Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets have announced that they have released a Steven Wilson ATMOS mix of their version of Pink Floyd‘s 1972 classic Echoes to streaming platforms.
The band originally released the track on vinyl as a Record Store Day release back in April, which was recorded at the band’s show at the Centennial Hall in Frankfurt, Germany on August 1st, 2024.
The band introduced Echoes to their set in 2022, having not performed it prior to that. David Gilmour has gone on record as stating that he is unlikely to perform the epic from the band’s Meddle album without the late Richard Wright.
“I wouldn’t do that without Rick,” Gilmour said back in 2022. “There’s something that’s specifically so individual about the way that Rick and I play in that, that you can’t get someone to learn it and do it just like that. That’s not what music’s about.”
Prog said of the band’s new live take on the 23-minute track, “Echoes comes to define the evening… This is where music crosses the line into art, as it becomes an all-encompassing experience. Sight and sound overwhelm the senses as more than a few members of the audience are seen wiping tears from their eyes.”
