Echospace - Liumin (Modern Love)

Monday, June 14th, 2010 | Sounds

In my interview with Stephen Hitchell last year, he mentioned that he, along with Rod Modell, was finishing up the next Echospace album. The new album, ‘Liumin’, due out later this month is certainly worth the wait. In the three years since Echospace’s excellent debut ‘The Coldest Season’, both Rod Modell and Stephen Hitchell have been busy releasing solo works, building their label and heavily touring, something that evidently has played a big part in the creative process of the new album. Although ‘Liumin’ has all of the signature spacious dubbed-out sounds associated with Echospace, it is a much different affair than ‘The Coldest Season’. Whereas ‘The Coldest Season’ was the product of the bleak midwest winter, ‘Liumin’ is the product of Echospace’s travels around the world - field recordings from Japan run throughout the album. Aside from the first and last ambient tracks, it’s a much more of an upbeat affair with a distinct live feel to it, in fact many of the tracks have been taken from their live shows. Like everything that comes from the Echospace camp, ‘Liumin’ will not disappoint.