World of Echo

World of Echo
Studio album by
Arthur Russell
Released1986 (1986)
Recorded1984–1986
Genre
Length51:14
Label
Producer
  • Arthur Russell
  • Phill Niblock
  • Steve Cellum
  • Peter Zummo
  • Ernie Brooks
Arthur Russell chronology
Instrumentals, 1974 – Vol. 2
(1984) 		World of Echo
(1986) 		Another Thought
(1994)
2005 re-issue cover

World of Echo is the second studio album by American musician Arthur Russell, released in 1986 on Upside Records in the US and in 1987 on Rough Trade Records in the UK. The album is composed primarily of Russell's vocals, cello playing, and percussion, which are prominently treated with effects such as delay and reverb.

World of Echo was the final album released by Russell during his lifetime. It was widely reissued in 2005 by Audika and Rough Trade. The album was named the best of the 1980s by Fact in 2013.[8] It was ranked the 25th best album of the 1980s by Pitchfork in 2018.[9]

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