About

Eccodek is Canadian producer, remixer and multi-instrumentalist, Andrew McPherson. But more than that, it is the tapestry of sound created when a producer, inspired singers and gifted multi-instrumentalists from the four corners of the globe find a common love for dub, funk, jazz and cinematic electronics. Eccodek is the sound of cultures mingling, borders dissolving. It is the sound of the dub chamber, the goat skin drum and decaying vintage synths. It is the sound of Mali, Turkey, Fiji, Nigeria, India, Canada and beyond.

Eccodek's earthy blend of global beats, soaring melodies and textured electronica has quickly established the project as a significant voice on the global fusion stage - an appearance on the world renowned global chill series, Buddha Bar, a remix for world music's second coming, Vieux Farka Touré and the distinction of being the only Canadian contributor to National Geographic's GeoRemix project are just a few distinctions that have put Eccodek on the proverbial map.

2003 saw the beginning of the story with the release of the dubby and hypnotic More Africa in Us. It's fresh blend of electronics and powerful voices from Mali and Rwanda put ‘More Africa...' on permanent repeat across Canadian campus and CBC radio and slipped onto the playlists of many a tastemaker south of the border (KCRW, Global Rhythm). The now fully functioning 6-piece band was asked to record live for a national broadcast after only their 1st show. It seemed the word was spreading.

2005 birthed ‘Voices Have Eyes', a decidedly more propulsive album, with a far broader cultural reach, vocally and instrumentally. Inspired in part by an eye-popping trip to Fiji, ‘Voices...' is marked by heavier grooves, greater input from the now seasoned live band and a wicked lineup of singers. After the independent release and touring of ‘Voices...', U.S. based White Swan World Records came calling in 2006 with an offer to re-release both albums internationally. In early 2007 they won a Canadian Independent Music Award for Favourite World Artist. Better leave the suitcase packed.....

With the release of 2008's Shivaboom, the third chapter in this cross-cultural dialogue continues. Dubbed by the Boston Globe ‘a sonic architect', Eccodek ups the musical ante with lush, aural panoramas, dubwise mixology, air-tight grooves and otherworldly melodies. With the dance floor acting as the sherpa this time, Shivaboom's alchemy of electronica and global sounds is moving the room in powerful new ways. As with all of Eccodek's releases, Shivaboom echoes the ancient past while keeping a conscious, culturally inclusive eye to the future.