Melody's Echo Chamber

Melody's Echo Chamber is the main project of French musician Melody Prochet.[1][2]

For the album, see Melody's Echo Chamber (album).

Melody's Echo Chamber
Mélody Prochet in Paris in 2012
Mélody Prochet in Paris in 2012
Background information
OriginAix-en-Provence, Paris, France
Genres
Years active2012–present
Labels
  • Fat Possum Records
  • Domino Records
MembersMelody Prochet
WebsiteMelody Prochet

History

When Melody Prochet's previous project My Bee's Garden supported Tame Impala on their European tour in 2010, Prochet collaborated with Kevin Parker to produce her new solo material as Melody's Echo Chamber. The material was recorded in Parker's makeshift studio in Perth, Australia and Prochet's grandmother's seaside home in the south of France.[3] The self-titled debut album was released under Fat Possum Records in 2012.[4]

In 2013, the debut album peaked at 61 on the US Billboard Heatseekers Album Chart.[5] Q Magazine rated the album 8/10, calling it an "intoxicating listen that's well worth experiencing for yourself."[6] Drowned in Sound's Dom Gourlay awarded the album 9/10 and stated: "Whatever happens next, she can rest assured safe in the knowledge that together with her beau they've conjured up one of 2012's--or any other year in recent memory--finest debuts."[7]

Melody's Echo Chamber released "Shirim" in October 2014, which was set to be featured in her next album.[8] In December, it was announced that Melody's Echo Chamber would play at the 2015 Levitation Festival in Austin, Texas, but her appearance was later cancelled due to visa issues.[9]

In 2017, Prochet released a new track on YouTube titled "Cross My Heart", with the announcement of her independently produced album Bon Voyage. It was set to be released in the same year, but was delayed as Prochet had suffered a "serious accident", followed by the cancellation of her world tour.[10][11]

In April 2018, Prochet released the single “Breathe In, Breathe Out”, and Bon Voyage was released in June.[12]

In January 2022, Prochet released the single "Looking Backward", and Emotional Eternal was released in April.[13]

In September 2022, Prochet released her lost album Unfold and a reissue of her self-titled album in recognition of the tenth anniversary of her debut. Originally intended to be her sophomore album, Unfold was shelved after her relationship with co-producer Kevin Parker "just didn’t make it through the process."[14]

Discography

Albums

Singles
  • "Endless Shore" (2012)
  • "I Follow You" (2012)
  • "Crystallized" (2013)
  • "Some Time Alone, Alone" (2013)
  • "Shirim" (2014)
  • "Cross My Heart" (2017)
  • "Breathe In, Breathe Out" (2018)
  • "Desert Horse" (2018)
  • "Looking Backward" (2022)
  • "Personal Message" (2022)
  • "Alma" (2022)
  • "Unfold" (2022)

Music videos
  • "I Follow You"(2012)
  • "You Won't Be Missing That Part Of Me" (2012)
  • "Crystallized" (2013)
  • "Some Time Alone, Alone" (2013)
  • "Breathe In, Breathe Out" (2018)
  • "Desert Horse" (2018)
  • "Cross My Heart" (2018)
  • "Shirim" (2018)
  • "Looking Backward" (2022)
  • "Personal Message" (2022)
  • "Alma" (2022)

Music videos for "Breathe In, Breathe Out", "Desert Horse", and "Cross My Heart" are fully animated and in the same style.

References
  1. Freeman, John. "Reviews: Melody's Echo Chamber". The Quietus. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  2. Médioni, Gilles (25 April 2013). "Melody's Echo Chamber, spécialiste des ballades psyché". L'Express (in French). Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  3. Traynor, Cian. "Interview: Melody's Echo Chamber". The Stool Pigeon. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012.
  4. "Fat Possum Records: Melody's Echo Chamber". Fat Possum Records.
  5. "Billboard: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Billboard. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  6. "Melody's Echo Chamber". Q Magazine. Bauer Media Group. December 2012. p. 109.
  7. Gourlay, Dom. "Melody's Echo Chamber – Melody's Echo Chamber". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  8. "Melody's Echo Chamber returns with dreamy new single "Shirim" — listen". Consequence.net. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  9. "Melody's Echo Chamber cancels Levitation Fest appearance due to visa issues, reschedules NYC show for August". BrooklynVegan. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  10. Yoo, Noah (27 June 2017). "Melody's Echo Chamber Cancels Tour Due to Serious Accident". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  11. Britton, Luke Morgan (27 June 2017). "Melody's Echo Chamber cancels tour after suffering 'serious accident'". NME. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  12. Aroesti, Rachel (15 June 2018). "Melody's Echo Chamber: Bon Voyage review – a psych-pop hotchpotch". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  13. Minsker, Evan (20 January 2022). "Melody's Echo Chamber Announces New Album Emotional Eternal, Shares Video for New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  14. Redfern, Mark. "Melody's Echo Chamber Shares "Norfolk Hotel," a New Song from Her Lost Album". www.undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
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