serious and Clevis.
Long Beach with Ninja Academy.
NOV 6 Pasadena, Ca - Old Town Pub (21+)
NOV 7 Long Beach, Ca - Dipazza's (18+)
NOV 20 Santa Rosa, Ca - Cafe Azul (All Ages)
The October 30th show is with one of the best live bands of the last decade or so; Japan's Melt Banana and also the up and comers from San Diego, All Leather. It's a Friday, it's Halloween weekend, and it's going to be insane! Costumes welcome but not mandatory. All ages. 9pm sharp!
Additional info here.
The Pasadena show will be with our LA bro's Ninja Academy, Totally Serious and Clevis.
Long Beach with Ninja Academy.
New album 'Masks' out now
Our new full length album Masks is available now. It contains 8 of the best songs we've written and with the help of Adam Myatt at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland and Mike Wells' mastering skills, it's definitely the best sounding record we've released to date.
TRACKLIST:
1. Wilhelm Scream Dream Team ( inspired by the sound effect of the same name )
2. Droid Poem ( our hymn to R2, the Death Star Droid and Wall-E! )
3. MC Warhammer ( our straight up 'bring the hammer down' anthem )
4. Miles Davis Dials Mavis ( part reggae, part shred, part prog...)
5. Where's The MacGuffin? / Masks II ( Where the fuck is the MacGuffin? Masks I is not yet released...)
6. The Basic Premit Of Flight ( an homage to mispronunciation and Ilk's Mythbusters appearance )
7. Tyrannical Sound Engines (Jizzy Jeff & The French Priest )
8. Shallowed Be Thy Game ( inspired by Iron Maiden and delay pedals )
TRACKLIST:
1. Wilhelm Scream Dream Team ( inspired by the sound effect of the same name )
2. Droid Poem ( our hymn to R2, the Death Star Droid and Wall-E! )
3. MC Warhammer ( our straight up 'bring the hammer down' anthem )
4. Miles Davis Dials Mavis ( part reggae, part shred, part prog...)
5. Where's The MacGuffin? / Masks II ( Where the fuck is the MacGuffin? Masks I is not yet released...)
6. The Basic Premit Of Flight ( an homage to mispronunciation and Ilk's Mythbusters appearance )
7. Tyrannical Sound Engines (Jizzy Jeff & The French Priest )
8. Shallowed Be Thy Game ( inspired by Iron Maiden and delay pedals )
UK Tour - August 2009
We had a great time in England in August. Many thanks to everyone that came out, as well as all the bands, soundmen and promoters.
Special thanks to Neil Stobbs, Lins Cuscani, Gareth Pugh, Martin at Sound Inc. in Blaydon and the infamous Dave Allen for equipment help; Cogs, KZ, Kevin & Joe in New Cross, CHRIK and Rik's folks, Deaf To Van Gogh's Ear, Andrew and the Cellardoor guys in Birmingham, Marty from Buttonpusher Promotions, That Fucking Tank, and Michael Matthews and the White Room lads from Sunderland.
Aug 04 - HUDDERSFIELD, UK - The Parish w/ CHRIK, Monsters Build Mean Robots
Aug 06 - MANCHESTER, UK - Saki Bar w/ CHRIK, Dire Wolfe, Deaf to Van Gogh’s Ear
Aug 07 - BIRMINGHAM, UK - The Old Wharf w/ Cellardoor, Gang on Gang
Aug 08 - NOTTINGAM, UK - The Chameleon w/ Shield Your Eyes, Silent Front, FuckWolf
Aug 10 - LONDON, UK - Dublin Castle w/ Death Mile Fury
Aug 14 - SUNDERLAND, UK - White Room w/ That Fucking Tank, Offshore Radio
Aug 15 - LEEDS, UK - Royal Park Cellars w/ The Finest Hour, Idiot Box, Kidnapper Bell
Pictures from the tour can been seen here.
Videos from Sunderland and Birmingham here.
For those who care about these things, the set we did at most shows was this:
* Wilhelm Scream Dream Team
* The Cosmic Cosby Penguin Dance
* Tyrannical Sound Engines
* Shallowed Be Thy Game
* Debacle
* Just Dance (Lady Gaga)
* MC WarHammer
We played 'The Basic Premit Of Flight' in Birmingham and 'Knight Rider' in London too.
Special thanks to Neil Stobbs, Lins Cuscani, Gareth Pugh, Martin at Sound Inc. in Blaydon and the infamous Dave Allen for equipment help; Cogs, KZ, Kevin & Joe in New Cross, CHRIK and Rik's folks, Deaf To Van Gogh's Ear, Andrew and the Cellardoor guys in Birmingham, Marty from Buttonpusher Promotions, That Fucking Tank, and Michael Matthews and the White Room lads from Sunderland.
Aug 04 - HUDDERSFIELD, UK - The Parish w/ CHRIK, Monsters Build Mean Robots
Aug 06 - MANCHESTER, UK - Saki Bar w/ CHRIK, Dire Wolfe, Deaf to Van Gogh’s Ear
Aug 07 - BIRMINGHAM, UK - The Old Wharf w/ Cellardoor, Gang on Gang
Aug 08 - NOTTINGAM, UK - The Chameleon w/ Shield Your Eyes, Silent Front, FuckWolf
Aug 10 - LONDON, UK - Dublin Castle w/ Death Mile Fury
Aug 14 - SUNDERLAND, UK - White Room w/ That Fucking Tank, Offshore Radio
Aug 15 - LEEDS, UK - Royal Park Cellars w/ The Finest Hour, Idiot Box, Kidnapper Bell
Pictures from the tour can been seen here.
Videos from Sunderland and Birmingham here.
For those who care about these things, the set we did at most shows was this:
* Wilhelm Scream Dream Team
* The Cosmic Cosby Penguin Dance
* Tyrannical Sound Engines
* Shallowed Be Thy Game
* Debacle
* Just Dance (Lady Gaga)
* MC WarHammer
We played 'The Basic Premit Of Flight' in Birmingham and 'Knight Rider' in London too.
