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Access 'Echoes' here: A long time ago I sat down in Antigua together with Torsten, Angela, and Adrian to write songs for my second rock album “What Lies Beneath”. The writing session was successful and among other songs written, this beautiful one came out. Still, I felt it needed its own special space and that my rock album was not the right place for it. Many years after, when we were in the process of working with Outlanders, I remembered our song and wanted to use it. In fact, I ended up recording my vocals for the song more than once… Our love for Africa and its people was the inspiration for this song. Adrian is a Kenyan national himself, so we started to speak about his life there and we wrote the lyrics having this in mind. The endless abuse of this continent throughout the history created the powerful lyrics and sends out a strong message. Most of the population in Antigua is of an African ancestry as well, so you can clearly hear the echoes of Mother Africa and our song found its home with Outlanders. Everything is connected and happens for a reason. When searching for the guitar guest for Echoes, I felt we needed a female sensitivity to capture our soul connection with the song. Jennifer Batten was the right person for it. She understood the concept and played wonderfully throughout the song, colouring it with different pedals and voices. Personally, her playing made me weep. Jennifer, thank you for pouring yourself into our song. Hopefully you can find Echoes inspiring! CREATION OF THE VISUALIZER On the visualizer for Echoes we wanted to show a different side of Antigua. Its natural beauty surrounds you wherever we go, but if you get to explore Antigua’s rainforest, you get to fall in love with it. Wallings Dam is about a 30 minutes drive from Falmouth along Fig tree Drive. The old British built dam in itself is not hugely impressive, but the forest scenery around there makes a visit worthwhile. Echoes is a song about Africa, without forgetting the origins of the people of Antigua and the dark history of slavery. The day of the filming was super warm and humid, so it felt really nice to be embraced with so much greenery and nature. We hope you will enjoy Echoes! LYRICS Rescue the fire Hope springs eternal Vibrant desire Mirage infernal Darkland it cries over the ages Under the sky You turn our pages How can we learn from the reflection where the real darkness lies naked it burns history‘s passion Now can you hear how they rise? Are they the echoes of disillusions Crossing the wind do they know? Kimya! Always the echoes of our delusions Crossing the rivers they grow Nalia! Voice undefined lost in the meaning So imprecise The past concealing How can we learn from the reflection where the real darkness lies naked it burns history‘s passion Now can you hear how they rise? Are they the echoes of disillusions Crossing the wind do they know? Kimya! Always the echoes of our delusions Crossing the rivers they grow Nalia! Vocals Tarja Programming Torsten Guitars Jennifer Batten Swahili spoken words Adrian Recorded and engineered at English Harbour Studios & Embassy Studio Antigua & Barbuda by Torsten Stenzel Vocals recorded by Tarja at Stardust III, Marbella, Spain Guitars recorded and co-produced by Jennifer Batten Produced and mixed by Torsten Stenzel, Tarja & MIC Mastered by Tom Porcell Mastering Executive Producer Marcelo Cabuli for NEMS Enterprises SRL Art Direction Tarja & MIC Antigua & Barbuda Photographs by Alexis Andrews Artwork by Sebastian Freimauer Album recorded and mixed using Genelec Studio Monitors Follow the latest news on Outlanders here: Outlanders on Facebook: Outlanders on Instagram: Outlanders on Twitter: Catch up with the latest news on all earMUSIC releases here: earMUSIC on Facebook: earMUSIC on Instagram: earMUSIC on Twitter: #Outlanders #Echoes #Tarja
