Echoes and Signals "Mercurial"

Country: Russia
Genre(s): Progressive Post Rock/Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 9, 2021
Tracklist

1. Darkness (4:57) 

2. Tower (8:29) 

3. Broken Machine (10:13) 

4. In Transition (5:18) 

5. Chaos (4:25) 

6. Mirror (7:53) 

7. Dust (10:02) 

Total Time 51:17

Line-up

Fedor Kivokurtsev - Guitars, Vocals

Alexey Zaytsev - Bass, Keyboards

   With

Leo Margarit (Pain of Salvation) - Drums 

Description/Reviews:

Echoes and Signals are not like so many other post-rock bands. In fact, I’ve often hesitated to call them a post-rock band at all. I like a lot of post-rock, don’t get me wrong, but a lot of it is very safe and sticks firmly to a formula. You can hear what’s coming long before it arrives. This sort of post-rock isn’t necessarily unenjoyable, but it’s definitely unsurprising. I don’t mind signposts when I’m listening to music, but it’s always more enjoyable to not know quite where I’m being taken. Echoes and Signals seem to share this preference, and the previous album was all about the journey, and not the destination. ... The previous mix of psychedelic, post-rock and prog has given way to something closer to prog metal. Where I might have been reminded of Pink Floyd or Porcupine Tree on earlier releases, it is now more like Riverside or Indukti. Where I might have been reminded of iamthemorning or Anekdoten, it is now Queensrÿche or Tool. Which is not to say the band ever sounded particularly like the former, nor that they now sound particularly like the latter, but it gives some indication of how much the band has changed in sound, while still retaining some of the same aspects that allows them to maintain their identity.

Read the full review by Nick Hudson at theprogressiveaspect.net

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Echoes And Signals "Monodrama"

Country: Russia
Genre(s): Instrumental Post Rock, Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: March 30, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. Saltwater (5:33)
2. Ocean (6:52)
3. Station Horizon (4:37)
4. Lead Astray (6:49)
5. Farewell Centauri (1:45)
6. Veins (4:15)
7. Magnolia (5:43)
8. Skymap (5:17)
9. To The Lighthouse (9:22)

Total time 50:13

Line-up: 
Fedor Kivokurtsev - Guitar
Alexey Zaytsev - Bass
Yaroslav Egorov - Drums
   With
Marjana Semkina (Iamthemorning) - Vocals (4)

Description/Reviews: 

Displaying conceptual and progressive elements, Monodrama is a singular work, more visceral and compelling than usual post rock albums. With somewhat “aggressive”, outstanding and audacious harmonies, unlike many other albums in the genre, there is literally no room for monotony here. Echoes and Signals’ melodies are captivatingly vibrating, dynamic, inclusive, interactive and incisive. One of the most fascinating post rock albums that I have heard, their style is simply fantastic, extraordinary and unbelievable. A genuine and formidable work, that really introduces a marvelous level of artistic grace and poetic innovations into the genre. 

Read the full review at merchantsofair.com

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Echoes and Signals "V"

Country: Russia
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: November 24, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. I 00:57
2. Over The Lethe 06:57
3. II 00:42
4. Dead End 05:43
5. III 01:26
6. Caught By The Water 06:50
7. IV 01:06
8. Hadal Pelagic 10:16
9. V 02:01
10. The Waiting Room 07:07
11. When The Time Has Come To Sail Away 04:48

Line-up: 
Fedor Kivokurtsev - guitar
Alexey Zaytsev - bass
Yaroslav Egorov - drums
   With
Valentin Berezin (Adaen) - vocals (6)

Description/Reviews: 

The band plays music influenced mainly by post-rock and progressive rock elements. This album is dedicated to the five stages of acceptance: denial, anger, guilt, depression and realization. 

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