_ 2009

What a year! Satellites was released, folktronicarock was born, gigs were played and all manner of musical fun was had. As I'm writing this, in a freezing cold flat in London, I'm looking forward to 2009. I have some new songs I can't wait to share. Tonight will be fun too, going to see the fireworks along the Thames. And my New Years resolution? To put my heart and soul into putting together a great band, getting out in London and playing some great gigs.

Have a good night everyone, and good luck with keeping those promises. Let 2009 roll on =]


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_ an eye for an eye

why is it so against human nature not to retaliate? why can't people take the moral high ground and let Energy sort the rest out. Organised religion is man-made and will be the death of us all...along with any number of other man-made things.

On a lighter note, Christmas was good, looking forward to New Year and to practicing with the new band. Rest assured, my sentiments will feature strongly in the new records. Not that they haven't already..


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_ quiet quiet quiet

sorry for being SOOOO quiet recently. I've been holed up working away at my dissertation...which is coming along quite nicely thank you.

as always, I have been writing new material...and the other I started recording something new that sounds really great, got me quite excited about the possibilities of a collaboration. I'm afraid there still won't be new material to hear for a while yet; I paused the recording process to work on a live band, which has been slow to start up. But I have personnel, just no time. So once that is sorted, recording shall commence and I'll return with some demos, methinks, nothing too fancy, just something to whet your appetite and hand to promoters, reviewers and publishers alike.

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_ minilogue

After YouTube started messing around with their embedded videos adding loads of annoying stuff, I went a-hunting for something better, and found Vimeo. Looks great, has a nice community feel to it...and I found this video on there. Brilliant!

Minilogue - Animals from ljudbilden on Vimeo.

ps. this is post 111 - what a momentous occasion. This calls for a celebration!

_ what a night

well, it's never a good sign when you turn up to a venue to perform and there is no-one there. after thinking I was about to have one of those surreal nights I seem to have, turns out things went well after all. Cheers to Adam Baine for inviting me along, and for the impromptu a capella rendition of Noah which he sang so sweetly indeed! lol it made the night worthwhile....no, i joke, there were some really good people there, it was just a shame there wasn't more audience.

Right well, I might be playing on Wednesday too somewhere, I'll shall, as ever, keep *you* posted.


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_ giggity giggity...

hi all, great gigs recently, good fun. Can't wait for this live band to come together. I think I might have my guitarist and drummer, still to meet but things will be a-changin' very very soon. Then I can take over the world.

Queen Boadicea last night was good fun, very last minute but still...really enjoyed mini sets from Andy Flight and Pint Size MC - great stuff. Also enjoyed main set from Bob Dylan guy, didn't catch his name.

I have another last minute gig tonight, it's at Escape Bar - full details to be found at http://www.williamecho.com.

Oh, and I couldn't resist posting a video of this post's namesake....love it. No complaints for my risque humour though or I'll set the comedy police on you. Fawlty Zenophobia one week, Family Satyriasis the next...






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_ new chapters

so after my spate of backing tracked gigs, I came to the conclusion (as did a number of sound-men along the way) that it might make for a more spontaneous live performance if I got in some other musicians. And that's exactly what I've started doing. Things are looking promising, and will hopefully start rehearsing for an EXCITING all NEW LIVE EXTRAVAGANZA performance that will BLOW your PROVERBIAL SOCKS OFF.

Ok, well I don't want to get your hopes up too high, it'll be an alright band...

I'll keep you posted. In the meantime enjoy some classic Cleese.










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_ all quiet...or is it

kinda forgot to post a post saying HURRAH LONG LIVE THE KING, I was too busy being pleased with the result of the election.

things have been quite quiet (don't those two words look good together?) here...apologies for the lack of posting. I have been writing new songs, working on old ones, and generally psyching myself up for live gigs. I'm playing at the Constitution in Camden this Friday, come along and chances are you'll probably hear a new song =] Details on www.williamecho.com

In the meantime, enjoy Ancient of Days by William Blake. Possibly my favourite watercolour relief etching ever.

