
Ochre - Live PA - STFU - Manchester UK - Jun 2005
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NOBA
Genre: Techno
Date of Set: Jun 18th, 2005
Filesize: 54.70 MB
Total Downloads: 9
Biography of Ochre
Chris Leary Birmingham, UK
Music is not an excuse for inarticulacy,just the product of a process I enjoy, and nothing more.
Chris Leary first came in contact with electronic music while still at school, but it is not until he gave up his Aeronautical Systems Engineering course to study music at Newcastle University that he focused on Ochre. Originally the name used for his college work, Ochre eventually developed into a fully-fledged project. With a good understanding of the Internet and a flair for marketing his music, Chris started offering his music to download from a variety of websites, eventually compiling his work on a CD-R, AudioMicroDevice. He took part in remix competition held on the Global Goon website, and eventually won it, and his work has been featured on numerous compilations from labels such as Rednetic, Boltfish and Unschooled.
Now twenty-five, with his Masters degree and a first EP under his belt, Chris Leary is finally introducing his long-awaited first album, released on the excellent London-based Toytronic. Collecting thirteen tracks recorded over the years, A Midsummer Nice Dream is a treat for lush melodic electronic music enthusiasts. Very much in line with previous Toytronic releases, especially that of Gimmik, this album combines strong electronic arrangements and sumptuous atmospherics into perfectly crafted sonic vignettes. Alternating between ambitious constructions (Yugen, Drink Malk) and simpler moments (Revolver, Sticklebrick Symphony, Summer Lusk), Leary finely balances this album, capturing the attention of the listener from the opening bars of Yugen to the dying moments of this album with stunning warm analogue soundscapes, crisp beat patterns and light glitches. At time reminiscent of Boards Of Canada, Leary offers a slightly less complex sonic palette, almost entirely relying on electronic structures. No vocal gimmicks are used here to highlight the melancholic nature of these tracks. Instead, Leary uses sounds with great care, keeping his constructions to the essential, leaving his melodies exposed, as on the stunning Low Grav Freefall.
In a dark basement bar below the streets of Manchester STFU05 took place on one of the hottest days of the year. Bringing together 15 cutting edge artists from around the UK and Europe the event was a resounding success.