Ochre - Lemodie
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Ochre - Lemodie
What do you guys think about this album? It's a slow burner but after a 5 or 6 listens I think it's really good. The theme and shift changes in the tracks are really different. It's like orchestral glitch. And I wonder if the track 111 is a nod to the AE boys?
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I already had the intention to make a topic about Lemodie but damn you beat me to it 
Well.. it's a fact that the Ae boys influenced Ochre a lot. I don't know if this song in general is a nod to them.. but he sure uses the same approach. Why do you think 111 is a nod to them? because of the tracktitle?
This release is still growing on me and I ooso wish it's going to be released on vinyl.
The artwork is superb as well!
Well.. it's a fact that the Ae boys influenced Ochre a lot. I don't know if this song in general is a nod to them.. but he sure uses the same approach. Why do you think 111 is a nod to them? because of the tracktitle?
This release is still growing on me and I ooso wish it's going to be released on vinyl.
The artwork is superb as well!
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Yeah, with Autechre track titles like "444" and "777" it's almost a given. Plus his sound is very much AE oriented, it comes through the most on the second half of "Anomie". It sounds like it could've come straight off Chaistic Slide or Lp5, which isn't a bad thing.Aesthetics wrote: Well.. it's a fact that the Ae boys influenced Ochre a lot. I don't know if this song in general is a nod to them.. but he sure uses the same approach. Why do you think 111 is a nod to them? because of the tracktitle?
N.P. Open Top, that dark little intro with the vocoder is sick!
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Derail wrote:Buy the damn thing! Umm, wait I can't really talk...Cupz wrote:I listened 2 songs...I really like itI wish I could hear the whole thing...
Even if I had the money, I had no idea what store would sell it...Throw away your smartphone.
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A good review for: Ochre_Lemodie [2006] 
"Perhaps it’s the jock in me, but one word I initially felt compelled to associate Ochre with is ‘geeky’ - and that was before I discovered that Chris Leary, the man behind the Ochre alias, held a Master Degree in Aeronautical Engineering to his name. But pre-emptive judgements aside, while Ochre’s sophomore release immediately presents itself as an unmistakably software-driven piece of music, it surpasses many of its IDM contemporaries in the light of its accessibility.
Although the title Lemodie immediately summons an expectation of melody, to call it a ‘melodic’ album would fail to do it justice. The catchy hooks incorporated in the likes of "Sosacharo" and "Infotain Me" are merely iceberg-tips to the expansive beat-programming and aural architecture that Leary appears to have refined. And though inviting, these icebergs don’t dissolve easily – opening track "III" clocks in at over seven-and-a-half minutes and represents an enduring example of Leary’s ability to begin a track with one idea and finish it with an entirely different one.
Ochre’s inclination to fuse electronica with classically-rooted instrumentation becomes evident during "Beneath Fleeting Visions." The track marries a series of string-rich swells with Leary’s trademark cut-up beats, before traces of bass and synth seep into the mix. The theme is continued with "Lifewish," which on first inspection could have arisen from a Max Richter notebook.
"Sosacharo" stands out as Lemodie’s distinct grower. Its eerie synth riff and squealing blip configuration flirt with the senses repeatedly with each listen, before embedding themselves well and truly – and even then it sounds better when listened to in its full context. "Anomie," with its comprehensible nod towards Autechre territory, affirms Ochre’s compatibility with the lion’s share of the Warp roster; Boards of Canada may provide the most suitable reference point as far as the general tone is concerned, but Lemodie demonstrates a more mechanical format – less organic, somewhat harsher (but not to the point of Aphex Twin or Chris Clark’s works), and more edgy.
One last point on which to commend Leary is his ability to take each track to its limit. Rather than looping sections ad nauseum in the hope of creating decaying atmospheric tones, as many less accomplished artists resign themselves to doing, he sees the potential to twist his compositions, albeit with subtlety. Lemodie, therefore, boasts diversity as well as expert programming, and mixes elements that should appeal to all fans of electronic arts, regardless of their preferential sway."
"Perhaps it’s the jock in me, but one word I initially felt compelled to associate Ochre with is ‘geeky’ - and that was before I discovered that Chris Leary, the man behind the Ochre alias, held a Master Degree in Aeronautical Engineering to his name. But pre-emptive judgements aside, while Ochre’s sophomore release immediately presents itself as an unmistakably software-driven piece of music, it surpasses many of its IDM contemporaries in the light of its accessibility.
