The Echoing Green is a techno-pop band that recorded an album for Blonde Vinyl records that has never seen the light of day. According to one discography: “originally recorded for Blonde Vinyl. Not released due to the bankruptcy of BV. Aaron became discouraged and left the band.” Some of the songs from that recording have been released on other albums.
Fans have requested a release of the Aria recordings for years. At various times it seemed like the band was going to release it, but never has. The closest they came to releasing it was the Oceanaria collection of Aria and Ocean Chorus era demos.
The Echoing Green seems to be one of the few bands to have survived the Blonde Vinyl days. They are still going strong today. Listed below are their full length releases – but there are many more singles, eps, compilations, and remix albums. See this page for a more complete discography.
Pre-Blonde Vinyl Career
Joey Belville and Aaron Bowman were in a band called Adagio that released one independent demo called Confessions in 1991.
Blonde Vinyl Recordings
Aria
Joey Belville (‘Joey B’) Aaron Bowman
01)
Brand New Day
02)
Deep Inside Your Heart
4:36
03)
Prodigal
4:19
04)
Stay Awake
4:41
05)
Don’t Run Away
5:14
06)
Stop the Rain
4:09
07)
Son in My Eyes
08)
Love Won’t Leave
09)
Forevermore (slow mix)
10)
Brand New Day (youth mix)
6:42
11)
Stay Awake (insomnia mix)
Other Information:
This album was originally scheduled to be released in 1992, but has not been released yet. Several songs have been released or re-recorded on various other albums.
Supernova
Red Hill (2000)
Produced by Jerome Fontamillas and Joey Belville
Joey Belville – vocals, keyboards Chrissy Franklin – vocals David Adams – drums Kevin Robinson – guitar
Marsh Shaumburger – acoustic guitar Tresa Jordan – additional BGV’s
01)
Supernova
5:27
Belville
02)
Yesterday’s Taking Over
3:32
Belville
03)
She’s Gone Tragic
4:21
Belville
04)
Liberation
4:55
Belville
05)
Waterfall
5:04
Belville
06)
Thief
4:16
Belville
07)
December
4:35
Belville
08)
Jubilation (This Thing Called Life)
4:54
Claude Strilio / Dania Morales / Paul Rijnders
09)
Defender
4:15
Belville
10)
Nightfall & Splendor
5:53
Jyro Xhan
Music From the Ocean Picture
Different Drum (2001)
Produced by The Echoing Green
Joey Belville – vocals, keyboards
Jerome Fontamillas – additional guitars Ryan Bobbin – guitar
01)
Ceremony
4:15
Joy Division
02)
Beautiful
4:28
Jesse Dworak / Belville
03)
She’s Gone Tragic (Original Version)
5:26
Jesse Dworak / Belville
04)
Goodbye
3:37
Belville
05)
Trip
3:58
Jesse Dworak / Belville
06)
December (Neuropa Mix)
3:45
Jesse Dworak / Belville
07)
Noise
5:28
Dean Russel / Tom Ferris
08)
Epiphany
4:12
Belville / The Infamous
09)
Iona
4:05
Wally Shaw
10)
December (Composition Profile Mix)
6:15
Jesse Dworak / Belville
11)
Thief (Wailing Wall)
6:12
Belville
12)
Defender (The Nine)
4:10
Belville
The Winter of Our Discontent
Different Drum (2003)
Produced by Joey Belville
Joey Belville – vocals, keyboards
Jason Smith – piano
01)
Daybreak
1:26
Belville
02)
The Story Of Our Lives
5:30
Belville
03)
Fall Awake
5:56
Belville
04)
Apology
4:37
Belville
05)
Bittersweet
5:36
Trey Many / Belville
06)
Starling
5:07
Chrissy Jeter
07)
Blind
4:13
Belville
08)
Someday
5:06
Chrissy Jeter
09)
Heidi’s Song
3:54
Belville
10)
New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
4:37
Jim Kerr / Charlie Burchill / Mike McNeil / Derek Forbes
11)
Winter
5:07
Chrissy Jeter
The Story of Our Lives
Different Drum (2004)
Joey Belville – vocals, keyboards
Jason Smith – piano Dave Adams – drums Fox Fletcher – guitar
01)
The Story Of Our Lives (Epic)
8:35
Belville
02)
Winter (Sequencia)
4:41
Belville
03)
The Story Of Our Lives (Echo Image)
5:10
Belville
04)
Seaside
3:05
Belville
05)
The Story Of Our Lives (Syrian)
5:08
Belville
06)
Blind (Variant)
5:22
Belville
07)
The Story Of Our Lives (Virtual Server)
4:31
Belville
08)
The Sparrows & The Nightingales (Sheltershed)
3:55
Markus Reinhardt / Peter Heppner
09)
The Story Of Our Lives (Tecnoman SF)
7:12
Belville
10)
Fall Awake (Random Access Memory)
4:38
Belville
In Scarlet And Vile
Different Drum (2004)
Produced by Joey Belville
Joey Belville
01)
Heaven (The Devil In the Details)
4:33
02)
Revenge
4:31
03)
Flame
3:45
04)
The Huntress
3:19
05)
Let’s Go!
4:43
06)
Dead Hearts
3:12
07)
Crybaby
4:05
08)
Suffer
4:02
09)
Sanctuary (Glen Nicholls Mix)
5:19
10)
Away
3:13
11)
Battered & Bruised
2:38
12)
Matter
2:47
13)
King Planet
2:57
14)
Voices Carry
4:58
15)
Here Is the House
3:32
16)
Here Is the House (Mikkel Natas Mix)
5:01
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One thought on “The Echoing Green”
First my thanks to you for maintaining a very informative site!
I just thought I’d clarify for those interested that three songs from the unreleased Echoing Green album Aria appear on the Electronica EP: “Stop the Rain,” “Brand New Day,” and “Deep Inside Your Heart.” Otherwise, I believe most of Oceanaria comes from the unreleased album, but I haven’t been able to track down a copy myself.
First my thanks to you for maintaining a very informative site!
I just thought I’d clarify for those interested that three songs from the unreleased Echoing Green album Aria appear on the Electronica EP: “Stop the Rain,” “Brand New Day,” and “Deep Inside Your Heart.” Otherwise, I believe most of Oceanaria comes from the unreleased album, but I haven’t been able to track down a copy myself.