DFA today announce Echo, the first album for the label from acclaimed Norwegian avant garde pop vocalist Nils Bech. It is set for release on October 14th. PRE-ORDER HERE
The first sound to be shared is "Waiting", the album's lead single which shows evidence of a truly inimitable vision as martial drums anchor Bech's floating, weightless vocals, to create something swoonsome, beguiling and defiantly its own creature. Listen to "Waiting" on Clash who referred to the track as a "sub-zero salute to pure creativity." A busy stage actor and singer already well known in his native Norway for three albums released on Oslo's Fysisk Format, Echo marks a pivotal turning point for Bech, and something of a radical sonic departure too. The keys to the sea change lie with Bech's new collaborator, the young underground DJ, producer and beatmaker Drippin', known for his work with American rap artists such as LE1F and Cakes Da Killa. As a result, where his previous work was strange, ethereal and otherworldly - completely and utterly unique - Echo throbs with a renewed sense of vigor and urgency, without losing any of the idiosyncratic beauty which marked Bech's work out before.Videos