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_ election day

...nail biting stuff. all I can say is, may the best man win. and we all know it is really only a one-horse race...but then again we all know about rigging and what-not. So good luck mr. B.O (with his unfortunate initials), I hope the system this time is fair.


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_ happy halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone...if you celebrate it that is. If not, have a happy 31st October...for whatever reason it may make you thoroughly happy.

Remember, I'm playing this Sunday at the Cross Kings - in Kings Cross. Well, not in the station, but very very near by.

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_ neeew shooooes?

well no actually, but I do have some new gigs. Well, one confirmed gig and one maybe on the way..

I'll be playing at The Constitution in Camden, which by all accounts is a nice little pub by a river that hosts some great live music. It's on Friday 21st November and it would be great to see lots of people there, as ever. I'll let you know about the other gig once I know more. In the meantime I'll just admire the snow falling outside.


*edit*

I'm playing this Sunday (2nd November) at the Cross Kings in Kings Cross...within walking distance of the station. So, you could even pop over from France on the Eurostar, see me play for FREE and then get a train back to Europe. Or you could just get the Tube there and get in for free...

Did I mention it was free? It's free entry. Get there for 8pm!


























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_ 12 bar

Last night's gig at the 12 Bar Club on Denmark Street was good fun, thanks *you guys* for coming down =] I'll upload some videos from it later on. Got good feedback from the venue too, which I can use as part of my uni course. Now to get some more gigs...

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_ gig rhymes with pig

YES I'm playing at the 12 Bar Club this Sunday (19th), get down there early, apparently I'm on at 5:30 - get there for 5 though and we can have a drink. Oh god, who am I inviting myself to openly online....

12 Bar Club
Denmark Street
London
WC2H 8NL

Map to be found here: http://www.12barclub.com/map.html

I'll also be playing at the Undercroft open mic night next thursday, Westminster Uni. You knows it. It doesn't get cooler than this! Would be great to see some of my avid blog readers down there, like, my mum, and the cat.

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_ new website

Yep that's right, a brand new design for www.williamecho.com. New features include: enhanced gallery, new links page and an all-new FILM section. I hope to keep you updated through YouTube as well in future, so check it out =] At the moment it's showing 'The Making of the New Album' - new videos will be added as I progress!

Any kinks in the website will be ironed out ASAP - but let me know if you find anything unusual...

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_ videos from the studios

Been busy today, recorded guitars and vocals for both Noah and Fear! Fear! Fear! (here on referred to as FFF...sounded like im pissed off trying to swear..FFF)

took some videos of the process too, check them out at www.youtube.com/williamecho

fun times. took some photos too, not sure where they got to...



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_ new new new!

I've been writing lots this past week, getting inspiration from things going on around me and generally trying to progress with the folktronicarock sound. With several new songs in the pipeline I hope to get into the studios soon and start laying down some guide tracks. This will help me build up an arsenal of demo songs from which I can pick and choose the best for the album...I'll be getting input from the outside world too, to come up with the best damn sound since the sound of factory machinery cutting into that freshly baked bread.

Alsooo...I've been working on a new design. Now listen, I know, there have been more colour schemes and layouts for William Echo pages (MySpace, A&M, William Echo.com, etc) than there have top secret disks been lost by the government, BUT this is a good one, trust me (or I wouldn't even be writing about it here....you don't even know the HALF of it, the number of designs discarded into digital wasteland). It just the natural progression for someone with a deep interest for web design, typography and..general geekiness. To whet your voracious appetite, here be a little snapshot of things to come. Comments please, good and bad (although it did take God knows how many hours, so be kind)

Yours truly, the digital one with square eyes
























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_ a carnival of black

Here's a video from my gig at the Lowland Games 08, as promised...it's the last song from the set, A Carnival of Black. The audio quality isn't fantastic, but it gives you an idea of this new UNRELEASED song that you can't find anywhere else in the world ;-) Watch out for the guy towards the end having the time of his life! Nice dancing.







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_ the start of something new

It's always a good place to start once something has ended. At the start of something new. And now I feel that one chapter has closed, and I understand that little bit more about the music industry, the metal cogs greased with money, I have something to write about.

