Echo Movement, the six-piece band out of Asbury Park, New Jersey, as officially publicized the cover art for their upcoming album Love and the Human Outreach. The concrete release date for their third full-length album is September 4th, just after they return from the Vans Warped Tour.
Love and the Human Outreach has its roots in love, travel, space, and evolution. In fact, the band took actual data from the NASA Kepler Space Telescope Mission and turned it into audio data. Essentially, the raw space data was composed into a five-part melody, holding true to the album’s roots of space exploration and bringing something undoubtedly unique to the record. This is just one of many 
surprises Love and the Human Outreach has in store, so don’t forget to pick it up September 4th!
Brothers Dave and Stephen Fowler of the Echo Movement were quite excited about the scientific aspect of the album, something they had been looking to do for a while:
”For us, this album is thematically something we’ve been wanting to create for a long time. The music was heavily influenced by evolution, astrophysics and quantum mechanics, and tells the tale of a great journey. We had a lot of sessions with Jay to narrow down what we felt would be a great visual compliment to the music. Epic as he is, Jay combined all those ideas to create the star and planet. The detail he poured into the flames is remarkable, and portrays a lot of the little stories woven into the album lyrics.”
The Pier also had a chance to hear from Jay Alders, the artist who painted the Love and The Human Outreach cover art, the second album on which he has done work for the band.
”Working on this painting really pushed me to explore new subject matter. There is a lot of hidden surrealistic imagery in this piece which incorporates concepts conceived among Stephen, Dave and myself. We spent many countless hours on Skype meetings and calls before the piece even hit my easel.”
The work that went into the making of the album, both on the tracks and the cover art alike, which should be exciting for fans as they wait for the release date. So, as the summer approaches, look out for Echo Movement on the Vans Warped Tour and pick up Love and the Human Outreach in stores September 4th!
Vans Warped Tour 2012 Tour Dates:
June 16 @ Utah State Fairpark. Salt Lake City, UT
June 17 @ Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Denver, CO
June 20 @ Luxor Hotel Parking Lot. Las Vegas, NV
June 21 @ Orange County Great Park. Irvine, CA
June 22 @ Pamona Fairplex. Pomona, CA
June 23 @ AT&T Park Lot A. San Francisco, CA
June 24 @ Ventura County Fair. Ventura, CA
June 27 @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre. Chula Vista, CA
June 28 @ Camelback Ranch. Glendale, AZ
June 29 @ NMSU Practice Field. Las Cruces, NM
June 30 @ AT&T Center. San Antonio, TX
July 1 @ Reliant Center Parking Lot. Houston, TX
July 3 @ Gexa Energy Pavilion. Dallas, TX
July 5 @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. Maryland Heights, MO
July 6 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills. Auburn Hills, MI
July 7 @ first Midwest Bank Amphitheatre. Tinley Park, IL
July 8 @ Canterbury Park. Shakopee, MN
July 9 @ Sandstone Amphitheatre. Bonner Springs, KS
July 10 @ Klipsch Music Center. Noblesville, IN
July 11 @ Blossom Music Center. Cuyahoga Falls, OH
July 12 @ First Niagara Pavilion. Burgettstown, PA
July 13 @ PNC Bank Arts Center. Holmdel, NJ
July 14 @ Parterre Ile Notre Dame at Parc Jean-Drapeau. Montreal, QC
July 15 @ The Flats at Molson Canadian Amphitheatre. Toronto, ON
July 17 @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center. Darien Center, NY
July 18 @ Toyota Pavilion. Scranton, PA
July 19 @ Comcast Center. Mansfield, MA
July 20 @ Susquehanna Bank Center. Camden, NJ
July 21 @ Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Uniondale, NY
July 22 @ the Comcast Theatre. Hartford, CT
July 24 @ Merriweather Post Pavilion. Columbia, MD
July 25 @ Farm Bureau Live At Virginia Beach. Virginia Beach, VA
July 26 @ Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood. Atlanta, GA
July 27 @Central Florida Fairgrounds. Orlando, FL
July 28 @ Cruzan Amphitheatre. West Palm Beach, FL
July 29 @ Vinoy Park. St. Petersburg, FL
July 30 @ Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. Charlotte, NC
July 31 @ Riverbend Music Center. Cincinnati, OH
August 1 @ Marcus Amphitheatre. Milwaukee, WI
August 4 @ King Country’s Marymoor Park. Redmond, WA
August 5 @ Rose Quarter Riverfront
Echo Movemenet Links:
Echo Movement Website
Echo Movement Facebook
Article By: Jason Gallagher
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