Echoes of Earth 2024 is back this weekend with seasonal melodies

Echoes of Earth 2024 is back this weekend with an amazing lineup of artistes and spectacular installations in keeping with their eco-friendly ethos

Considered one of the greenest festivals in the country, Echoes of Earth is back with their seventh edition this year. Themed Symphony of Seasons, this year’s show revolves around the seasons and their role in our environment.

As always, the musical line-up will see artistes from around the world and India, and across genres, perform at various zones at the venue. For this edition, each zone depicts a season as well as genre with the Big Tree Stage earmarked for spring and the Electro Live Stage for summer, with winter at the World Fusion Stage and the monsoon over at the Electronic Stage.

Each zone will be embellished to reflect its respective season and as always, in keeping with the sustainable practices of Echoes of Earth, all the decorations and props for the event have been created out of recycled and reused material. All the installations have been designed keeping in mind repurposing for upcoming editions of the festival.

Some of the participating artistes this year include Yin Yin from The Netherlands, Mount Kimbie from England, French 79 and Kid Francescoli from France, Recondite from Germany and others, apart from Indian names such as Shubh Saran, Hamza and Rajasthan Folkstars, Tarun Nayar’s Modern Biology and Excise Dept.

The child- and pet-friendly festival which is in collaboration with Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport, will also debut a 360° immersive sound experience at the Big Tree Solar Stage this year.

Among the many artistes performing at this edition of Echoes is Bengaluru-based Premik Jolly, popularly known as Prematron. In his set titled, Prematron presents Seasonal Soundscapes, the artiste will be offering an unusual set of nature sounds and field recordings, blended in with music.

A regular act at Echoes, Premik says he and his team wanted to craft something unique for the festival that was in keeping with its theme. “I wanted to do something that represented a change in seasons. In India, we have a harsh winter, blistering summer, and gorgeous monsoon — of course, in Bangalore, you get all three in one day; sometimes even four,” he laughs.