Echolust is an American band formed in Long Beach, California in 2011. The band consists of musicians Philip Obando, Armond Angeles and Tony Lee Jackson. Together, they recapture and reinterpret important eras of subculture essence that has musically influenced them their entire lives, through personal point of views, perspectives, experiences, gains and losses. 



Philip was about to give it all up, annoyed and frustrated with the lack of finding the right people to write music with. One summer, upon recording a few demos in 2012, he met Armond through friends at an Echo and The Bunnymen show in Los Angeles. Armond did bass work for a Smiths-like sounding band. But after a few recorded tracks, there was no more motion and movement and they disbanded soon thereafter. Philip and Armond exchanged information and a couple months later started recording songs. The goal was to create a five track EP release. However, instead of an EP, they decided to write an entire LP record, and soon sought the talents of a lead guitarist. While the music that was being created sounded great, there was an element missing. Philip told Armond that the tracks needed a sound that was more distorted, something of a mixture of Cocteau Twins, Slowdive and My Bloody Valentine. One night, Philip was Dj-ing at a small dive bar when he met Tony. During a Cocteau Twins track, Tony approached Philip and they soon started talking about music. That's when Philip knew he was the right guy for the job. Tony's musical background consists of having recorded work for bands, Pile Up and Russian Bones, however stalled in 2001 due to death, drug addiction and personal bickering. But soon, all three were recording new material. 



All three bring very specific elements to the table. Armond's basslines are reminiscent of a beloved 80's gloomy English Post Punk era, cold, delayed and distant, Tony's experimental shoegaze textures captures a wildly beautiful but contained distortion, while Philip's guitar, synth and lyrics tell stories about a sense of personal loss, wonder and moving on. 

It’s been one of the more curious things about Los Angeles: Here, in the land of sun, sand and self-importance, a vital vein of post-punk music — and its shoegaze, darkwave and industrial variants — has always flowed freely. Echolust are among the latest to indulge in shadowy soundscapism. The Long Beach duo of Philip Obens and Armond Angeles this spring released a seven-song collection titled “Fourier Series” that sounds like it came from some gloomy U.K. city in the 1980s. Which is a good thing for fans of Joy Division, the Cure, Echo & the Bunnymen and inhabitants of that musical lineage. Obens handles the singing, guitar and synths here, Angeles the bass, and together they’ve nailed the foreboding but cathartic beauty of the music.

— Kevin Bronson, Buzzbands.la 

multiple meanings with existence born in 2012.

Genre: Alternative /Rock /Industrial / Goth/ Jazz/ Punk Rock / Dance / Country / Progress Rock || FOLLOW US at  http://instagram.com/cleopatrarecords

“Investment or Distraction ... what’s the price of passion?”

Michael Anthony Espinach, aka BREATHERRR, asks on his third record, FEAR FLORA. The album, several years in the making, is a reflection on comfort, burnout, and acceptance. It is the artist’s most vulnerable work to date, expanding upon 2014's fresh faced RESIN BALLET, and the anxious noise pop of 2016's ALMOND NOIR.  From the reclusive Post-Dub of opener COUCH, the Black Metal laced Synth Pop of UNICORN, to the majestically warm Psychedelic Classical of COCOON, FEAR FLORA will take listeners to their own dark wonderlands.


Starting as a solo project in late 2013, FEAR FLORA is the first true foray into collaboration for BREATHERRR.  As of 2019, BREATHERRR has expanded in lineup to include J.P. Bendzinski (Crystal Antlers), Joel Jasper (DRUGS) and Tyler Lindgren (Holophrase, Goblincock).

BREATHERRR has shared the stage with bands such as: HEALTH (Loma Vista Recordings), Youth Code (Dais Records), Pictureplane, and Haunted Summer

Positive Energy out now Iron Lung Records (US) and Adagio830 (EU).

Positive Disintegration out now on Iron Lung Records (US) and La Vida Es Un Mus (UK / EU).

contact: youthofneukoelln@gmail.com

Upcoming gigs:
Sep 2022 - Berlin
Sep 2022 - Static Shock Weekend, London

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