O.RANG (.O.RANG)

Post Rock/Math rock • United Kingdom

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.O.RANG (generalized alternative transcription of �RANG) is one of the most important early post rock bands. Formed in 1993 in London by drummer Lee HARRIS and bassist Paul WEBB after the dissolution of their previous band TALK TALK, the new project took the form of a creative open space (the "Slug" studio) where the two musicians and producers would home many guest musicians in extended improvisations that would later be edited to a more "conventional" form. Two albums released in 1994 and 1996 and one EP resulted from the process before the project was gradually abandoned after satisfying creative results but lack of support from the label.

In the early '90s .O.RANG came as a decisive step from the various tendencies of refinement in '80s rock music to the new form of experimental music (mixing rock with experimental approach to songwriting and sound design and with electronic influences) that was called "post-rock" in 1994. The music of .O.RANG, as shown on their genre-defining album "Herd Of Instinct" from 1994, is eclectic and difficult to describe. It can be seen as having as a basis the musical sensibilities of TALK TALK but stripped of all the song-format orientation; groovy rhytms, rich percussion and exotic nonsensical vocals form the main layer of the music, topped by a very rich array of sound effects. While the result is often highly similar to the music of '70s krautrock band CAN, the two musicians have stated that a major influence for them has been world music.

The performance sessions that lead to the creation of the music were improvisational and alleatoric, to the extent that sometimes there was no key to play to, or the samples to improvise upon did not make it to the final product. An exceptionally rich bouquet of sounds was achieved with simple means like feedback, a basic loop-providing sampler or manipulating normal, analogue instruments in away that would make them sound like they normally shouldn't. One of the notable musicians from the "Herd Of Instinct" sessions was Graham SUTTON, the guitarist of BARK PSYCHOSIS, who provides not just a connection to the rest of the emerging post rock scene, but also a haunting spectrum of guitar noises.

The material on the second album "Field And Waves" (1996), while partly developed during the "Herd Of Instincts" sessions, shows a certain departure from experimental rock into a more accessible electronic / rhythmic direction, possibly inspired by the flowering trip-hop ....O.RANG (generalized alternative transcription of �RANG) is one of the most important early post rock bands. Formed in 1993 in London by drummer Lee HARRIS and bassist Paul WEBB after the dissolution of their previous band TALK TALK, the new project took the form of a creative open space (the "Slug" studio) where the two musicians and producers would home many guest musicians in extended improvisations that would later be edited to a more "conventional" form. Two albums released in 1994 and 1996 and one EP resulted from the process before the project was gradually abandoned after satisfying creative results but lack of support from the label.

In the early '90s .O.RANG came as a decisive step from the various tendencies of refinement in '80s rock music to the new form of experimental music (mixing rock with experimental approach to songwriting and sound design and with electronic influences) that was called "post-rock" in 1994. The music of .O.RANG, as shown on their genre-defining album "Herd Of Instinct" from 1994, is eclectic and difficult to describe. It can be seen as having as a basis the musical sensibilities of TALK TALK but stripped of all the song-format orientation; groovy rhytms, rich percussion and exotic nonsensical vocals form the main layer of the music, topped by a very rich array of sound effects. While the result is often highly similar to the music of '70s krautrock band CAN, the two musicians have stated that a major influence for them has been world music.

The performance sessions that lead to the creation of the music were improvisational and alleatoric, to the extent that sometimes there was no key to play to, or the samples to improvise upon did not make it to the final product. An exceptionally rich bouquet of sounds was achieved with simple means like feedback, a basic loop-providing sampler or manipulating normal, analogue instruments in away that would make them sound like they normally shouldn't. One of the notable musicians from the "Herd Of Instinct" sessions was Graham SUTTON, the guitarist of BARK PSYCHOSIS, who provides not just a connection to the rest of the emerging post rock scene, but also a haunting spectrum of guitar noises.

The material on the second album "Field And Waves" (1996), while partly developed during the "Herd Of Instincts" sessions, shows a certain departure from experimental rock into a more accessible electronic / rhythmic direction, possibly inspired by the flowering trip-hop and electro-rock scenes of the mid-'90s London, or by the similar change in interests of friend and collaborator Graham SUTTON.

The character of .O.RANG's music is trippy, psychedelic and melancholic. The pieces never develop into songs with traditional structures, instead the themes wander in a free-flowing manner to create a very stimulating and evocative ambient. The mood is always detached rather than intense. A strong and exotic spiritual feel runs throughout their whole output.

Building on the legacy of the 70s, 80s and TALK TALK, .O.RANG were instrumental in the beginnings of post rock, at whose experimental end they sit together with other founders and similar bands such as TORTOISE, BARK PSYCHOSIS, PRAM, DISCO INFERNO, CUL DE SAC, TRANS AM. In the grand scheme of things, .O.RANG can be pinned down as heirs of CAN, FAUST, BRIAN ENO and TALK TALK.

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Fields And Waves
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Spoor EP
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