Echoes

Wally Badarou | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 15, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B000001FTU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #80,988 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Keys

2. Hi-Life

3. Mambo

4. Voices

5. Canyons

6. Endless Race

7. Chief Inspector

8. Waltz

9. Jungle

10. Rain

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Neglected Masterpice #2, July 19, 2006

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radman99 (Sthn Highlands, NSW, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Echoes (Audio CD)

I, like one of the other reviewers, bought this on vinyl back in the 80's and still gets regular airings as the vinyl is well looked after and has recently been loaded on my laptop/mp3 player. This is the father of chill, soothing, cool synth sounds, and a must have for anyone interested in exquisite afro/euro sound.....Magic.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still Love it and Buying a New Copy!, July 8, 2006

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Steph D (Phoenix AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Echoes (Audio CD)

I bought this album on vinyl when it was released (what, 20 years ago?). Like a dummy, I gave away all of my vinyl a long time ago. I just came across this album again (on CD) and was so pleased that it lived up to my memories of it. The songs are infectious, gorgeous. Badarou is a genius and even if you don't usually like synthesizer, you owe it to yourself to check this out (then listen to Art of Noise's "Ambient Collection" if you liked this one).

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Neglected Masterpiece, July 2, 2006

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Robert Carlberg (Seattle) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Echoes (Audio CD)

Paris-born Benin-raised keyboardist & producer Badarou is one of the unsung heroes of the music biz, having graced scores of albums with his fluid touch. With the imminent re-release of his two excellent, but unjustly forgotten solo albums it's time to revisit his legacy.

Like Steve Winwood's early solo stuff, "Echoes" (1983) consists of just one musician writing, playing and producing all the parts in a true solo album. Unlike Winwood, this album is all instrumental. Badarou writes that "it would feature stylised african pieces, some jazzy stuff, and some romantic stuff. Just to show the visual potential of my palettes." (See wallybadarou.com) The quasi-African rhythms and melodies set this effort apart from the bulk of synthesist solo albums, but Badarou's extensive studio experience gives it a sheen and casual elegance that few African musics share.

Of all of the '80s albums that emerged from the sudden availability of high-quality digital synthesizers, "Echoes" is one that still sounds fresh and inspired almost a quarter-century later, and still gets played regularly in my household.