Norwegian synthpop act Echo Image returns after 14 years of silence with vinyl only release ‘Compulation’
The Norwegian synthpop act Echo Image have a new vinyl-only release, “Compulation”, out now on the new label HolmByKarlsen Rekords. Echo Image released their last album in 2002. “Compulation” isn’t exactly a new album as it holds a collection of songs from the band’s 4 previous releases, including one unreleased track. The album is only available on vinyl.
Here’s the tracklist:
Side A
- Skulk 5:34 (Compuphonic)
- Endless Day (Original Version) 5:04 (Endless Day single)
- Need To Be Proud 4:56 (Compuphonic)
- Frame of mind 4:27 (prev. unreleased)
- Good Intentions (centravibe mix) 5:06 (Compuphonic)
Side B
- Fading 4:37 (Compuphonic)
- Like A Child 5:13 (Compuphonic)
- Standing Alone 4:41 (Compuphonic)
- En Annen Verden 4:10 (Compuphonic)
- Will You Know 3:39 (Standing Alone b-side)
The band was formed in Fredrikstad by Pål-Magnus Rybom in 1998. They signed with the American record label ADD, released one album and 3 singles, attended over 20 compilation releases, had a song on the videogame “Dance-Dance Revolution”, won the Norwegian synth championship, and joined Apoptygma Berzerk on a 3-month European tour, before splitting up in 2002.
The band has since reunited, and are back in the studio working on new material. Here’s already a snippet of “Walk My Mind”:
A releaseparty will be held in Fredrikstad (Norway) on May 14th.
Support Side-Line
More people read Side-Line than ever, and there is still no paywall and no advertising. Readers pay for it instead - from $5 a month.
Why we ask
Advertising revenues across the media are falling fast. Unlike many news organisations we have not put up a paywall, and we refuse to add annoying advertising, so we need to ask for your help. Side-Line’s independent journalism takes time, money and hard work to produce, and we do it to push the artists we like, who are equally fighting to survive.
Handled by PayPal.
Chief editor of Side-Line – which basically means I spend my days wading through a relentless flood of press releases from labels, artists, DJs, and zealous correspondents. My job? Strip out the promo nonsense, verify what’s actually real, and decide which stories make the cut and which get tossed into the digital void. Outside the news filter bubble, I’m all in for quality sushi and helping raise funds for Ukraine’s ongoing fight against the modern-day axis of evil. Besides music I’m also an SEO and AI content flow specialist and have an interest in everything finance from stocks to crypto. There is music in everything!
