Idiot Saviour

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Well, this was recorded in GB2 and 3 then mixed in LE. It took about 3 weeks of tinkering in Logic (which i still haven't got to grips with), and then I just stopped, so I guess this is a work in progress. I'm still struggling with the bass in the mix.

For those of you interested in these things, the vocal melody and lyrics were written first (about 2 years ago) - music was written around them.

This was written about celebrities as false idols (Colin Farrell has the 'carpe diem' tattoo) - yes, another media rant. The second verse was rewritten whilst recording - the 'vote for the 12 disciples' a reference to pop/American Idol -style TV programmes.

This is a strange style and time signature for me - I was listening a lot to Madonnas new album whilst working on this, which is why it's a bit more dance-oriented.

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Lyrics

I've been abused by the nightly news
Filling my head with fearsome cartoons.
Your carpe Diem tattoo;
It's all Greek to you.
My brain like a fish in a bowl
I wish this life would show me some soul.
You stroke my remote control
I've got to want you.

If you're looking for love, go look somewhere else
'Cause when the stars come out, they only love themselves...

Idiot saviour, nothing gonna save your
Idiot saviour, yeah yeah yeah.
Idiot saviour, nothing gonna save y'all
Idiot saviour, yeah yeah yeah.

An industry just to keep me amused
Conspiracy makes the heart swoon.
Satellite channel shampoo
What's the news.
We want a prophet and we get Madonna
We want a bible, we get GQ.
We get to vote for the twelve disciples
Straight from stage school.

If you're looking for love ...

Idiot saviour ...

We want a prophet ...

Song Stats

Hits: 2581
Comments: 71
Fans: 19
Plays: 435
Downloads: 93
Votes: 22
Uploaded: Sep 24, 2006 - 10:51:13 AM
Last Updated: Sep 24, 2006 - 03:07:26 PM Last Played: Aug 24, 2009 - 04:41:29 AM

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Keywords:

Media (10), idiot (9), saviour (4), celebrity (6), religion (32), madonna (1), false idols (1), American idol (2)

Hardware:

Keystation 49e
Shure beta 58A mic

Software:

GB 2 and 3
LE7

Comments

apb	apb said 1158 days ago (September 24th, 2006)
	Nice .. got a bit of a "Tainted Love" bass thing crossed with hints of Depeche Mode and INXS - not a bad thing. Works! Mix sounds good and I like the lyrics and vocals too. Check out my latest song called Misplaced

echoroom	echoroom said 1158 days ago (September 24th, 2006)
	tainted, certainly? Yeah, there's a little bit on the percussion that's VERY Tainted Love - glad you picked it up. Funnily, it reminded me of INXS too, but i couldn't quite work out why. Oh God, another 80's track, i am living in a time warp! Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

apb	apb said 1158 days ago (September 24th, 2006)
	INXS .. it was something in the vocals, in places .. that's where I heard shades of at least. --- "In Swedish, there is a subtle difference between being ugly or drunk" Check out my latest song called Misplaced

echoroom	echoroom said 1158 days ago (September 24th, 2006)
	vox ... well, i hope at least it was like Michael Hutchinson, and not the guy who's singing for them now! Steve Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

apb	apb said 1157 days ago (September 25th, 2006)
	Yes .. Hutchinson. So they got a new singer - last I saw it was a competition show thing on MTV .. so out of touch. Thank you for your kind comment - glad it gave you a lift. --- "In Swedish, there is a subtle difference between being ugly or drunk" Check out my latest song called Misplaced

apb	apb said 1158 days ago (September 24th, 2006)
	Nice .. got a bit of a "Tainted Love" bass thing crossed with hints of Depeche Mode and INXS - not a bad thing. Works! Mix sounds good and I like the lyrics and vocals too. Check out my latest song called Misplaced

