Monday 29 April 2013

OHO - "9th Pawn" (self released)

"We met in India in Fall 2010 [Aurore/singer and Paul/instruments], and recorded our first song, Free Electron, in a tiny Indian recording studio. When we came back in different cities of Europe, we kept writing songs and shared them by email, so we decided to start a recording project ourselves. Aurore wrote the lyrics and melody of most songs a-capella while she was in India. Then Paul added to this voice all sorts of instruments (guitar, organ, bass, trumpet, percussions, xylophone...), to built grooves and atmospheres that this voice brings to his mind. This creation process also works the other way around! Paul's instruments are a source of inspiration for Aurore, who likes to layer lyrics and melodies as we play the songs...In summer 2011, we recorded and produced our first EP « Land of the Happy » in Paul's home-studio in Paris." (Words from OHO's biography on Facebook page)

"Someday, you say, I'll be my own example"...così termina la stupenda title-track del secondo album firmato OHO, duo composto dal poli-strumentista Paul e dalla vocalist Aurore. Sei tracce morbide e curate minuziosamente in ogni singolo aspetto. Lievi sfumature anni 70 collocate su leggiadre basi ritmiche pop elettroniche, accompagnate puntualmente da sinuose linee di basso. Liriche che raccontano di profughi, di furbe stelle che ci prendono in giro e farcite da brevi interventi di flauti, armoniche ed organi. L'alternanza delle voci di Paul e Aurore conferiscono varietà ai brani, spesso supportati da arpeggi di chitarra che insaporiscono i brani di spezie folktronike. A volte affiorano atmosfere cool primi anni 80 (soprattutto Everything but the girl) ma rielaborate sotto le luci del nuovo millennio. "Get ready with the prize. Now it won't take too long". Ne sono convinto. Questo pop raffinato merita sicuramente più di un premio. Disponibile in free download fino al 2 Maggio nella pagina Bandcamp del duo.


OHO 





Artist: OHO
Title: 9th Pawn
Label: self released
Style: trip-hop, folktronica
Date: April 18, 2013







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