II:XII, A Priori Memoriae

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1.	Vestige 03:28	buy track
2.	Exordium (Apologue) 11:05	buy track
3.	Solum Vobis (Only You) 03:32	buy track
4.	Inventionem Memoriam (Chrysalis) 02:41	buy track
5.	Residuum (Remainder) 03:43	buy track
6.	Nightlight 04:09	buy track
7.	Memento 01:38	buy track
8.	Codicillus (From Far Away) 09:57	buy track
9.	Restituendo (Where We Dream To Go) 04:50	buy track
10.	Viseretque (We Always Knew) 10:29	buy track
11.	Denique In Perpetuum (Beyond The Blue Horizon) 06:05	buy track

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In 2011 and 2013 Echo Us’ 4th album became a reality, and drew the ‘trilogy’ started with 2009’s The Tide Decides to a close. A Priori is by far the most challenging work of Echo Us music and was composed in quick bursts, with even fewer real song structures than the previous albums which featured multiple shorter compositions within their larger body of work. A Priori featured the vocals of Henta (Tomorrow Will Tell The Story), a variety of woodwind players and harpist Raelyn Olson, as well as Matthew’s playing many more instruments than before, including harmonium, glockenspiel, percussion, and classical guitar. The album reached top of 2014 lists in a number of progressive music websites and magazines.

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released September 15, 2014

Ethan Matthews: Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Bass, Electric Guitar, Glockenspiel, Harmonium, Lead Vocals, Percussion, Synthesizer, Producer, Sound Designer

Chris Smith: Flute, Piccolo

Raelyn Olson: Harp

Henta: Lead Vocals

Christina Fitzgerald: oboe

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Echo Us Portland, Oregon

Begun by American composer and multi-instrumentalist Ethan J. Matthews, “Echo Us” literally means “to answer”, or “to connect”. The current format of the project began in 2001. Echo Us would become a vehicle for Matthew’s forays into the world of metaphysics, as much as it was a continuation of his musical and creative world that had begun a decade earlier. ... more

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