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Graeme Nicholls plays stunt guitar

Myke Stryker plays melt-face bass

ilk abuses the drumset

2009 SHOWS:

Feb 06 - LONG BEACH, CA - Fern's w/ Lobsterboss
Feb 07 - LOS ANGELES, CA - The Smell w/ Good For Cows, Ninja Academy, Totally Serious, Clevis
Apr 10 - BERKELEY, CA - 924 Gilman w/ Ninja Academy, Godstomper, Botox
Jun 14 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Haight Street Fair (Stanyan Stage)
Jun 19 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Hemlock Tavern w/ Martin Bisi, The Great Dictator
Jul 17 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Sub-Mission Artspace w/ Ordstro, Shimomitsu, Deers!, Koalacaust

MASKS TOUR - UNITED KINGDOM (August 2009):
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

Sep 25 - DAVIS, CA - The Shack w/ Boats!, The Stranger Gallery
Oct 30 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Slim's w/ Melt Banana, All Leather
Nov 06 - PASADENA, CA - Old Town Pub w/ Ninja Academy, Clevis, Totally Serious
Nov 07 - LONG BEACH, CA - Dipiazza’s w/ Ninja Academy
Nov 20 - SANTA ROSA, CA - Cafe Azul w/Starskate, La Fin Du Monde, The Girl with Violent Arms

2008 SHOWS:

Jan 10 - NEW YORK, NY- Cake Shop w/ Dysrhythmia, Stay Fucked, Alta Mira
Jan 11 - BOSTON, MA - P.A.'s Lounge, Somerville w/ Eroica, Hangman's Alphabet
Jan 26 - SACRAMENTO, CA - Sol Youth Arts Academy w/ Planets, Los Webelos, Evening Episode
Feb 09 - LOS ANGELES, CA - The Smell w/ Totally Serious, Tremellow, Bipolar Bear
Feb 29 - BAY AREA, CA - Elementary School Show - Leap Year Special!... Footage coming soon
Mar 09 - CHICO, CA - Codachella at Cafe Coda (All Ages Festival)
Mar 12 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Bottom Of The Hill w/ Planets, Headshear
Apr 04 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Bike Kitchen w/ Evacuee, The Silent Comedy, Get Back Loretta
May 02 - LOS ANGELES, CA - The Smell w/ Ninja Academy, Totally Serious, Lifeless Animation
May 03 - SAN DIEGO, CA - Chasers w/ Ninja Academy, Totally Serious, FKENAL
May 10 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Hemlock Tavern w/ Ninja Academy, Hey Three Eyes

ALL-STAR DESTRUCTION TOUR - USA (June 2008):
Jun 02 - ROCKY HILL, CT - House show
Jun 04 - CHARLEROI, PA (western PA) - Italian Club w/ Salo
Jun 05 - MADISON, WI - Nottingham Co-op w/ Bullshitdozer, Echoes of Empire, Perry H Matthews
Jun 06 - CHICAGO, IL - Damaged w/ Stuck Underwater, The Usual Mistakes
Jun 07 - CLEVELAND, OH - Pats In The Flats w/ 1point3, Deerhead, Superpredator
Jun 08 - INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Luna Music In-store
Jun 09 - ST. LOUIS, MO - Lemp Arts Center w/ Sleep State, Bear Cub
Jun 10 - ATLANTA, GA - The Earl w/ Dysrhythmia, Chopper, Battlecat
Jun 11 - RICHMOND, VA - Alley Katz w/ Since 1913, Asleep at the Bottom of the Sea, Jacob Spindel...
Jun 12 - BOSTON, MA - AfterHours at NorthEastern University w/ Eroica, Irepress, Plastic Reverie
Jun 13 - PHILADELPHIA, PA - Black Lodge w/ Power Castle, Little Ocean
Jun 14 - NEW YORK, NY - Death By Audio w/ Burbis, Tristan Da Cunha, Hazel-Rah
Jun 20 - LOS ANGELES, CA - Knitting Factory w/ Dysrhythmia, Upsilon Acrux, Ninja Academy, Hurt Model

Sep 17 - SANTA CRUZ, CA - Blue Lagoon w/ God Of Shamisen (m.o. Secret Chiefs 3/Estradasphere)
Sep 19 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Bottom of the Hill w/ God Of Shamisen, Hey Three Eyes, Guitar Zeros
Oct 11 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA - El Rio w/ Tartufi, Form & Fate
Nov 22 - PORT COSTA, CA - The Warehouse (Gene's Birthday Bash)

PAST SHOWS ARCHIVE - (2007 and earlier)

Interviews & Articles:

Spinning Platters - Interview (6/09)

The Bay Bridged - Article (6/09)

SF Bay Guardian - Pick of the Week (3/08)

