A portal for my work as a musician, record producer and soundtrack composer. You will find concert listings and updates for my various projects. Thanks for stopping by.



 

Dirtmusic's new album "Lion City" is out! 

UNCUT (UK):
"Global fusion at its most democratic and exhilarating"
MUSIC OMH (UK): ****
"Lion City is a strong, viscerally stirring album and a true highlight of intercultural awareness in the contemporary music climate."
WONDERING SOUND (UK):

"Like Troubles, Lion City does attempt a new, thrilling kind of fusion, gathering everything from blues to dub, rock to electronica together, and confidently pulling it all forward. It’s an album of real vision. Step by step, Dirtmusic are building a new world sound."
AUDIO (DE): ****
"A psychedelic trip of hand-played strings, ambient electronical sounds, uninterrupted dark rhythms and whispering echoes." 
MUSIC NEWS (UK):
 "Dirtmusic just keep getting better. With every release they seem to delve deeper into the heart and soul of their music and keep developing new ways to hypnotize and entrance the listener. This is music that has gone beyond and takes the listener with it."
DISTORSIONI (UK): 8/10
"This extraordinary album ends with September 12, a song of love to the grandmother of a young senegalese singer Ibrahima Douf who reveals a rare sensitivity as an interpreter ...the echo of his singing seems to propagate a fascinating and mysterious African night."
MONDOMIX (FR):
"dark and sensual, Lion City indulges in the eddies of the night. Built on electronic strata, Malian acoustic instruments and vintage guitars, Lion City confirms the validity of their approach: by dipping into the dust, their hands come back with traces of gold nuggets."
LOUDER THAN WAR (UK): 10/10
"The brilliance of Troubles clearly wasn’t a one-off, and I thought long and hard about what score to give this album. In the end, it was easy, Lion City is another classic."


"It's Not Only Rock And Roll" is published 

I wrote an essay for the new book "It's Not Only Rock And Roll: Sex, Drugs and the Philosophy of Rock" published in French and English by Intervalles Editions. Other contributors include: Wayne Coyne (Flaming Lips), Joey Burns (Calexico), John Parrish (PJ Harvey), Lisa Germano, Francois Breut, Yann Tiersen ("Amelie"), Hugo Race and many more! Full info here: 
http://www.editionsintervalles.com/spip.php?page=pages&id_article=133

Tamikrest "Chatma" 

The new album by the Saharan band Tamikrest is out on Glitterbeat Records. This is the third album I have produced and mixed for the band. Time Out (London) writes: "distorted blues rock and traditional Saharan music with a rare passion and aggression...it’s about struggle, pain and the power of music: something we could all do with being reminded of every once in a while." Read more here...

Previous events

Date Event Location
Chris Eckman (trio) Club il Giardino, Lugagnano, IT Club il Giardino, Lugagnano, IT
Chris Eckman (trio) Circolo Il Progresso, Florence, IT Circolo Il Progresso, Florence, IT
Chris Eckman (trio) TBA, Rome, IT TBA, Rome, IT
Chris Eckman (trio) Germi luogo di contaminazione, Milan, IT Germi luogo di contaminazione, Milan, IT
Chris Eckman (trio) Raindogs House , Savona, IT Raindogs House , Savona, IT
Chris Eckman (trio) Freakout Club , Bologna, IT Freakout Club , Bologna, IT
Chris Eckman (solo) + Jim White Cactus Club, Brugge, BE Cactus Club, Brugge, BE
Chris Eckman (solo) Muziekgieterij, Maastricht, NL Muziekgieterij, Maastricht, NL
Chris Eckman (solo) Ancienne Belgique , Brussels, BE Ancienne Belgique , Brussels, BE
Chris Eckman (solo) Rock Lobster, Antwerp, BE Rock Lobster, Antwerp, BE
Chris Eckman (solo) Merleyn, Nijmegen, NL Merleyn, Nijmegen, NL
Chris Eckman (trio) Stalden Klitmøller, Klitmøller, DK Stalden Klitmøller, Klitmøller, DK
Chris Eckman (trio) TBA, Aarhus, DK TBA, Aarhus, DK
Chris Eckman (trio) Musikhuset KBH x ALICE, Copenhagen, DK Musikhuset KBH x ALICE, Copenhagen, DK
Chris Eckman (trio) Posten, Odense, DK Posten, Odense, DK
Chris Eckman (trio) Tobakken , Esbejrg, DK Tobakken , Esbejrg, DK
Chris Eckman (trio) TBA, Hartberg, A TBA, Hartberg, A
The Strange + White on White Pogon Kulture, Rijeka, HR Pogon Kulture, Rijeka, HR
Chris Eckman (trio) POU, POU, Buje (HR) POU, POU, Buje (HR)
Chris Eckman (trio) Močvara, Zagreb, HR Močvara, Zagreb, HR