ECHOES/OF/8
the concept of me
MUSIC
All songs composed, arranged, recorded, produced, mixed and performed by Echoes of 8. Mastered at Wisseloord Studios in The Netherlands by PD Hogeterp. Artwork by A. Deijkers.
8-8-2020
RELEASE E/O/8 "COVERS"
‘Echoes of 8’ is songwriter / producer Bas Ossenblok.
Before Eo8, Bas his alternative rockband ‘greendive’ made name for itself in The Netherlands and Belgium through airplay/playing live on national radio, rewarding articles in music magazines such as OOR, Musicmaker, being acknowledged as ‘Serious Talent’ band and performing support shows on main stages in NL with BLØF, ARID, Agua de Annique, The Cinematics among others.
After the band stopped in 2013, Bas took a musical break and started writing songs again in 2015. Working from his home recording-studio, he decided to start recording the songs in 2016 with the goal of creating and releasing a solo album. He was determined to do every step of the process on his own…writing, arranging, playing, recording, producing and mixing. Only the mastering process was outsourced to the famous Wisseloord Studios.
The sound of ‘Echoes of 8’ can be characterised as emotional, ‘in your face’ and dynamic.
The use of distorted and falsetto vocals, mesmerizing piano/guitar themes and the tendency to build up songs to a melancholic, bombastic level are specific elements in Eo8 songs.
‘The time had come to release all my personal feelings, struggles, emotions, brainwaves and sounds as a solo artist into an Echoes of 8 debut-album "The concept of me".‘