Echo Machine

The band were formed by Moore, McFarlane and Doherty who had previously played together in The Mirror Trap and continue to be represented by Dave McLean of Riverman Bangkok.[1] The new band moved away from the indie rock sound of The Mirror Trap, embracing a queer, synth-pop aesthetic that was a clear departure when debuted at their first live performance in summer 2018 at Dundee's Conroy's Basement.[2] This led The Skinny to name them as a band to watch.[3] Only a year later the band were on the bill of the Atlas Weekend festival in the Ukraine.[4] They also played the King Tut's Summer Nights Festival in 2019.[5] In addition to performing live, the band released a number of singles in their first year together, many of which arrived with accompanying videos. Debut single St Elmo was followed by Vibrations, Chameleon and Automatic Love, the latter being reviewed as a 'bruising, belter of a song'.[6] In addition to these videos, Echo Machine collaborated with Thai singer Janine Alissa Wollmann on a cover of the billie eilish track Bad Guy, producing an accompanying music video.[7] Their single 'Headlights' was also well-reviewed, being described as 'infectious discowave'.[8] The success of the band in 2019 prompted BBC radio presenter, Vic Galloway, to name the band as one of his 25 Scottish Artists to Watch in 2020.[9]

On 6th January 2020 the band used social media to announce that their debut album would be called Instant Transmissions and would be released on the 28th February 2020.[10]