And that's just what I'll do! With loads of new songs from the summer, lots of ideas recorded on my phone, and a lot of new inspiration, I've decided to start recording a new album. Yes- ALBUM, full-length.....well that's the idea anyway. And it's going to be kept under wraps, so unfortunately there will be yet more silence from me for a while to come... But fear not! I shall be hard at work, and when you hear from me again it will be nothing short of GLORIOUS. Or that's the plan at least.

I plan to keep you updated with little videos, snippets of ideas, random shizzle, so don't worry, it won't all be silent. But work has already begun, new ideas being thrown about, and while I plan to keep you in the loop somewhat I want you all to be stunned when I release the first single.

I'll be doing it all myself once again, no major label backing...but I hope to impress nonetheless. That rhymes. See? My creativity is just pouring out.



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_ I should have worn a hat

Well, it turns out I didn't make it through in Orange Unsigned Act either on votes or by being picked by the powers that be. Soooo I went yesterday into London to queue for 5 hours like some soulless X-Factor audition to play acoustically for 2 women & a camera. Results of that today or tomorrow. Alex Zane was there too, wearing (practically) the same shirt as me, interviewing everyone around except for me - and then I noticed something curious. All the people he interviewed were wearing hats. Hats! It might be some sort of conspiracy....well, that's what I would say were I the suspicious kind. Hmm.

Made friends with a couple of decent blokes from the Isle of White band Gweido - who got up at 4am to get the ferry and get into London for the auditions! I do not envy them. Oh, and a hello to Purple Bubble who I finally met yesterday after (apparently not) talking to them online (and talking to their PA instead, pretending to be them..!?). Thanks for the beer guys, it was needed.

Should've worn a hat.




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_ a big fat thank you

This post will pretty much be echoing what I wrote on my Orange Unsigned blog, but I wanted to stick it up here too to reach a wider audience - after all, now the voting's closed, I'm guessing you won't feel the need to visit my page as often now to vote for me, right?

Well, I just felt that all that is left to say is 

THANK YOU :)

to all the great people who have given me such good feedback on my music, and all the great people who have voted for me - people I've never met before. Imagine that. It's almost as if my music is finally being appreciated by a wider audience!

Well, here's hoping I get through, make the big-time and get to thank you more personally, possibly in the way of bakey-cakey-goodness (no not with Nutrigrain bars, they're not that nice), or just a big piss-up-after-party. Who knows.

In any case, no matter what happens, it's been invaluable to hear your comments and reviews on my music - oh, and did I say thank you to everyone who voted for me?

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_ today & tomorrow only...!

Ok, so today and tomorrow are the last days you can vote for me on Orange Unsigned Act. If you haven't already, head on down there and click that little green button! I'm being recommended to others on the site by people I've never met, it's really great. I've also got 10 reasons you should vote for me on my blog, so now there's no excuse. Unless of course you disagree with each and every one of them...

So, to put me on your tellybox, vote vote vote. And I promise once this is over I'll stop abusing the word 'vote'.

VOTE!

:-)

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_ Vote rhymes with Boat

Well isn't Orange Unsigned Act fun? I've talked with so many people now, listened to lots of good music. Some great music, even. Had loads of great feedback, so a big THANK YOU to y'all out there.

Also thanks to those people who have been voting once a day for me, it's great. I do know who you are, and don't worry, you WILL have lifetime free tickets to my shows when I'm all rich and famous like

Well, the race is still on, and I want to be in the 50 selected bands! Voting closes midnight on Sunday 14th September (that's this coming Sunday!), so keep clicking that little green button!

Salud,

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_ and we're OFF

voting has now begun on orangeunsignedact.co.uk - if you're not already signed up as a fan then do so now, then be sure to visit my artist page and vote for me! I would like more than 1 vote....2 would be good.

From Orange Unsigned Act:

"It is with great pleasure we can announce that Orange unsignedAct
is now open for voting!

You can vote up to three times per day (one vote per act) – so
logon to www.orangeunsignedact.co.uk now and give your favourite
acts the chance to win one of the 25 spots at the auditions and
the much sought after prize, thanks to Channel 4, Orange and
Sony Ericsson.

Remember, you can only vote if you're logged in as a fan, so if
you aren't one already – go to the site and sign up now.

