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Second Echo to work with Albini
Question: What do Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Cheap Trick, the Pixies, and Dayton based rock band Second Echo have in common?
Answer: By mid-February they will have all had recordings produced by legendary producer Steve Albini.
The four-piece melodic hard rock band, Second Echo, is heading off to Chicago later this month to track a new five-song ep that will be engineered and produced by one of the best Steve Albini.
Albini worked his magic for another Dayton band in 1990 when he recorded the Breeders debut release entitled Pod.
Albini must see something bright and promising in Second Echo, just as he did in the Breeders seventeen years ago. He does not just work with anyone who asks. He reserves his talents for only a select few.
Second Echo fits this mold. They are one of the most tight knit and driven bands in town. Their web site boasts that “Second Echo began in childhood and will end in death.”
They also have a close relationship with their loyal and dedicated fans. The band is even letting their fans name the new cd. They are holding a contest to let the fans submit their ideas for the name of their upcoming ep. The top four entries will be up for a vote to determine the winner.
Catch the band live this Friday January 12th at the Nite Owl. Visit www.secondecho.net for more info.
I had a chance to to chat with Second Echo and here is what they said about Albini, their music, and their fans.
KN - How is the new album different from your first?
SE - Our first album was a 15-song production released in 2003. The album had a wide range of music styles and songs with piano and bass to more of our harder rock. This album we have it narrowed down to new songs that we feel have become our niche. Also over the years, we have figured out a lot of things that we did not do properly for the first album. We have learned what a difference proper mixing and mastering can make.
KN - Is that where Steve Albini comes in?
SE - Yea, few only know of the quality of a release with Steve behind it. He will overcome all of the problems we ran into on the first album.
KN - So your letting your fans name your album. Is that smart?
SE -We love our fans. They are the ones that make or break you. We will always be writing, but our goal is to make music that others enjoy. We want our music to touch people just like the songs of Chris Cornell, Led Zeppelin, and Pearl Jam touched us when we were young. With this album the name must encompass all the songs and must be meaningful. By asking fans for their input we are finding out what our songs mean to them.
KN - You guys seem like a very tight knit group; how does that help or hurt the music?
SE - We are tight on and off stage. It can only help on the stage. Off the stage we maintain close friendships, but at shows we make it a point to get out and talk to people.
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By tom
January 14, 2007 2:13 PM | Link to this
I really liked these guys, i Heard them this last friday at the Nite Owl. They did not have the biggest crowd by anymeans. but they were pulling people in from the street to listen. I enjoyed most of their original stuff, and loved the covers they chose to do… Possum Kingdom!By Ron Pease
January 9, 2007 11:54 AM | Link to this
The band Slantwise was also recorded and engineered by Steve Albini in 2004. They changed a couple members and are now StoneCore.