OUTLANDERS 'Echoes' - Official Visualizer

A long time ago I sat down in Antigua together with Torsten, Angela, and Adrian to write songs for my second rock album “What Lies Beneath”. The writing session was successful and among other songs written, this beautiful one came out.

Still, I felt it needed its own special space and that my rock album was not the right place for it.

Many years after, when we were in the process of working with Outlanders, I remembered our song and wanted to use it. In fact, I ended up recording my vocals for the song more than once…

Our love for Africa and its people was the inspiration for this song. Adrian is a Kenyan national himself, so we started to speak about his life there and we wrote the lyrics having this in mind. The endless abuse of this continent throughout the history created the powerful lyrics and sends out a strong message.

Most of the population in Antigua is of an African ancestry as well, so you can clearly hear the echoes of Mother Africa and our song found its home with Outlanders. Everything is connected and happens for a reason.

When searching for the guitar guest for Echoes, I felt we needed a female sensitivity to capture our soul connection with the song. Jennifer Batten was the right person for it. She understood the concept and played wonderfully throughout the song, colouring it with different pedals and voices.

Personally, her playing made me weep. Jennifer, thank you for pouring yourself into our song.

Hopefully you can find Echoes inspiring!

CREATION OF THE VISUALIZER

On the visualizer for Echoes we wanted to show a different side of Antigua. Its natural beauty surrounds you wherever we go, but if you get to explore Antigua’s rainforest, you get to fall in love with it.

Wallings Dam is about a 30 minutes drive from Falmouth along Fig tree Drive. The old British built dam in itself is not hugely impressive, but the forest scenery around there makes a visit worthwhile.

Echoes is a song about Africa, without forgetting the origins of the people of Antigua and the dark history of slavery.

The day of the filming was super warm and humid, so it felt really nice to be embraced with so much greenery and nature.

We hope you will enjoy Echoes!

LYRICS

Rescue the fire
Hope springs eternal Vibrant desire
Mirage infernal
Darkland it cries
over the ages
Under the sky
You turn our pages
How can we learn from the reflection
where the real darkness lies
naked it burns
history‘s passion
Now can you hear how they rise?

Are they the echoes
of disillusions
Crossing the wind
do they know?
Kimya!
Always the echoes
of our delusions
Crossing the rivers
they grow
Nalia!

Voice undefined
lost in the meaning
So imprecise
The past concealing
How can we learn from the reflection
where the real darkness lies
naked it burns
history‘s passion
Now can you hear how they rise?

Are they the echoes
of disillusions
Crossing the wind
do they know?
Kimya!
Always the echoes
of our delusions
Crossing the rivers
they grow
Nalia!

Vocals Tarja
Programming Torsten
Guitars Jennifer Batten
Swahili spoken words Adrian

Recorded and engineered at English Harbour Studios & Embassy Studio Antigua & Barbuda by Torsten Stenzel

Vocals recorded by Tarja at Stardust III, Marbella, Spain
Guitars recorded and co-produced by Jennifer Batten

Produced and mixed by Torsten Stenzel, Tarja & MIC
Mastered by Tom Porcell Mastering

Executive Producer Marcelo Cabuli for NEMS Enterprises SRL
Art Direction Tarja & MIC

Antigua & Barbuda Photographs by Alexis Andrews
Artwork by Sebastian Freimauer

Album recorded and mixed using Genelec Studio Monitors

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[what_the_hec]

Tarja doing ambient vocal electronic music is something I waited for a very long time since it was announced so many years ago, I hope all these songs get compiled in an album and released as a whole in the future

[tapanim]

Outlanders project is outstanding. Every song this far has been amazing. Can't wait to get my hands on the cd one beautiful day. Thank you Tarja and Torsten.

[TheLexluthier]

This is killer. Tarja sounds fantastic, and Jennifer Batten adds some great guitar work.

[bobkeith]

I first heard this song on spotify, That opening, That's swahili man. i had to check twice if it was a Kenyan/East African song. Beautiful Tarja. Thanks for including my language in your song.

[LADYROCK]

Such a unique project. I love this track. Beautifully done. ✨🙌

[shioriteroba]

Simplemente una maravillosa creación, algo así no se.puede describir!❤

[matteatonguitar]

Beautifully, spiritually, wonderful!

[stasa-X]

What a magical ✨ song, very beautiful, i felt peace in my heart and i travelled away of my home, in places that never visited.
Tarja's vocals are amazing as always.
I hope 🤞 for a CD next!!!

[elisabethbonet]

Beautiful song, beautiful voice, beautiful vidéo and of course beautiful Tarja !!
Thank you ❤

[megign]

БЛАГОДАРЯ ЗА ХУБАВАТА ПРИРОДА И ПЕСЕН!!!

[vitorandredesouza]

Delicious tears welled up in my eyes. In the "Outlanders" project, the singles "Closer to the Sky" and now "Echoes" are the ones that have sunk deeper into my heart.

[amangogna]

Great music, amazing vocals and beautiful video !

[PetraPola]

I've had this song in my Spotify playlist for a few weeks now, so I know it pretty well. I realy like the ethnic sound in it. A always love hearing Tarja, but hearing and seeing Tarja in the visualiser is always better.
I love her rock music, but I'm so happy that she's trying electronic genre, which is my favorite too and suits her. Even though I tend to listen to dark and haunting electronic music, this song is beautifully fresh and full of sunshine and it is something I like to listen at the start of the day with cup of tea and sun behind the window.
I'm looking forward to the CD.

[larryzigler]

OMG !!!! CHILLS Puts me into a blissful trance ☮☮💘💘

[RammmFan]

Tarja brought me here, she is always da Queen

[Elvenboadicea]

😍 This is incredible!!!
Tarja continues her perfection.

[LigeiaNoire]

This is so good. The lyrics are so well done. The percussion, the guitar and those vocals.. so far, there's only one song from Outlanders that I don't like. Regardless, so many unique artists giving life to this project. So Innovative, with good and genuine old-school electronic music. The video serves the feelings written perfectly. Tarja channeling the nymph of the forest singing Antigua's ancestors.

[TheShhhhhhhhhh]

My fav ones so far: "The Cruellest Goodbye" Rough Mix and "Echoes", they have some excellent fusions...

[carofaggella]

Que hermoso que al fin se reivindique en una canción a toda la gente que se la esclavizo con tanta impunidad...era hora que el ser humano se diera cuenta de cuántos desastres ha hecho tanto con la humanidad como con la naturaleza...y la portavoz no podía ser otra que Tarja 🏞️ Bravo linda! 🇦🇷