You can vote each and every day until September 14th – so keep
coming back to the site and support the music you love.

Thousands of talented artists are relying on you – be the best fan
ever and make a massive impact – get voting now and be a part of
music's future!"

ok, well thanks again

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_ hello again

well that was a long silence. it's a little hard keeping everything up to date when on holiday in south america, so apologies for the serious lack of updates. im back now though, and with some news:

I've signed up to a (UK) Channel4 TV competition called Orange Unsigned Act to be in with a chance of performing on your very own tellybox and signing with Universal Records...the thing is, I need YOU, yes, YOU, to sign up as a fan and vote for me! It takes 2 seconds, just visit http://orangeunsignedact.co.uk - and let the voting commence. Votes should open up within the next 24/48 hours.

A big thank you in advance! In the meantime, after signing up and before you can vote, visit http://orangeunsignedact.co.uk/acts/williamecho where you can comment on my blog posts etc....

With regards to the Lowland Games (which seem like a lifetime away now...), the night was great, and I ended up headlining after all. Issues with the backing tracks & issues with the guitar didn't seem to detract from what was a incredibly fun night, complete with stage invasion and gyrating fans! Videos to be uploaded in the neardistantfutureoneday

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_ the drums! the drums!

I've been programming the drums. A lot. Good days, bad days....tired days, too much music sometimes. Carnival Of Black still sounds the best in my opinion. Where We Belong is coming along nicely too. I hope it turns out well for Lowlands...

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_ progress

Since setting up Logic Studio 8 in Air Traffic Control (think of it as a home away from home, several stories high and now with superb mixing & production capabilities), I've been able to make real progress with the backing tracks. Hopefully it will all be ready in time for the Lowland Games...no, actually, it WILL be ready in time for the Lowland Games, it has to be!

A Carnival Of Black is ready, sounding great...as is No Man Is An Island, and Red Flag & TNF are done too. More are in progress, plus I started working on a new cover this morning, should go down well with anyone who appreciates their classic rock!

Right, well, better stop posting blogs and get back to work

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_ 24-inch iMac: 2.8GHz of media-loving fun

I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of a new 24-inch 2.8GHz 2GB memory all-singing-all-dancing Apple iMac =D It will help HUGELY in mixing and producing at home. It will mean no more lack of sunlight, living in Bombshelter Studios, no more *hoping* that there will be a studio free on downtime. I'll be able to record at Bombshelter, then come back home and mix mix mix the night away...

SO...hopfully it will arrive in time for the Lowland Games, in time for me to make my own god-damn electronic drum backing track sample thinger.

You can rely on no-one but yourself.

Remember that my friend........................

On a more musical note, I have plenty of new songs that I cannot wait to play live. Some of the titles include:

A Carnival Of Black
Where We Belong
Pleased To Please You
Things Will Change
No Man Is An Island (Except Me)

Plus a veritable album of unfinished ideas, odds & ends, as mentioned in a previous post. Expect much fun, frolics and comedy covers at the Lowland Games in a couple of weekends. Ok, one comedy cover.

w.x

_ knife crime.

It's everywhere recently. You read the papers, it's there. You turn on the TV, and its another figure, statistic, a growing number on the tally chart of young people knifed for the most trivial of reasons. It's something that's impossible to ignore. Just take a look at the Google search of 'BBC' and 'knife crime'. Much of it is from this year alone. The danger is that after a while the term 'knife crime' - much like 'gun crime' and any other type of crime - becomes just a buzz word. It even shifts the blame away from the individual and onto the knife.

I think as a country, Britain is becoming engulfed by this...and to be honest, sometimes I can't tell if it's hysteria or a genuine rise in incidents. I don't say this to belittle the problem; I just have a deep mistrust of anything the media swing my way, and believe you can't know the absolute truth unless you go out there for yourself and make your own findings (much like Al Gore, but that's another story...). But in the end, the papers are not making it up, and there's a sick problem out there.

