Beautifully Cruel - ECHLO
Album - Echolocation
Release Date - Oct 26, 2018

Beautifully Cruel

Head High, written and performed by ECHLO from the album Echolocation (2018). 

Distributed by Kowloon Records.

Head High - ECHLO

Puppeteer, Written and Performed by ECHLO. 
Produced By Lucas Marston, Neil Whitford.

"Sometimes we find ourselves in a position of power over someone else, the master in a love affair. Sometimes we take advantage of this and sometimes we wake up and cut the strings. We have all been masters and puppets in some form or another. At some point we have to cut our strings and break free."

Lyrics :

Pile of string
Tied to sticks
Tangled mind 
Left after what I did 

Gave me your soul
Thought you had mine 
But I guess I was just biding my sweet time

Didn't know dear 
I was your puppeteer
A mastermind of our demise

You begged 
I bailed
Cut your tight strings loose 
Let you free to find your way 
You begged 
I bailed
Set you free

Strings up 
Then you jump
Swear it wasn't my plan
Wasn't my plan 
Strings down 
Then you bounce 
Swear it wasn't my plan
Wasn't my plan
Strings cut 
Then you fall
It wasn't your fault 
Wasn't your fault 
Set you free

We tried 
To find 
A middle ground where you were you and I was I 

I let you fall 
Time and time again until you fit my mould 

You begged 
I bailed
Cut your tight strings loose 
Let you free to find your way 
You begged 
I bailed
Set you free

Strings up 
Then you jump
Swear it wasn't my plan
Wasn't my plan 
Strings down 
Then you bounce 
Swear it wasn't my plan
Wasn't my plan
strings cut 
Then you fall
It wasn't your fault 
Wasn't your fault 
Set you free

Released October 8, 2021.

Puppeteer

Knees Up

Draw the Line

It's about Kismet; It's when you meet someone who unconsciously understands the need for your soul, whose DNA completes yours and constantly anticipate the unknown journey forward. The lyrics incepted soon after ECHLO realized that she was "with the wrong people" - both in a relationship/career wise and decided to break free. She met her soulmate right after and together they manage to parent 2 kids. At that time, she also started collaborating with Neil Whitford who cowrote Soul Savant.

Soul Savant

As humans, we are in search for unconditional love, yet we are distracted by the perception of infinite choice and the pressure to endlessly achieve. Many of us cant cope & run away when the adrenaline slows, the exciting beginning dwindles, when the beat drops. I was exhausted by the world of dating, the highs of falling for someone and the lows of the abrupt endings that followed when the party ended. I locked myself in my bedroom and shared my vulnerabilities and insecurities in love through songs.

Beat Drops

One Man Show is about a shy boy, skilled in the art of sales who falls for a young singer after an unpleasant relationship with a sexy, older publicist. At first it was just another fling, another business travel romance; another soul to add to the collection. Then he kissed her delicately and held her close. He shared himself and played house, but She forgot it was just a game...

Produced by Lucas Marston, Chloe Charles & Neil Whitford. 
Mixed by Josh G Bowman. Mastered by Joao Carvalho.

One Man Show

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Sitting Tight (Master)

Business

My Child

Disowed

Strings up 
Then you jump
Swear it wasn't my plan
Wasn't my plan 
Strings down 
Then you bounce 
Swear it wasn't my plan
Wasn't my plan
strings cut 
Then you fall
It wasn't your fault 
Wasn't your fault 
Set you free

Puppeteer - Acoustic - Drums

Sam McLellan on Upright Bass.
Neil Whitford on Electric Guitar.
Piano and Classical Guitar - Chloe Charles.

Recorded at Funkhaus Studio Berlin.
Engineer Philipp Dusse.

Wicked Games (Cover)

ECHLO (aka Chloe Charles) initially launched her music career in 2010, releasing a series of jazz- and folk-infused albums and EPs. She toured extensively, performing upwards of 1000 shows across ten countries, and garnered acclaim from high-profile publications including Rolling Stone and Billboard Magazine. While the path of least resistance would have meant she continued happily travelling that road, she felt a deeper yearning to shake things up. “When I first started playing music, it was the guitar I experimented with, and that led me down a wonderful path that brought me all over the world,” she says. “I arrived at a point around 2018 where I felt a bit restless and that I wasn't growing artistically. That led to me starting to write with keys and synths, which opened up a seemingly endless realm of musical possibilities.” It was amid this musical evolution that Chloe assumed the ECHLO moniker and released the single “Head High”, which reached #1 on the CBC Music Top 20 Chart. “ECHLO, in general, evolved from Chloe, who was a bit more introspective. ECHLO is a bit further reaching, a bit more outspoken, generally less reserved and unapologetic about certain concepts and feelings,” she says. Inspired by the likes of Sade & Massive Attack, Chloe’s combination of electronic sounds and live percussion create a minimalist sea for her soulful vocals to float upon.

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