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30 INDIE / ROCK guestlist.net Issue 64 / 2014 INTERVIEW HI GUYS, I'M CECILIA, YOU'RE WATCHING GUESTLIST AND I'M HERE IN THE WORKSHOP IN SHOREDITCH WITH ECHOTAPE. THEY PREVIOUSLY PLAYED AN ACOUSTIC SESSION FOR US AND NOW I'M GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE CHAT WITH THEM. SO, FIRST I'D LIKE TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ECHOTAPE. HOW DID THIS START? WHEN DID YOU CREATE THE GROUP? MARC: We formed a couple years ago; we've all known each other for about ten years now, being in different bands and stuff. We decided to do something a bit more upbeat, more fun; yeah we decided to do Echotape, so this is the new stuff. AND HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE PHILOSOPHY OF ECHOTAPE? MIKE: Just basically having fun, having a good time, and enjoying ourselves, not thinking about stuff too much, we're trying to get off on stage, get the energy going and try to get the crowd involved. Just don't take yourself to seriously really. WHERE DO YOU FIND YOUR INSPIRATION? MARK: Everyday life, all situations that we come across you know? There is not really one source that we draw from. There are obviously a lot of bands that we're inspired by. Day to day people can inspire me; people like you guys and anyone really. WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR MAIN INFLUENCES IN TERM OF MUSIC THEN? MIKE:Personally I'm a massive Led Zeppelin fan, John Bonham is like my hero, I'm trying to be more like him, well, I've got the beard. As a band it's a lot of David Bowie I suppose in places. MARK: The Doors, Bruce Springsteen the boss. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT YOU HAVE TRAVELED A BIT? WHAT IS YOUR BEST ECHOTAPE MEMORY? MARK: We played at the Cecilia | guestlist.net ECHOTAPE We hung out with real rock and rollers Echotape to talk about life on the road and all things in-between.

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