AquilA	AquilA said 1158 days ago (September 24th, 2006)
	Dig the Pop Good production, instrumentation. Like the beat and the lyrics/vocals. Keep doing your eighties thing. What you see gaining on you is the future coming round to meet you. Check out my latest song called Bounce Buffet w/ Hectorious

echoroom	echoroom said 1158 days ago (September 24th, 2006)
	The future is here! Hey - thanks for the coments. As time is cyclical, I guess if I just stand still, the future will eventually come back round to meet me! Which is great, as I won't have to evolve then! Ta Steve Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

ledebutant	ledebutant said 1158 days ago (September 24th, 2006)
	I was waiting for this!!! I can't comment properly right now, but I want you to know I'm very, very, very excited to hear your stuff recorded and mixed this well!!! It's Download City. Check out my latest song called Black Star (MJ Live Aid w/jgurner)

echoroom	echoroom said 1158 days ago (September 24th, 2006)
	worth the wait? Hey lisa, great to hear from you - let me know whatcha think when you've had a chew on it. I'm really pleased that you think the track sounds well mixed, as I'm still flying blind in Logic, and it's slowed down my output rate massively. Still, better quality than quantity ... Steve Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

ktb	ktb said 1158 days ago (September 24th, 2006)
	an industrial vibe as well. I think the mix works great. As mentioned a real depeche mode feel, which definitely rocks. Liked your singing. The effect you used was choice, or maybe that was just the recording technique? Check out my latest song called Texas stump

echoroom

echoroom said 1157 days ago (September 25th, 2006)

Can't think of a title
Hi KtB,
I appreciate your comments on the mix, especially having listened to your recent work with Cori. The Depeche sound wasn't intentional, but when I added the slide guitar, I must admit it reminded me of Personal Jesus. I umm-ed and ah-ed about keeping it, but it worked, so I left it.

The vocal effect was done by putting the vocal through a guitar amp, with very little reverb. I wanted a distorted sound to it, but didn't want it to sound just like it was through a megaphone (an effect I've used a lot in the past).

Thanks for the comments

Steve

Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

	said 1157 days ago (September 25th, 2006)
	great tune love the feel and sound of this the bass works realy well . the lyrics and the way you sing them brings me back to the early 90's but with a up to date feel I agree with you about pop culture there are alot of idiots out there trying to push there own private agenda

echoroom

echoroom said 1157 days ago (September 25th, 2006)

Way to go Ego!
Firstly, what a great handle you've got.

Secondly, I've had a quick look at your Bio page and you appear to have been operating under my radar - looking forward to checking some of your tracks out.

Thanks for the feedback - late 80's/ early 90's is very much my era, so the influences seep through. Glad you liked the bass - I changed the sound about 15 times until I finally settled on the one I began with.

Cheers

Steve

Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

BranDaMan	BranDaMan said 1157 days ago (September 25th, 2006)
	Cool Love the lyrics and vocals. Great job. Check out my latest song called Giving Up (Instrumental)

echoroom	echoroom said 1157 days ago (September 25th, 2006)
	You are.. .. Da man! ta BDM - having just checked out your new ripping dance tune, I am assured that you truely are.... Da Man! Ta Stevev Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

Drew Kopr	Drew Kopr said 1157 days ago (September 25th, 2006)
	Wow man Strong, great beat, excellent vocals and lyrics, very well written musically, great production, nice melodies, cool message...fine, fine, tune! Check out my latest song called WinterSong

echoroom	echoroom said 1156 days ago (September 26th, 2006)
	Thanks Drew Hi Drew, Thanks for dropping by and leaving me some feedback. I think I'm going to from a nice boy band and write them some pop tunes with mildly subversive lyrics - could be a whole new genre of music. Ta Steve Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

ledebutant	ledebutant said 1156 days ago (September 26th, 2006)
	I'll help I'm signing up for the subersive lyric writing. Check out my latest song called Black Star (MJ Live Aid w/jgurner)

echoroom	echoroom said 1156 days ago (September 26th, 2006)
	Ha Hell Lisa, you've virtually patented it! Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

DOCTORBIZARRE	DOCTORBIZARRE said 1156 days ago (September 25th, 2006)
	SWEET DUDE This IS really cool! I like this track alot and i totally agree with all that nonsense on the Idiot Box! I am so sick of Celebrities and their shanigans! i COULD GIVE TWO SHITS OF WHAT THEY ARE DOING! Don't get me started! Has a cool 80's vibe to it! Keep these coming! Check out my latest song called STORM

echoroom

echoroom said 1156 days ago (September 26th, 2006)

The Doctor will see you now!
Hello, and greetings to the planet Xenon.
Thanks for the sweet comments - you know, I have no problem with people who become famous for their talents and abilities, but here in the UK we are force-fed a bunch of people who appear to have no discernable talent, other than the fact that they appear on TV/in magazines and/or take thier clothes off.
There has always been an interest in 'celebrities', but the whole thing has ramped up so much (especially post Big Brother) that we now have people who are well known because they are well known.
This is Warhols vision that everyone will be famous for 15 minutes gone mad, and I don't think it's very pretty.