The thing is, it's not exactly anything new. Teddy boys of the 50s were renowned for their razor blade and knife brandishing and use. It's a whole culture that revolves around bravado, intimidation, and turning to weapons to give certain people a sense of power and control over their (and others') lives that they may not otherwise have. Did you watch 'Fallout' on C4 the other night? It was right;

"People talk about the 'war on the streets' - but they're wrong, there is no war, because wars have an end and this just goes on and on and on."

It's a cycle, with so many factors involved. Lack of money, lack of motivation, lack of hope. No aspiration, and a belief that their life is stuck on one level. Those that attack others do so not because they have power, but because they see a certain power in others; it's a fear that while others succeed, they'll get left behind. How will it end? Who knows if it will ever end. There's always been people like that, and there always will be. There's no black without white, and no good without bad. It's just making damn sure they don't outnumber the ones who have a chance of making it out of there.

Ok, well here's a little something I wrote, thought I'd get all this off my chest in one big blog post. Oh, and here's a clue if you're still puzzled at the end: tally.

The Drip Drip Drop

The drip drip drop
The sound of another
A childless mother
Four lines,

The drip drip drop
When will it stop?
We're all at a loss
One across.

The drip drip drop
A city disease
Deaf to the pleas
Four lines,

The drip drip drop
A failing crop
Life became a cost
One across.

The drip drip drop
The animals run
To the sound of guns
Four lines,

The drip drip drop
How can it stop?
We're all at a loss
One across.

Your thoughts please (and I mean the issue, not the poem!)

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_ a great day for bullying

I am of course referring to Zimbabwe. What can I say. Nothing really. Disappointment.

_ if you haven't got anything nice to say

...don't say anything at all. So goes the saying...

On the other hand, if you have something nice to say, do tell =] Possibly one of the best quotes of the day comes from a French fan on Facebook;

"LONG LIVE TO WILLIAM ECHO AND HIS FOLKTRONICAROCK !!! :D"

Phew! Talk about enthusiasm. Thanks Chris! And while I'm at it, thank you to Ms. Khor for writing a great review of the Satellites EP on the Facebook group. If you haven't joined the group yet, go ahead!

Cheers everyone =]




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_ bits & pieces

Whenever I get an idea for a song I tend to record it on my mobile so I can use it later. The recording is always crap, quiet, and extremely tinny, but it means that if I'm having a couple of weeks where I can't seem to come up with anything new, I can listen back to the recordings on my phone and get some new ideas.

The only trouble is I never remember I recorded them in the first place! The other night, however, struggling to get to sleep, I decided to listen back to the bits & pieces I had recorded over the past 6 months, and you know what? I reckon I have about an album's worth of new and unfinished material just on my phone - plus new songs I have been writing over the past few weeks.

It's been really quiet recently, I'm so used to being in the studio and having new songs to put on MySpace and generally rant about on the internet...but the studios I record in are shut until September (or even possibly October!), so I think I'll use it as time to write songs, get new ideas, and come ready at the start of the new academic year with an arsenal of songs to record. I'm also still trying to put together this live show - some people are proving elusive and others extremely willing & helpful. Slowly but surely I'll sort something out. I have to! I'm playing at the Lowland Games at the end of July and I want it to be spectacular. Or at least mildly interesting. ;-)




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_ come gather 'round people

Come senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don't stand in the doorway
Don't block up the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
There's a battle outside
And it is ragin'.
It'll soon shake your windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin'.

If you hear only one piece of new music today, let it be Jona Byron's cover of Dylan's The Times They Are A-Changin'

http://www.myspace.com/jonabyron




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_ motion picture moods

A homage to Erno Rappee...

I did some film music recently, as part of my university degree. I thought I'd share the results with everyone online - I'm thinking, it's still William Echo music, right?

Anyway, the brief was to write music for film (the default film given was Love Is The Devil with Daniel Craig and Derek Jacobi - wiki entry here) - I was unimaginative and chose the default film for the course. I had 2 assignments, both to do 10 minutes of music. For the first one I used MIDI instruments and tweaked the EQs and added plugins to make them sound as realistic as possible. For the second assignment, I wanted to use some real instruments - but was pushed for time. So, I ended up recording and layering electric guitar and mixing it with a little MIDI, and recorded some MIDI piano for a cartoon I found online. If the owner of the cartoon is reading this, please don't sue me :D I tried to make this a bit like a silent film, but with Rachmaninov and Liszt influences/rip-offs.

