Echotape was formed by a group of four like-minded guys from the music scene in a small, off-the- map town in the South of England.
Living together in their own studio and flat, the boys set about getting their music heard from all corners of the globe. Their sense of adventure has seen the band perform from Hollywood to Holyhead, Moscow to Madrid. Feature in London’s Tate Gallery, have naked stage invasions in Dublin, and jam onstage with Carl Barat.
Their DIY approach was featured in Sky News' report and interview with the band on the DIY ethic amongst new artists in November 2013. Their single ‘We Should Feel Like We Are In Love', trended on SoundCloud after release in April 2014, with a sold out single to boot. This also saw the band invited for a studio session with BBC Introducing South, and spend the summer on the festival circuit at the likes of The Great Escape, Liverpool Sound City and Blissfields.
'Whiskey Bar' followed in late 2014. With anticipation and the fanbase building they performed a sold-out London show and gained 100,000 plays within the first 4 weeks of release. This track was playlisted instore at River Island with BBC 6Music, BBC Radio 2 and global radio support.
In March 2015, Echotape toured the UK and Ireland in support of their single ‘See You Soon', smashed through the half-million mark on soundcloud plays, had further global radio and River Island support, sell out their first headline show overseas and perform to a packed out tent at Vestrock in the Netherlands to rave reviews. They even had The Libertines tweeting and endorsing the band.
Echotape finished a busy summer by jetting off to Russia to play V-ROX festival to an audience of over 15,000. In the autumn the band travelled across to the Netherlands to perform before locking themselves away to record.
The new album, ‘Wicked Way’ was released on 29th July 2016. 11 summer anthems, all crafted and recorded and produced by the band in their home studio. The release reached top 25 of Dutch itunes and has received rave reviews from bloggers and press in EU and UK. The band played the Main stage at Vestrock and a tour of the Netherlands. Packed out tents at Liverpool Sound City and in October have embarked on their mini UK tour and in November completed a successful tour to Germany and Holland supporting the talented Graham Candy.
At the beginning of 2017 their single ‘We’ve Been Dreaming’ made it on to the official Killing Moon Records 2017 compilation. Furthermore, the band also went on to play many major events such Chris Evans’s CarFest North & South along with highly successful showcase circuit at FOCUS Wales, Liverpool Soundcity and headlining the emerging talent program at the world famous Great Escape Festival. The band was also endorsed by Soundcloud and Pirate Studios and has played Sofar Sounds Sessions on numerous occasions.
In August 2017 the band has released their highly anticipated new EP This Could Be Anything with the new lead single Forget It getting plays on Steve Lemacq Radio6 show, Absolute Radio, Topman and Burton in-store video plays and much more. Band went on to give sold out shows across UK and the Netherlands. New exciting times await the band with further releases produced by James Lewis (Arctic Monkeys, Rudimental, Clean Bandit) & UK and International touring.