Pseudo Echo

Infobox musical artist
Name = Pseudo Echo


Origin = Melbourne, Australia
Background = group_or_band
Years_active = 1982–1990 1999-present
Genre = Rock
New Wave
Label = EMI / Capitol Records
Current_members = Brian Canham
Pierre Pierre
Darren Danielson
Ben Grayson
Past_members = Tony Lugton
Anthony Argiro
James Leigh
Vince Leigh Greg Miller Aimon Clark
URL = [http://www.geocities.com/~pseudoecho/ Pseudo Echo Official Website]

Pseudo Echo are an Australian Pop band, which were part of the New Romantic movement of the early 1980s.

History

Formed in 1982 by school friends Brian Canham (vocals, guitars, and keyboards) and Pierre Gigliotti (bass and keyboards), the band completed its lineup with Anthony Argiro (drums) and Tony Lugton (guitars and keyboards).

Their first album "Autumnal Park" was an Ultravox-influenced album that yielded the Australian singles "Listening" (produced by Peter Dawkins), "Stranger in Me", "Dancing Till Midnight", and "Beat for You". Their climb to success in the summer of 1984 was rapid, and they quickly became the second biggest band in Australia after INXS.Fact|date=February 2007 "His Eyes", a track from their first album, received exposure overseas as it was used in the movie "".

There was a lineup change before their second album with Tony Lugton being replaced by James Leigh (real surname: Dingli) after a dispute between Lugton and Canham over money, and another lineup change during the making of the second album with Argiro being replaced by James's brother Vince. Lugton went on to join synth rock band Talk That Walk.

Their second album, "Love an Adventure" (1986), was also a success with several singles from that album topping the Australian charts including the title track, "Don't Go", "Try", and "Living in a Dream". The album was re-released the following year to include their remake of the Lipps, Inc. song "Funkytown", which brought the group their biggest international success, reaching No. 6 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in the USA and No. 8 in the UK in July, 1987, as well as spending thirteen weeks at #1 in Australia.

The overseas release of "Love an Adventure" featured a somewhat different track listing which included re-mixed versions of 3 singles from "Autumnal Park": "Listening", "A Beat for You", and "Destination Unknown". These were remixed to sound more rock-oriented, to better-match the other tracks on the album. Brian Canham even re-recorded the vocals for a slicker sound to compliment these rock remixes. Once again, the overseas version of "Love an Adventure" was re-released to include the re-make of "Funkytown", replacing "Don't Go" in the original track list.

In 1987, the band re-released "Listening" for the movie "North Shore" starring Nia Peeples. Their third album, "Race" (1989), went further in the direction of pop rock and metal. The album featured the Australian singles "Fooled Again", "Over Tomorrow", "Eye of the Storm", and "Don't You Forget". The album wasn't very successful, as the band's move to a more rock/metal genre had apparently alienated a good portion of their established fanbase. Pseudo Echo disbanded shortly after touring for "Race" in 1990.

The band reunited in 1999 to produce the EP "Funkytown Y2K: RMX", which included 6 new remixes of "Funkytown". A year later, they released the double-CD "Teleporter" (2000), which featured 4 all-new tracks, 5 re-mixed tracks, and a live performance in Melbourne. The live performance featured all the tracks from "Autumnal Park" except for "From the Shore", along with a few tracks from "Love an Adventure" and a performance of the rare B-side "In Their Time". Since reuniting in 1999, the band has been touring constantly in Australia, and were last seen touring with the "Idols of the 80s" in 2005.

Influences

Pseudo Echo has stated they were originally influenced by Simple Minds, Ultravox, Japan and then later Duran Duran and The Human League. [cite web |url=http://www.femail.com.au/pseudoecho.htm |title=Pseudo Echo |accessdate=2008-09-16 |publisher=Femail.com.au |quote=Simple minds, Ultravox, Japan and then later Durran Durran and Human League. I didn't realize how much we were influenced until now. It's quite obvious when I actually listen to our music and draw comparisons. ] [cite web |url=http://www.myspace.com/briancanham |title=Brian Canham |accessdate=2008-09-05 |work=MUSIC |publisher=MySpace.com |quote=Influences:
Artistically: Jeffrey Smart, Julian Opie, Ray & Charles Eames, MC Escher, Rene Magritte, Mario Bellini, Maurice Sendak ...
Musically: Jose' Feliciano, Herb Alpert, Sven Libaek, Jerry Goldsmith, Philip Glass, Danny Elfman, Elliot Smith, Aimee Mann, Emiliano Torrini, Air, The Beatles, Jean Michel Jarre', Karfwerk, Simple Minds, Japan, Ultravox, Human League, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet... ]

Discography

;Studio albums
* "Autumnal Park" (1984)
* "Pseudo Echo" (1984)
* "Love an Adventure" (1985)
* "Race" (1989)
* "Teleporter" (2000)

;Compilations
* "Long Plays 83-87" (1987)
* "Best Adventure" (1995)
* "The 301 Demo Sessions" (2006)

;EPs
* "New York Dance Mix" (1984)

;Australian Singles
* "Listening" / "In Their Time" (1983)
* "A Beat For You" / "Autumnal Park" (1984)
* "Dancing Until Midnight" / "Scripts" (1984)
* "Stranger in Meb" / "Turning the Pages" (1984)
* "Don't Go" / "Living in a Dream" (Jazz) (1985)
* "Love an Adventure" / "All Tied Up" (1985)
* "Living in a Dreamb" / "Loose Ends" (1986)
* "Try" / "Lonely Without You" (Double A-side) (1986)
* "Funky Town" / "Lies Are Nothing" (1986)
* "Fooled Again" / "Take on the World" (1988)
* "Over Tomorrow" / "Wings" / "Nothing to Say" (CD single) (1989)
* "Eye of the Storm" / "Don't You Forget" (Double A-side) (1989)
* "Funkytown Y2K:RMX" (CD) (1999)

;Overseas Singles
* "A Beat For You" / "Walkaway" US (1985)
* "Listening" / "In Their Time" Japan (Promo) (1985)
* "Love an Adventure" / "All Tied Up" UK (1986)
* "Living in a Dream" / "Don't Go" UK, Japan (1987)
* "Funky Town" / "Lies Are Nothing" UK (1987)
* "Take on the World" / "Lonely Without You" Japan (1987)

References

External links

* [http://www.geocities.com/~pseudoecho/ Pseudo Echo Official Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/pseudoecho01 Pseudo Echo Official MySpace]
* [http://www.theharbouragency.com/artist-profile/pseudo-echo The Harbour Agency Artist Page]