Ora began as the duo of Andrew Chalk and Darren Tate. Their first tape was actually released under the name DAAC. When their second tape was done, they reprinted the cover of the first tape to reflect the new name Ora. Ora often incorporated source recordings from Jonathan Coleclough, Lol Coxhill, Colin Potter and Daisuke Suzuki. Later, Andrew became less involved in Ora recordings, and was replaced by Colin Potter.