They have nothing to say and they're saying it too loud. As McLuhan said ' Don't ask what's right or wrong, but what's going on'. So I shouldn't try and judge this (which I strugle with), but just understand it. So it's not bad that Madonna is becoming a kind of spiritual guru, but what does this say about spirituality and religion. Will she become bigger than the Pope? Or Jesus?

End of rant.

Ta Steve

Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

Ed_Moran	Ed_Moran said 1156 days ago (September 26th, 2006)
	cool song I really like your style and content. It definatley has an eighties feel and always nice to hear it done right. It takes a while to get your hands around LE but when you get it, it's worth the effort. Ed Check out my latest song called Cowboy (WIP)

echoroom

echoroom said 1155 days ago (September 27th, 2006)

Thanks Ed
Ta Ed (no relation to ED209 in Robocop?).
LE is a GIANT step up from GB, and I'm still not able to record in it yet (I bought a manual, but it's a toss-up between learning LE or writing new songs, and of course I prefer the latter).

However, I managed to Forrest-Gump my way through it to mix this track, so i'm starting to understand it a bit better.

Thanks for the comments.

Steve

Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

jgurner

jgurner said 1155 days ago (September 27th, 2006)

Ha!
Love it. Nice acid-tinged lyrics. Such a great pot shot at the "idiot" culture
being pushed at us these days. Plus, such a great sound. I hate to use the
term "Retro" because it's a very fresh sound. I can hear the Soft Cell
"Tainted Love" sound that was mentioned, but it actually reminded me
more of Depeche Mode in both sound and content. Really a great track. It
now has a nice home in my iPod.

Check out my latest song called Bourbon Street Dawn

echoroom	echoroom said 1155 days ago (September 27th, 2006)
	Acid-tinged Hi J, Well, i've been to an acid party, but never inhaled, so that maybe explains the lyrics. I don't mind being retro- I'm just keeping the past alive for future generations. By the time the next 80's revival comes around, I'd better have the album ready. Thanks for the feedback, and keep up the accordian playing! Steve Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

j2morrow	j2morrow said 1155 days ago (September 27th, 2006)
	Amazing A nice pounding song. Great lyrics. Excellent production. This is the first song of yours that I've come across; I'm definitely going to check out your earlier postings. Kudos. Check out my latest song called CAPTURE THE RAPTURE

echoroom

echoroom said 1154 days ago (September 28th, 2006)

Pounding sounding
Hi JT

Thanks for the comments. One of the things that i really like about Macjams is that when you get comments from people like yourself, who I haven't listened to yet, it sends you off on a trail to find some more great music.

Pleased to meet you (guess you know my name) and look forward to hearing some of your tracks.

steve

Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

ledebutant

ledebutant said 1154 days ago (September 28th, 2006)

Strike a Pose
You know, I've figured out that part of your sound is that your songs
often seem to strut. I have the urge to march around the room and
strike runway model poses during this one, which is just a perfect fit
with the lyrics. You're using all of the elements, music, production and
lyrics to convey the message of the song. Everthing is tremendously
integrated, each part dovetailing into the next.

Seriously, Steve, this is the treatment I've felt your music has deserved
all along. The production is far ahead of where you were with your last
song and, though I'd love for you to churn out the hits, it's worth
taking time with your music to get it up to this level of production.
This is a terrific mix, especially since it's your first go-around with
Logic. I think you should really be very pleased with yourself.

That line, 'cause when the stars come out, they only love themselves...I
can only say I wish I'd written it myself. I'm eating my heart out over
that one. It's a killer, killer line. Lordy, your writing is fantastic.

Check out my latest song called Black Star (MJ Live Aid w/jgurner)

echoroom

echoroom said 1154 days ago (September 28th, 2006)

YMCA?
You know, even when I do quiet songs, I struggle not to have them a bit nervy and intense, which i guess is a reflection of me 'cause I'm always stressed and highly strung. I've never considered this an attribute, but I guess it comes out in the music and gives it a certain .. something. I tried to make this track a bit more groovy ... actually, I find the (ooh ooh - ahh ahh) backing vox in chorus a bit like a chain gang chant, and actually a little bit camp - maybe Village People could cover this track?

I'm naturaly impatient, so spending 4 weeks off and on playing around in Logic was a struggle for me, but thank you, i think it was worth it.

Sometimes you need to just take in the view at the top of the hill rather than just figuring out how you're gonna climb the next one.

