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A Troop of Echoes
Experimental / Rock / Other

""As featured in Pitchfork in tiny tiny font!""

NORTH KINGSTOWN, Rhode Island
United States

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Last Login:  7/20/2008
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  http://www.myspace.com/atroopofechoes  

   A Troop of Echoes: General Info
Member Since3/9/2005
Band Websitethis is it for now
Band MembersPeter Gilli - alto sax, soprano sax

Nick Cooper - electric guitar

Harrison Hartley - electric bass

The Moog - itself

Dan Moriarty - drums / percussion

InfluencesSonic 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 LikeStreetlight 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.
Record LabelSM1
Type of LabelNone





   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 21 2008 8:00P
Club Hell Providence, Rhode Island
Aug 16 2008 9:00P
AS220 w/ Triangle Forest!!! and Digital Leather!!! Providence, Rhode Island
Aug 19 2008 8:00P
Cousin Larry’s Danbury, Connecticut
Aug 20 2008 9:00P
Goodbye-Blue-Monday! (FREE show in Brooklyn) Brooklyn, New York
Aug 22 2008 8:00P
Lo-Fi Social Club Baltimore, Maryland
Aug 23 2008 9:00P
The Velvet Lounge Washington DC, Washington DC
Aug 24 2008 8:00P
The Saint Asbury Park, New Jersey
Oct 3 2008 8:00P
Valentine’s Albany, New York
Oct 4 2008 7:00P
The Experimental Music Palace Belchertown, Massachusetts

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   About A Troop of Echoes
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


Contact:
Web: myspace.com/atroopofechoes
E-mail: atroopofechoes@hotmail.com
Phone: 401.258.7926 (Dan)

Quotes attributed to people at ToE shows:


"You should try playing in Providence, where they like jazz and shit".

Audience member 1: "Don't they have a singer?"
Audience member 2: "No"
Audience member 1: "Why would I want to listen to music without singing?"

Dear (drunk) friend: "How's the band going? Its "A Tribe Called Quest," right?"

Anonymous online reviewer: " Reminds me of dave brubeck, count 5. "

*Little Bird plays on car stereo*
Pete's Mom: "That's nice, can Dan do that?"
Pete: "Yes he can."


more quotes to be added as experiences accumulate.





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A Troop of Echoes's Friends Comments
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Stephanie





Jul 16 2008 8:09 PM

Hey A Troop of Echoes! How did you know I wanted to be your friend??
HERRA TERRA





Jul 15 2008 7:49 AM

Hell is an acoustic BJ
People Of Color





Jul 15 2008 1:38 AM

thank you, see you there, and let's make it happen.
People Of Color





Jul 14 2008 10:37 PM

meow meow woof woof
WHOARFROST





Jul 14 2008 1:43 PM

nice you guys are playing lo-fi. That is an awesome place!!!!

I will tell my friends down there to go and check you out.
DJ Grapejuice





Jul 13 2008 8:55 AM

Ya, I went to the party last night and had a great time. Thumbs up to all the bands.
RHYTHMAFIA





Jul 12 2008 9:38 AM

YEA BOI !
J.T.O... Man!





Jul 11 2008 10:09 PM

A Troop Of Echoes @ AS220
Captain Cavemanmanmanman





Jul 11 2008 6:27 PM

im all for inappropriate outbursts, i just didn't get wat you waz sayin
TEAM17





Jul 10 2008 11:15 AM

Captain Cavemanmanmanman





Jul 10 2008 6:26 AM

WWHHAAAAAAAATT?
(R)octopus





Jul 9 2008 4:14 PM

Looking forward to playing the show! Our first show together!
Wayne The Pain





Jul 7 2008 11:29 PM

Bang up job at Blackstone lads!

By golly.

Cheers!
jukebox fuckup





Jul 5 2008 10:24 PM

damn oh well
¡Cowgirl!





Jul 5 2008 12:04 PM

Rad Flyer! Looking forward to the show!
Sacred Objects





Jul 5 2008 10:34 AM

Assuming everyone made it thru yesterday alive: Photobucket
I'll see you in a few weeks.
New music and show dates on the page!
jukebox fuckup





Jul 4 2008 9:24 PM

oh man I meant the july 12th show, which is deff.
not @ AS220, my bad, unless it's an 18+ than that sucks
jukebox fuckup





Jul 4 2008 8:48 AM

can't wait for AS220, so stoaked!
pete





Jul 2 2008 10:19 PM

mmm 20000
Katie!





Jun 29 2008 8:45 PM

<3
Belfry Suicide





Jun 23 2008 10:31 AM

Ah, that guitar, Mmm, that sax! Miss ya.
The Amazing BrandO





Jun 20 2008 6:34 PM

Aces High Merch





Jun 19 2008 10:42 PM

hahaha, yessss!
Aces High Merch





Jun 18 2008 3:03 PM

hey, thanks for the add! check out my blogs for the best printing prices around....i know you need some merch, i don't see any on your page :) get in touch anytime, i love comments.
take care!! kelly
Mike Simonelli & Friends





Jun 14 2008 10:16 AM

-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.
.





Jun 11 2008 8:50 AM

YOU GUYS ROCKED MY SOCKS OF HOMIES
Stalemate [HAS NEW SONGS UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!}





Jun 10 2008 10:50 AM

nooo idea, but i got marion's email i'll ask.
(i'd talk to Shryne and Red Attire as well)
MGB





Jun 9 2008 8:32 PM

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
Captain Cavemanmanmanman





Jun 9 2008 7:26 PM

Shows?....

why not
jukebox fuckup





Jun 9 2008 1:51 PM

If by some miracle I get all my studying done then I will deff.
be there
Captain Cavemanmanmanman





Jun 9 2008 12:26 PM

that last comment was supposed to spell out the word two using only 2's

but the way it looks now is better
Captain Cavemanmanmanman





Jun 9 2008 12:25 PM

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[P3dz]





Jun 9 2008 9:01 AM

awesome :]
[P3dz]





Jun 9 2008 7:08 AM

sure where and when?
8-Dike





Jun 8 2008 6:47 AM

I'll definately try to get there.
Banter/3.1





Jun 7 2008 10:00 PM

Yepper.
Sacred Objects





Jun 7 2008 1:45 PM

Things are good. I will still be here then. But I will be back on July 28th to perform.

Take care -damian
Banter/3.1





Jun 6 2008 10:59 PM

Here's to Rocking and/or Rolling.
The Ticonderogas





Jun 6 2008 1:05 PM

petes the man!
Stalemate [HAS NEW SONGS UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!}