By Alex Brenner Usually when you think of Nashville these days, it's all singer-songwriters and country pop. Well, Oblio may just change that. Playing classic rock with indie colors, this band knows their craft. Singer Terry Price sounds like a rocked out Glen Phillips and the band sounds like Radiohead circa The Bends backing [...]
OBLiO , "A Story Of Nashville" You may recall that I posted pictures of a band called OBLiO back in June when they played at the Black Cat with locals Tereu Tereu and Typefighter . That was the first time that I'd heard the band, and they achieved a feat that few bands can do in a live setting - they immediately won me over. My thought at the time was that they reminded me quite a bit of Rogue Wave's recent output, [...]
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Image supplied by Tommyboy Oblio trip the dark light fantastic with a second 12", "Principle of Discovery", seemingly themed to cosmic construction theory if the '70s distressed archi-horror cover art is anything to go by (nb, its not depicted above). Its no secret that this is the more introverted space-age alter-ego ...
pic: Ian Stevenson via Blunt It's been a stressful week, i've found solace from listening to a lot of ambient and downtempo music. Here's a round up of the good stuff, so for a moment just relax and unwind. Telefon Tel Aviv - Made A Tree On The Wold ( alt link ) Tim [...]
Oblio (Sasa from In Flagranti and Moreno Visini) have a new 12 inch out through Codek . Filled with 3 smooth and spacious journeys, it will be available digitally from Juno on December 8th. Oblio – "Epicureanism" On a similar tip Tim Fuchs , the Australian living in UK but soon to back home, has been making music under the name Volta Sprite . Can't wait to play music with this kid again. Volta Sprite – "White City" [...]
While Sunday is the official last night of the festival -closing out with a special Next Big Nashville edition of Nashville Sunday Night at 3rd and Lindsley - Saturday night is the last real night of showcases, and you have nine to choose from before the official after party at City Hall. My pick of the evening is actually that after party - The Features and Jensen Sportag ? Sign me up. But earlier in the night you have lots of great stuff to choose from - particularly the Lake Fever showcase at [...]
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Put this on your iPod while riding in the London Underground early in the morning, I am sure you can find at least 5 or 6 people in your carriage who could well be thinking the lyrics of this song, their gaits desperate and sunk inside a trap of neon ...
Imagine Jan Hammer ran with a down tempo electro label of five years ago, and he and one today's disco revivalists decided to make music together as OBLIO. That's not what happened but it's what it sounds like. I haven't been able to get any links for OBLIO. It's like record shopping before the internet. The EP is called "The Crux of the Matter" so perhaps because that's exactly the point, getting back to what's important: the music. OBLIO - The Crux of the Matter OBLIO - A [...]
If your feeling a little tender then give this first track a swerve for the time being: Coki's 'Spongebob' is the aural equivalent of a quick scissor kick to the temple. It's available via DMZ recordings. Coki- Spongebob (Z Share) (YSI) The second in Gomma's galactic series has been out for a month of so now- This track from Oblio could easily soundtrack a spacewalk. Top disco stomp. Oblio- Escape (Z Share) (YSI) Following on from [...]
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