All the intruments and sounds are performed by me, written in Logic 8 in about a week. Enjoy!

Assignment 1



Assignment 2

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_ live.

I've been rehearsing with some friends to put together some kind of live show, and things are going well. Booked in tomorrow for another practice.

Laptop + guitar + vocals + speakers = sweet sweet music.

That's the plan anyways. I'll let you know how that goes...




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_ violet hill

New Coldplay song, discovered it this morning. I think it's a great song, with a great video. Enjoy.

_ popular page

It seems this blog keeps getting more and more popular! Which is really nice to see - you lot should start leaving more comments though! hehe

I've been developing williamecho.com, it's now even better and has a music player so you can hear my music while you browse my pages :) If there's anything else you'd like to see, just drop me a little comment on the home page.

....scheduled to meet up with a friend soon and start working out something live. Then I can take this show on the road! William Echo. Coming to a town near you.



www.williamecho.com






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_ /rant over

ok so I got that out of my system. Thought I'd repost my post about the new website just to keep it on top of things. It's my blog and I'll make loads of posts if I want to ;-)




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_ a twisted logic

"thrown sideways into a backwards parallel universe"

Here's a little story for you.

A shoe-maker makes a shoe. It's a very pretty shoe indeed. However, when it goes on sale, it's actually a very uncomfortable shoe. Lots of women can't actually fit their feet into this pretty shoe, so, surely, he can't be a very good shoe-maker after all? Surely it means that the shoe is never bought, the reputation is destroyed and the cobbler goes out of business because, after all, what else is a shoe made for than to be worn?

But this is 2008 and it seems it's not the shoe-maker's fault after all, it's the feet. Of course. So the feet don't fit the pretty shoe; what options are there?

Foot surgery it seems. Yes, it's true. If the shoe don't fit, fix the foot. I feel almost as if I've been thrown sideways into a backwards parallel universe.

Oh, but fear not. It does all make sense. Honest. That shoe-maker I told you about? It's Jimmy Choo. Or Manolo Blahnik. Or countless other magic cobblers. See? It all becomes crystal clear now doesn't it.


For more information click this link





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_ new website

Tonight the new website goes live :-) Not all the links are linked, and it's not 100% finished, but it gives you a very good idea indeed.

...and don't worry, a decent URL is in order, I know.

Visit the work in progress here: http://www.freewebs.com/williamecho

Let me know if there's anything wrong!




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_ makeover

A&M gets another makeover =] Very blogworthy indeed.

In other news...been writing a new song, sounding good. I'll be looking to start playing the EP live soon too, so I'll be busy doing that.

Not to mention uni work. Great. Better get cracking.

Oh, and go read That Neon Feeling's first critical review! click click click




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_ That Neon Feeling gets reviewed

Music blog To Die By Your Side has written a review of my song That Neon Feeling. It seems my line-dancing Bjork on acid has gone down rather well! You can read the review here =]



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_ Satellites is OUT TODAY

You can get my EP Satellites by clicking here

That page contains all the information you'll need about it.


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_ Earth Hour

http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en_uk/earthhour/

Google is doing it.


William Echo is doing it.


You should do it too! 8-9pm, tonight - turn your lights off, turn your computer off, turn your tv off at the wall. Look at the sky, you might just see some stars. Wouldn't that be nice in London? Wouldn't it be nice. Wherever you are, turn everything off, and think about the big picture.


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_ SATELLITES

is the name of my new EP.

It will be available as a digital download in 11 days time, the package will include:

• 5 high-quality mp3s
• JPEG artwork for your mp3 player/iTunes
• colour PDF lyric booklet
• 8 wallpapers in fullscreen/widescreen resolution

You will need WinRar to unzip it, you can get it for free here: http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm


And the price? £4.99

Bargain!





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_ the end is nigh!

That's right, the EP is practically finished. Spent all of today mastering (and forgot I had a lecture...) and mixing - not in that order. Obviously.

