Sonic Youth, Joy Division, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Coltrane, Lightning Bolt, Thelonious Monk, Mission of Burma, Rx Bandits, Streetlight Manifesto, Wayne Shorter, Sufjan Stevens, Hircine, Explosions in the Sky, Trail of Dead, Uz Jse Doma.
Sounds Like
Streetlight Manifesto and Uz Jse Doma get drunk with Wayne Shorter, Mahi Mahi, and Sonic Youth. Stan Getz watches impartially from a distance as Lightning Bolt crashes the party. Then Phillip Glass replaces the windows.
After years of frustration stemming from his confinement to supporting roles in countless rock projects, saxophonist PETER GILLI broke ties with his oppressors to form a guerilla experimental rock group, code-name A TROOP OF ECHOES. A revolving cast of characters was conscripted to fill the ranks, including DAN MORIARTY on heavy artillery / drums. Electronic intelligence pointed to HARRISON HARTLEY as a source of low end and sonic blasts via bass guitar and synthesizer. After an incident involving a rogue guitarist breaking into Gilli's house in a fit of misdirected rage, mercenary guitarist NICK COOPER was contracted to play on the Troop's first demo, lending his deviant harmonic structures and compositional maturity. Recorded in August 2005, three weeks after Cooper’s first practice, Always First Steps is a snapshot of these talented musicians just beginning to understand…
Emphasizing songcraft and textural subtleties over individual virtuosity, A Troop of Echoes proves surprising accessibility for the label “experimental.” A usual set hints of post-rock, free jazz, electronica, all under the auspices of the avant-noise Providence aesthetic that has influenced the band. Squalls of noise thrown against lush textures. Unexpected dips and left turns. Improv intertwined with carefully considered compositions. Winds, strings, membranes, and sine waves. Not as many changes in time signatures as you might expect.
A Troop of Echoes can be found performing at venues around the East Coast, notably NYC’s Knitting Factory and Providence’s AS220. They have shared bills with Wizardzz, Mahi Mahi, Sick Electric, Asthmatic Kitty’s Cryptacize, and Germany’s Hannes Buder, among many other bands pushing musical boundaries lightyears ahead in different directions.
Press:
“…(a) hybrid of post-rock/free jazz/and sundry avant-garde…(A Troop of Echoes) enjoys melting minds with squalls of noise set against lush textures and skronking improv.” -Bob Gulla Providence Phoenix
“…(a) proggy blend of modern indie rock and jazzy elements like A Love Supreme-style sax and skittering drums… Your mind will simultaneously be blown and sucked through some magic neon paper towel roll/funnel/jazz-tube, thing.” -Eric Smith Providence Daily Dose
“…(A Troop of Echoes’s) growth is apparent with every note and every song…. The intense “Generic” is a tantalizing mash up of guitar riffs and well-played percussion…” -Natalie Rizzo The Good 5 Cent Cigar
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-yea man, i really wanted to. i kind of forgot about it until like 10 minutes before the show when kyle called. next time i'll be there for sure though. -yeah, i'm down. just give me a call whenever you want to jam.
You ain't never heard Troop till you bin lost late at night on the Lakeside o' Mishnock and you her'd the eerie strains of "Swamp Monster (Ol' Greg)! Make you like to rip your fuckin skin off. But AS220 will do in a pinch
