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Echomatica: A Radiant Debut Album that Revitalizes Contemporary Dream Rock

thisaktmusic

10 Oct, 2025

The Auckland-based band Echomatica emerges fully formed from an indie scene gone utterly viral, with one of the most powerful debut albums in 2025. Their self-titled album, Echomatica, is an 11-track journey through glinting soundscapes that converge hazy shoegaze textures with the intimacy of dream pop and pulse of trip-hop. A record that feels purpose-built for the Twilight cinematic universe, while remaining profoundly personal.

Echomatica opens with a track titled "Breathe" that instantly welcomes you into its atmospheric world. Charlie Maclean's languid, intimate vocals, born out of recovery from illness, elicit a chilling fragility that threads together tracks like "Love Isn't Always" and "Fragile World". AJ textured programming and guitar work by Matt Chong build layers of light and dark, while Scott Samson's bass gives the songs an emotive pulse.

The album was recorded live to tape at Earwig Studios, produced with Darren McShane, resulting in a very analog warmth. Tracks like "Technicolour Dreams" and "Waves" shimmer with grit and grandeur while capturing clichéd yet indefinable 'frisson', the band mentions when music feels both infinite and physiological.

Echomatica isn’t simply a debut; it’s a completely fleshed-out statement of art, consideration, and emotional depth. It is a stunning beginning to one of New Zealand’s most promising indie acts.

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Bandcamp: https://echomatica.bandcamp.com/

Website: https://www.echomaticamusic.com/

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