Release date will be announced soon =]


Yours sincerely,





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_ artwork

Tonight i've been busy working on the artwork for the EP =] Under wraps for the moment! All shall be revealed......sooooon


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_ songg

finished the Robbie one. Needs mastering of course (of course). Have a new one too. Sounds like a line-dancing Bjork on acid. No really. It's COOOOL.



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_ pleased with a new song

Been working on a new song, it's all recorded now (well, except for the bass). Sounds good, and reminds me of.........













...Robbie Williams?






Scared?





You should be.


















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_ more recording

Don't worry, I haven't stopped working. No new music online, but I'm working hard towards the EP...it will all come out soon =]










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_ earthquake?

I just had to post a blog....my first earthquake. Fairly scary when you're woken up by your bed shaking from side-to-side. I feel for those who live in countries where it's commonplace







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_ film music

ok, so maybe not directly William Echo-related, but still, its part of my life so I thought I'd share it; for my uni course I have been working on film music (re-writing the score to the film "Love Is The Devil"), and to be honest it's been slowing down progress on the EP. There is a conflict of interests, and, with Panic, I hit a wall where progress wasn't really being made. However, I'm really enjoying making the music for this film. When it's done I'll upload it and put the link up on here (if you're interested) =]
Perhaps it's a career path. Well, if I'm any good at it that is.





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_ another day, another mix

The past week has been hectic. Uni work has taken up most of my time, and it probably will continue to do so for the next few weeks. But fear not...my spare time will be spent on mixing and recording the EP. I'm getting input from various people so that I can get another perspective on the tracks. I went into the studio for a few hours today, continuing work on Panic. I'll be thinking about the next tracks to record now and the general direction of the EP. So far, it's sounding good =]





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_ so how is it going?

very well actually.

I spent yesterday re-recording some guitars (to acheive perfection!) and tweaking Panic...it sounds great. I'm really quite excited about this track, I think it could end the EP in a truly epic manner. I still have to record vocals for it, hopefully that will go as well as the rest of it has. Then I'll have a couple more tracks to do...

Can't wait for the release. I have to start thinking about some artwork now!





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_ a walk in the park

_ tell it to the

tell it to the government / tell it to the one you love / tell someone who cares / tell it to the government / tell it to the trees / yell it on your knees / nobody cares / nobody cares / i'll do as I please.

_ better late than never

Last Friday I began work on an old song that's been kicking about since last year..I played it a couple of times at the Undercroft Open Mic night (at Westminster Uni). It has evolved since then and is sounding nicely electronic, a departure from my original intentions for the song (which involved clarinet, sax, piano and trombone...) but I think it works. Will continue work on it tomorrow.






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_ a day of remixing

Today was a day for polishing, sculpting and refining. Red Flag and The Redshift sound even better, and Rome is near completion. Very very near completion. Also started a bit of work on something new, don't know how that will turn out. we shall see!





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_ nice day

Nice day today in Brick Lane and Oxford Street, saw some nice flowers (20 roses for a fiver, apparently..) and popped into Rough Trade. Tried composing the next song on the tube...some inspiring rhythms there =] Took some pics


and felt like a tourist. Not as grassy as Somerset. but picturesque in its own way






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_ run rabbit run red Rome

spent today in the Bombshelter recording a new track for the up-coming EP. spent much of the time flicking between Rome and Cash For Honours....the latter sounding very poppy...perhaps a bit too dancey. We shall see.
rome is coming along nicely, forgot my camera so no pretty pictures. Very atmospheric, and builds and builds into....a city...no wait, an empire? see what I did there?




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_ open doors and something new

red red red


=]



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_ 2 1/2 days of solid recording

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_ locked doors & nothing new

Well what did I say...studios were not open, so there's nothing new. Shall try again tomorrow. Have lectures. Don't know when, damn. I'll check now





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_ new year new year

new year, new recordings.

After a Christmas break in Somerset I'm back in London and rearing to go back into the studio. Although I say that after every break and there's usually something that goes wrong....in any case, the plan is to start recording a new song tomorrow. If the studios are open. If not then...well, I guess I'm stuck.

Should be putting up some more photos and general eye candy too with my new camera =]

Until next time


Yours faithfully,






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