I like lyrics that are a bit vague, but with lines that peak out and help you get into what the song is about, so that's a great compliment, especially coming from a household with two fantastic writers.

I'll just shut up and say .. thanks, really appreciate the feedback.

Steve

Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

The Infinites	The Infinites said 1154 days ago (September 28th, 2006)
	Yep, it's time for.. ....Soft Cell, The Human League and Echoroom to do an 80s revival tour....!! Great stuff - ahhhh.. takes me back! Excellent beats. Jim Check out my latest song called Day-Glo

echoroom	echoroom said 1154 days ago (September 28th, 2006)
	Hi Jim God, and 80's revival tour .... mind you, i did fabcy kim Wilde for years, so it could be an opportunity to finally meet her ...... Thanks for dropping in Steve Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

echoroom	echoroom said 1154 days ago (September 28th, 2006)
	spellcheck whoops ... appear to have had a dyslexic moment ... Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

Kilo	Kilo said 1153 days ago (September 29th, 2006)
	Hey Steve Sounds good to me, and much broader sonically than Garageband seemed to allow :-) Maybe Goldfrapp stole the bass line from Soft Cell. Keep it up, duder.

echoroom	echoroom said 1153 days ago (September 29th, 2006)
	Jegsemesh Ah yes, Mr. Kilo, This song, is niiice, yes? Is number 7 song in khazakstan today. High fiiive! Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

	said 1153 days ago (September 29th, 2006)
	Right smart Has a dusty authenticity to it. Not sure I know what I mean. Very cool contours. Authoritative singing.

echoroom	echoroom said 1152 days ago (September 30th, 2006)
	Dusty?? Hi richard - I'm not quite sure what that means either, but it all seems kinda complimentary, so thanks. No-ones ever commented on my contours before (and I worked hard to buff 'em up). Steve Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

_nderscore	_nderscore said 1152 days ago (September 30th, 2006)
	nicely done i miss 80's electropop. this rawks Check out my latest song called glyd

echoroom	echoroom said 1151 days ago (October 1st, 2006)
	No haircut Ta US - unfortunately I no longer have a silly 80's haircut to complete the package - I'll have to get a wig to get a good ol' Flock of Seagulls hair sculpture. Steve Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

bud

bud said 1152 days ago (September 30th, 2006)

Great tune
I hear Bowie coming in at the end - very cool. Well structured, played,
sung and mixed. You got a good feel for this kinda music. I'll have to dig
deeper into your catalog. I just discovered a trove of 4 tracks I made
during the eighties - a few of which are on my site. It's tempting to post
another - that was my primetime for home studio work - but MJ is about
the present (execution that is).
Nice to meet you - Bud

Check out my latest song called try not to think

echoroom

echoroom said 1151 days ago (October 1st, 2006)

Woof
Hey Bud - found some great stuff on your bio page last night ( and my wife loves the dog in the picture), so appreciate the feedback.
Bowie is a recurring theme in my feedback, and is a big influence ... more than 'd suspected actually ... hence his reoccurance at the end.

For variety, am channeling Lou Reed and David Byrne on my next track.

Thanks for dropping by

Steve

Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

Leon

Leon said 1151 days ago (October 1st, 2006)

Your lyrics are cerebral and your melody visceral
Haven't passed by here in a while, but I'm ecstatic to hear a new song
from you. Totally love it! Man, you have a way with words and some more
ways with rhythm and melody... ever provocative and subversive... very
British, Ha-ha! Downloaded and fave'd it right away. I'm off to the club in
a minute so will write more comments later :)

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echoroom

echoroom said 1151 days ago (October 1st, 2006)

Hi Leon
Hey, great to hear from Leon, 'The Voice'. This was a bit of a change for me
(I'm
more comfortable with kinda indie-guitar stuff), so I've been really
encouraged
by the reaction. I've been submerged in trying to understand Logic, so have
about 4 tracks I hope to finish and mix fairly quickly (so about a year then).

So you're off to a club at 12 in the morning - man, I was asleep at that time!
Probably put to sleep by being dragged to see 'The Devil wears Prada' by
rachel, which was okay ... I'd rather have gone to see 'Children of Men' for the
third time (best film this year).

I bet you're a great dancer, too...

Steve

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Leon

Leon said 1145 days ago (October 7th, 2006)

Great going...
Steve, as regards my dancing, let's just say I can push Usher to the sidelines if
he saw me dance. Ha-ha!

