ECHOES IS SIGNED TO PROGROCK RECORDS AND RELEASES THE ALBUM “NATURE | EXISTENCE”

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA – 8 December 2009 – Echoes has been an oddity right from the start, in a country where latin rhythms dominate and radio friendly pop/rock has just found its sound footing, metal, prog and electronica still are regarded as odd genres to play.

Inspired by traditional folk music, 70's and 90's prog-rock and math metal Echoes started its run in late 2004, the idea, making music that incorporated many ideas without the traditional limitations imposed by genre compatibility, going as far as to incorporate a "cuatro" (Traditional Venezuelan folk instrument, similar to an ukelele) into the already adventurous soundscape created by three guitars, 6 string bass and keyboards.

Nature|Existence, Echoes' first album is a mixture of prog-rock and math metal with a lot of post-rock, pop and industrial electronica thrown in for good measure. With collaborations from Tobias Jansson (Vocals: Silent Scythe, The Law), Nick Storr (Vocals: The Third Ending), Carl Webb (Vocals: Oceanwerks), Pedro Castillo (Vocals: Tempano/Aditus), Dave Duffus (Saxophone) and the Anechoic Chamber String Quartet, Nature|Existence tells a story of love found and lost over the cyclical nature of life, where epilogues are the beggining of new experiences and breakups are a prologue to life shifting again. 

The band had this to say: “We are happy to be part of the ProgRock Records family, because they have allowed us to maintain creative freedom and not to compromise our vision and gave us the tools to deliver that vision to you, the listener. We look forward to a bright future with ProgRock Records beyond just the release of Nature|Existence.”.

“This is only the 2^nd occasion I’ve had to sign a band from South America, and like Thessera before them, they have a great sense of energy and melody that really grabbed my attention, I’m very pleased to be putting out this album.”, said Shawn Gordon, President of ProgRock Records.