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Ochre

Real Name:
Christopher Scott Leary
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Discography

Releases:
Audiomicrodevice (CDr)   Not On Label 2001
Sound System Bangers Volume 01 (Maxi) (2 versions)   Repeat Music 2003
A Midsummer Nice Dream (Album) (3 versions)   Toytronic 2004
Live From Birmingham (File, MP3, 192)   Percussion Lab 2005
Lemodie (CD, Album)   Benbecula 2006
Death Of An Aura (EP) (2 versions)   Benbecula 2008
Petl EP (12", EP)   BaseLogic 2008
Like Dust Of The Balance (CD, Album)   Benbecula 2009
Remixes:
Alone In The Field (CD) A Day For War (Remix) Unschooled Records 2004
Formulae Remixes (CD) GITD Trea Cylm (Ochre ... Terminal Dusk 2005
Hum Hum & Bla Bla EP (File, MP3, EP) Hellomusic (Ochre Remix) Autres Directions In Music 2005
Like You Don't Care (File, MP3, 192) Hellomusic (Ochre Remix) Op3n.net 2005
Raiding The 20th Century - Words & Music Expansion (CDr, Mixed) Like I Love U (Ochre R... Ninja Tune 2005
The Widnes Redevelopment Project (CD, Ltd) Calmed Robbery n5MD 2005
Mixxy EP 1 (EP) (2 versions) Styge (Ochre Remix) Baselogic 2008
Tracks Appear On:
A Very Unschooled Christmas (CD, Comp) Jingle Bells Unschooled Records 2004
Everything Is Green (CD) Sticklebrick Symphony Toytronic 2004
Igloo Trax Vol. 1 (CDr, Comp, Ltd) REM Sleep Research Igloo Magazine 2004
Onepointone: A Rednetic Recordings Compilation (CD, Comp) Valley Forge, Reverse ... Rednetic Recordings 2004
Region Zero - A Boltfish Recordings Sampler (CD, Comp, Album, Smplr, Ltd, Dig) Sticklebrick Symphony Boltfish Recordings 2004
TEFOSAV::Output (File, MP3) Revolver TEFOSAV Records 2004
Intricate Maximals (CD) Shiverbox Audiobulb Records 2005
Rhythms You Lik (CDr, Ltd) Swings & Roundabouts Bubblewrap Industries, Ginglik Records 2005
Subvaritrax™ (CD) Copacetia SubVariant Recordings 2005
Future Sound Theory (CD, Comp, Mixed, Dig) Esign Celestial Dragon Records 2006
Ginglik Saturdays: Rhythms Re-Lik (CDr, Ltd, Comp) Me & My Variflex Bubblewrap Industries, Ginglik Records 2006
Intelligent Toys 3 (File, MP3, 192) Reunion Sutemos 2006
Benbecula Yearbook 2006 (File, MP3, Comp, 320) Bluebottles Benbecula 2007
Music Volume Four (CDr, Comp, Ltd) The Everywhere Air Benbecula 2007
Boltfish Recordings Showcase (File, MP3, Mixed, 128) Sticklebrick Symphony Boltfish Recordings 2008
Boltfish Recordings Showcase 3 (File, MP3, Mixed, 320) Sticklebrick Symphony Boltfish Recordings 2008
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Review by ex_penumbrae Aug 26, 2008
Unfortunately, Ochre hasn't yet proved what he's capable of - at least, not consistently. His range of sounds & timbres remains doggedly narrow, extremely so in fact, & this is a major flaw in music by someone who clearly has an energetically imaginative mind. The structures he uses are interesting, at times unusual, & on occasion he has struck out into some most inventive post-ambient waters. But these are sadly rare excursions in an output that, to date, has fallen short of being truly impressive.
Review by Kowarisuki May 30, 2007 (edited over 2 years ago)
When you think there are no interesting British composers left you discover another one. Undeservingly passed unnoticed. Ochre’s sound tells you that it is the artist supposed to record at Warp but nope! It seems alternative labels can rival this giant at IDM field. Despite many similarities to Ae and Plaid, Ochre can boast of own distinguishing style and a absolutely crystal sound. On the one hand Chris is very melodic, sometimes he even falls into classical music; on the other his music has a bit of roughness – this mixture is really astonishing. Take any Ochre release, listen to it, and it will make you forget about any other artists for a long time.

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