Great for you to progress to Logic. Wish I have the time to learn it in detail. I
am mired in my exams so I will give that a go when I have more time in my
hands. Right now, GB seems to work fine for me. I haven't posted a song here
in a while, but there's one coming soon.

I can see that people are beginning to really take notice of your awesome music!
What I love about your songs is that the lyrics are quite intriguing and induces
the listener to think.

---
The lion roars, the eagle soars.

Check out my latest song called The Nightingale (music and lyrics by Oceans)

echoroom	echoroom said 1145 days ago (October 7th, 2006)
	illogical Hi Leon, Well, good luck working for your exams .... work is currently getting in the way of my recording time. Logic is still a big mystery, but mixing this track in Logic was ... fun, I think. Loads more effects to play with. Good to hear from you, and look forward to some new tracks in the not too distant future.... Steve Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

	said 1151 days ago (October 1st, 2006)
	Love it And keep an x of it. Thanks for sharing this great track. Solid production and performance. Take care Kenta

echoroom	echoroom said 1151 days ago (October 1st, 2006)
	xxx Hi Kenta, and thanks for the feedback. Having just listened to your latest track, I can see you're kind of an 'xxx' kinda guy. Glad you liked the beats. Steve Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

gregd	gregd said 1150 days ago (October 2nd, 2006)
	A subtle K.M.F.D.M. I like the feel of this tune. It's sassy and loud, but not as alienating as the screaming industrial attitude that usually sings about this stuff, songs like "Starfuckers Inc." and "Bullets, Bombs, Bigotry." Nifty track, thanks. -g Check out my latest song called 08nov08

echoroom	echoroom said 1149 days ago (October 3rd, 2006)
	Sassy Thanks Greg - never thought of the track as being sassy before - i like it! Note to self - must have more sass. Thanks for the feedback - interesting take on the lyrics. Thanks for posting Steve Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

TobinMueller	TobinMueller said 1119 days ago (November 2nd, 2006)
	Standing knee deep I especially like the backing vocals. You have a nice balance of self-depricating humor, cleverness, mainstream cohesion, and fun, almost wacky, sounds making it sound like your own brain has been cartoonized in the process of being brainwashed. Like a social critic standing knee deep in the BS of his time. Well done. Check out my latest song called Forge A New Life (MJRF)

echoroom	echoroom said 1118 days ago (November 3rd, 2006)
	Thank you Tobin - that is, without doubt, the best compliment I've ever had paid to me about my music. I'm going to print this out and pin it above my Mac - I think you've just written my mission statement. Thank you Steve Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

TobinMueller	TobinMueller said 1115 days ago (November 6th, 2006)
	Zappa-fied On top of that, this sound reminds me of Zappa. Check out my latest song called Forge A New Life (MJRF)

Schello	Schello said 1116 days ago (November 5th, 2006)
	,-) BELLISSIMO! 10 with cigarette! thats it! Check out my latest song called Snozz'en (Cronik Mix)

echoroom	echoroom said 1115 days ago (November 6th, 2006)
	Ciggies Hey Schello - I dunno what 10 with cigarette means, but I'll take it as a compliment. By the way, the picture of you is creepily fantastico! Steve Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

SickTransit	SickTransit said 1007 days ago (February 21st, 2007)
	Love it I love the sound of this. It's Depeche Mode crossed with Goldfrapp. Very nice fat synth sounds. Did you build them in GB or in LE7? I really dig the heavy low end on this too. Check out my latest song called Godsend

echoroom

echoroom said 1006 days ago (February 23rd, 2007)

Spot on!
Hey ST - you're spot on with the influences here ... also Rachel Stevens, a UK pop poppet (she did a goldfrapp-style track called Some Girls).

I really stuggle with bass sounds ... always sounds muddy to me.
This was done in LE - i think there are two differenct bass sounds playing the same riffs all the way through ... that's as complicated as I get!

