The album "Soutak" which I produced and mixed for the Saharawi artist Aziza Brahim, reached #1 in March @ World Music Charts Europe.

Feb 19 2014
Interview at Rock Obrobje
A long interview in English at a Slovenian-based music website http://www.rockobrobje.com/eckm_ie.html

Dec 27 2013
"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…Read more

Dec 11 2013
"Harney County" is released!
My new solo album "Harney County" hit the streets on December 6th. You can get it digitally @ iTunes, Amazon and emusic and physically in Europe through inderpendent record shops, Glitterhouse Records mailorder & others.
http://label.glitterhouse.com/releases.php?show=183
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Nov 2 2013
Creation Talks series in Grand Rapids, MI
I will be speaking at the Fountain Street Church in Grand Rapids Michigan on Sunday, November 17th. The lecture is entitled "Crossing Boundaries: Seeing the World Through Music" and I will focus on the music communities I have intersected with…Read more
Nov 1 2013
Profile in SAE Institute magazine
I gave a long interview about my experiences as a producer to the SAE Magazine published by the School of Audio Engineering. I teach part-time at their Ljubljana campus.
http://alumni.sae.edu/wp-content/magazin/2013_03/#/52
http://alumni.sae.edu/wp-content/magazin/2013_03/#/52

Oct 31 2013
New song: "Nothing Left to Hate"
The lead-off track from my solo album "Harney County" is streaming on Soundcloud.
https://soundcloud.com/chriseckmanmusic/nothing-left-to-hate
https://soundcloud.com/chriseckmanmusic/nothing-left-to-hate
Sep 12 2013
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…Read more

Sep 7 2013
New Solo Album: Harney County
My new solo album "Harney County" will be released on December 6th by Glitterhouse Records.
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Jun 26 2013
New CD: Hidden Memories of Angela Vode
This beautifully sleeved CD is out on July 1st via Fear of Speed. The music is excerpts of a soundtrack that I did for the Maja Weiss TV film: "Hidden Memories of Angela Vode". The instrumentation is a string trio…Read more
May 26 2013
Dirtmusic: "Troubles"
The third Dirtmusic album "Troubles" is out on Glitterbeat Records. Recorded in Mali in September 2012 the album features sounds and voices from a wonderful cast of collaboraters: Ben Zabo & band, Samba Toure, Zoumana Tereta, Aminata Wassidje Traore and…Read more
Mar 23 2013
Latest projects
3/23/2013: Two projects that I worked on over the summer have Just been released: the My Buddy Moose album Shine! Shine! Shine! which I produced and mixed came out a month ago and has been getting amazing reviews in the…Read more