Chico News & Review - Interview (10/07)

San Francisco Voice - Interview (5/07)

Show Reviews:

San Francisco Examiner (SF, 6/09): "...your favorite math rock tape played at high speed or like a seizure with perfect timing... despite the spastic tempos, there's no lack of head-noddable hooks. One warning to aspiring musicians: after seeing We Be the Echo, you may feel like going home and hanging yourself..." (read full review)

Daily Sundial (Los Angeles, 2/09): "...an infectious blend of progressive rock and experimental metal... intricate parts that ranged from clean melodies to heavy riffs...elaborate style of music with a fashion that only hard working musicians could do..." (read full review)

Grand Street News (New York City, 2/08): "...Their set started out thick and heavy. They play very loud, but not just for the sake of it. There is an urgency to go all out and match their intensity as I watched them from the back of the room. Before I knew it I had left my post holding up the back wall of The Cake Shop, and I was right in front of the stage to witness the assault. My ears hurt and I wished I had remembered my plugs, but I couldn’t forfeit my new spot. You might get hurt trying to keep up with these guys. They continued to raise stakes as their set built sonic momentum. By the end of the show, I looked around and made eye contact with other people in the crowd. People were screaming, but the shrieks were lost in the feedback..." (read full review)

SFismyhome (San Francisco, 10/07): "...very entertaining... [and] very worrying live. Potential injuries aside, I do really like their music, and judging from the size of the crowd I’m not the only one. It is no small feat to pack Bottom of the Hill... We Be The Echo is a real band..." (read full review)

CD Reviews:

30music.com: "... music is even more enigmatic than their name might suggest. Fully instrumental and impressively technical, We Be the Echos first full-length, Stanislaw Stories, is a prime example of music as art and technique rather than flat out entertainment... this trio creates a thick blanket of sound that the majority of larger bands could not ever hope to achieve even with layers and layers of studio tracks...a great illustration of what three very talented musicians can come up with when not worrying about marketing or classifying their music...the kind of disc that makes musicians jealous and average listeners say, 'What the hell is this?'..." (read full review)

The Owl Mag: "... these fellas possess outstanding skills on their instruments, and they relish in swift, unexpected genre flippages. But beyond the dazzle factor, there is a hypnotic quality evident straight away in the astonishing music they create as a disciplined unit...The bass is all dynamic lines pulsating and rolling under the drummer's Elvin Jones-like sheets of rhythm....theres heavy soul here as well...We be the Echo is an instrumentally expressive musical force... " (read full review)

Exclaim!: "... a whirlwind of instrumental noise... layered and innovative, this trio are built around maddening talent and the urge to explore and expand... Although relying heavily on math rock and resulting in chaotic time signatures, We Be the Echo still manage to make this album accessible, probably thanks to the hint of jazz and deep grooves that seeps through certain pockets of sound..." (read full review)

The Silent Ballet: "... the individual talent and creativity of the musicians involved create a dense, melodic, and at times chaotic listening experience... an impressive debut... a band to watch for in this ever evolving scene.” (read full review)

KSZU 90.1FM: "... instrumental madness... tight musicianship with a rhythm section that maintains something like a groove underneath all the time changes and fast picking. Intense."

Punk Planet: "... math rock that's worth putting into your calculator."

Splendid: "... a maddening array of time signature mayhem informed by math rock, jazz, Zappa and a smidgen of dub sensibility... talented crew make bass, guitar and drums sound like an orchestra, their smokin' beat instrumentals bridging groovy rhythm section with the cerebal directive of the avant garde."

MAIL ORDER: (U.S. / worldwide)

MASKS (LP, 2009)

TRACKLIST:
1. Wilhelm Scream Dream Team
2. Droid Poem
3. MC WarHammer
4. Miles Davis Dials Mavis
5. Where’s the MacGuffin? / Masks II
6. The Basic Premit of Flight
7. Tyrannical Sound Engines
8. Shallowed Be Thy Game

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ALL-STAR DESTROYERS (EP, 2007/08)
Second pressing digipak available. [1st pressing sold out]

TRACKLIST:
1. Siddhartha & Nancy
2. The Cosmic Cosby Penguin Dance
3. Shredder Of Wheat & Souls
4. Bustin' Heads & Takin Gnomes
5. Debacle
6. Luggage (Bonus track - CD only)

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STANISLAW STORIES (LP, 2006)

TRACKLIST:
1. Intro/Disco Fever Blister
2. Hymns & Hearse
3. Dry Or Damp I'm Still The Champ
4. Don't Concentrate On The Finger Or You'll Miss All The Heavenly Glory
5. That's No Goon, It's A Space Station
6. Drain In Flood
7. Supermodel Snakepit
8. Tooth Sea
9. Constellation Sandwich

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