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The French band return with plans to expand on their intimate discography

Odalie have a style which leans towards tones of ambient, drone, and experimental. The force and emotion behind the band’s sound however, comes from the infusion of deeply moving cello performance which permeates their work.

Beginning to make their presence known in the French electronica community back in 2019 with the release of their self-titled EP, Odalie have shown themselves to be capable of producing deeply thoughtful music.

Their limited public discography demonstrates quality over quantity, and brings to light the multi-instrumental talents required to produce meaningful neo-classical work. As careful percussion, pads and fragile textures of found-sound cultivate an ethereal touch, bass lines pull to the surface much more potent, dominant energies. It’s between these two contrasting fields that the cello flows, at times gravitating to the organic, then returning to regions populated by flavours of glitch and manipulated synth.

Our featured track is a hint of things to come, created to feature in the group’s upcoming audio-visual show in April 2021. ‘Les Hybres’ is an extended release reaching beyond eight minutes, time which is spent in the service of raw melody, gently blending with electronic influences to become a fluid, rich composition.

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Classically talented producer McCorry presents an EP with unsettling, alien ambience

Simon McCorry has found inspiration in artists who have searched for ways to communicate the emotions and experiences that we struggle to put into words through music. The work produced by post classical producers such as ‘A Silver Mt Zion’ and ‘The Stars of The Lid’ finds itself in strange and unfamiliar territories, and Simon McCorry is following the same trajectory by making bold attempts to express complex themes through his talents as a creator of electronica and skilled Cellist.

Although McCorry has worked with a curious range of elements from the worlds of ambient, drone, field recording and experimental electronic, the Cello has remained a characteristic hallmark of his style. McCorry effortlessly lifts the instrument from any realm of physicality and slips the gradual melodies amongst electronic synth, the resulting environment being one of balanced delicacy.

The track featured here is taken from ‘The Light Only Blinds’, an EP released in May. The collection was intended to be used as sound for a play titled ‘Born Bad’, which revolves around intense family drama and slowly building tension. With a lack of core beats ‘Benedictus’ never directly confronts the listener, but leaves them on edge and disquieted regardless.

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More ambient sounds over on our playlist!