Steve

Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

*itiswotitis*	*itiswotitis* said 988 days ago (March 13th, 2007)
	talk about black fringed jacket and the 80's.. got it happenning here... I'm with apb on the soft cell flavour! But this is better! :) Check out my latest song called WALKING BASS IN THE CLOUDS

echoroom	echoroom said 982 days ago (March 19th, 2007)
	Camp Marc! Well, issy, i certainly ain't as camp as Marc almond, but there is some Soft Cell in the percussion! This actually remonded me of Some Girls by rachel Stevens ... maybe she'd cover it.... Steve Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

alexweiler	alexweiler said 920 days ago (May 20th, 2007)
	great genre mix this is very impressive. An awesome liason of three decades of Pop history. No need to struggle with the organic bass which makes the track sound very original (and perhaps an electro bass would be too obvious and would make this song sound too much 80ies-like). p.s. please excuse my flawy English Check out my latest song called Roaming (Heavy Remix)

echoroom	echoroom said 920 days ago (May 20th, 2007)
	Hey Alex ... your English is sooo much better than my German ... actaually, part of my 80's was spent touring round Germany in a transit van, playing around Dusseldorf, with a German band called Silly Encores - great times. This is sonically more in your field I guess ... maybe a future collab?? Steve Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

alexweiler

alexweiler said 920 days ago (May 20th, 2007)

Hi Steve
funny thing, that you've been around in Germany (and I hope you had a good time). Generally spoken I'm not fixed to one genre (there are lots of contradicting bands and styles rotating in my CD-player or lets better say: itunes) and I have to say I really love handmade music, too. But I have to admit that, as a lack of instruments (and skills on playing them) I'm somehow fixed to computer generated music.

(but why not starting a collab in this genre ;)
cheers, alex

Check out my latest song called Roaming (Heavy Remix)

The Infinites	The Infinites said 920 days ago (May 20th, 2007)
	Steve / Alex... It's the right time to go 80s electro - Kraftwerk have been quiet for too long - you guys could fill the gap! Jim Check out my latest song called Day-Glo

echoroom	echoroom said 920 days ago (May 20th, 2007)
	hey Jim... Could be a big 80's gang bang, with you and Bob! I'll go and get me eyeliner out! Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

The Infinites	The Infinites said 920 days ago (May 20th, 2007)
	Hmmmmm.... SOUNDS GREAT!!!! Check out my latest song called Day-Glo

alexweiler

alexweiler said 918 days ago (May 22nd, 2007)

Steve/Jim
speaking of Kraftwerk (with a smile on my face): many thanks to you Jim, for thinking us to be capable to fill the gap ;) and yep, why not continue Kraftwerk's dream of the "virtual band" (the Gorillaz already realised), since nowadays we have the technologies, the guys of Kraftwerk back in the 80ies never dared to dream of. I go and get my 80ies suit out!

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echoroom	echoroom said 906 days ago (June 3rd, 2007)
	if only ... ...Alex, this sounds like EXACTLY the sort of thing we should colllab on, don't you think?? It's sooo 80's ... Steve Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

Peter Bauckham	Peter Bauckham said 907 days ago (June 2nd, 2007)
	Bauhaus... I recently downloaded your older songs so I could listen in the car. This is great! I can hear all those artists mentioned already but I think you sound rather like the singer from Bauhaus especially towards the end - then of course he sounds very much like Bowie... Great lyrics... Excellent! Peter Check out my latest song called All The Same (CBGB) (Last Chance Challenge)

echoroom

echoroom said 906 days ago (June 3rd, 2007)

the quality ...
gets worse as the songs get older, tho' i have a soft spot for the cover of 'Summertime'. I was into Bauhaus before Bowie (in my teens), and saw them play for the first time about 2 years ago - they were great live.

I think Bowie and ian mcCulloch are my biggest influences, but then Bowie influenced McCulloch and Murphy, so its all in there!

Thanks for listening Pete!

Steve

Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

saymme	saymme said 632 days ago (March 3rd, 2008)
	GREAT to hear You again !!! I just L O V E your M U S I C !!!!!!!!!!!! You Are A 10 ( 8 tx for DL (!)!

	said 632 days ago (March 3rd, 2008)
	Great What a great sound on this.... I like what i hear.... A great happy beat, and song... Thanks for sharing... It was a pleasure to listen to...

echoroom	echoroom said 631 days ago (March 4th, 2008)
	Thanks guys I havent played this in a long time, so thanks for checking it out!!! steve Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

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Name: Steve Craig

Echoroom is Steve Craig and whoever else he can get roped into help him doing the proper music stuff. One day I'll list all the collabs. I'm currently an irishman living in Kenya, but can still collab over the internet - thankfully! ... [see more]

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Genre Info

Electropop (also called Technopop) is a subgenre of synth pop music which flourished during the early 1980s, although the first recordings were made in the late 1970s. Numerous bands have carried on the electropop tradition into the 1990s and 2000s.

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