Although the title Lemodie immediately summons an expectation of melody, to call it a ‘melodic’ album would fail to do it justice. The catchy hooks incorporated in the likes of "Sosacharo" and "Infotain Me" are merely iceberg-tips to the expansive beat-programming and aural architecture that Leary appears to have refined. And though inviting, these icebergs don’t dissolve easily – opening track "III" clocks in at over seven-and-a-half minutes and represents an enduring example of Leary’s ability to begin a track with one idea and finish it with an entirely different one.
Ochre’s inclination to fuse electronica with classically-rooted instrumentation becomes evident during "Beneath Fleeting Visions." The track marries a series of string-rich swells with Leary’s trademark cut-up beats, before traces of bass and synth seep into the mix. The theme is continued with "Lifewish," which on first inspection could have arisen from a Max Richter notebook.
"Sosacharo" stands out as Lemodie’s distinct grower. Its eerie synth riff and squealing blip configuration flirt with the senses repeatedly with each listen, before embedding themselves well and truly – and even then it sounds better when listened to in its full context. "Anomie," with its comprehensible nod towards Autechre territory, affirms Ochre’s compatibility with the lion’s share of the Warp roster; Boards of Canada may provide the most suitable reference point as far as the general tone is concerned, but Lemodie demonstrates a more mechanical format – less organic, somewhat harsher (but not to the point of Aphex Twin or Chris Clark’s works), and more edgy.
One last point on which to commend Leary is his ability to take each track to its limit. Rather than looping sections ad nauseum in the hope of creating decaying atmospheric tones, as many less accomplished artists resign themselves to doing, he sees the potential to twist his compositions, albeit with subtlety. Lemodie, therefore, boasts diversity as well as expert programming, and mixes elements that should appeal to all fans of electronic arts, regardless of their preferential sway."
The Wire [ still the best music magazine from the UK]
"Ochre's debut album - released by Toytronic a couple of years ago - was a generous dose of beatific tunefulness which occasionally felt a little glib. This leisurely follow-up is just as lush and expansive, but the good news is that close inspection reveals a welcome structural complexity. Sure, Lemodie works fine as winsome mood music, but there's more going on here than initially meets the ear. Ochre - aka Chris Leary - is a British producer whose music is rooted in an early love for The Orb and Selected Ambient Works-era Aphex Twin, but Lemodie suggests more wide-ranging inspirations and higher aspirations. While the opening "111" is wafting along on a bed of hazy, woozy chords it's pretty but unremarkable, but Leary gives himself plenty of room for manoeuver, and the entry of a convincingly scored string quartet halfway through elevates the track to an unexpected new plane. "'Beneath Fleeting Visions" has a filmic scope which unites ornamental clarinets, delicately plucked harps and intricate percussion programming in faintly brooding sweep of sound, while "'Bluebottles" punctuates its lurching, jazzy swing with tangy 303 squelches and Radiophonic burbles. In a word, assured."
"Ochre's debut album - released by Toytronic a couple of years ago - was a generous dose of beatific tunefulness which occasionally felt a little glib. This leisurely follow-up is just as lush and expansive, but the good news is that close inspection reveals a welcome structural complexity. Sure, Lemodie works fine as winsome mood music, but there's more going on here than initially meets the ear. Ochre - aka Chris Leary - is a British producer whose music is rooted in an early love for The Orb and Selected Ambient Works-era Aphex Twin, but Lemodie suggests more wide-ranging inspirations and higher aspirations. While the opening "111" is wafting along on a bed of hazy, woozy chords it's pretty but unremarkable, but Leary gives himself plenty of room for manoeuver, and the entry of a convincingly scored string quartet halfway through elevates the track to an unexpected new plane. "'Beneath Fleeting Visions" has a filmic scope which unites ornamental clarinets, delicately plucked harps and intricate percussion programming in faintly brooding sweep of sound, while "'Bluebottles" punctuates its lurching, jazzy swing with tangy 303 squelches and Radiophonic burbles. In a word, assured."
Oh you like that,huh ExitEuxaExitEuXa wrote:Aesthetics wrote:Please stop the whining, you sound like you live in Africa where there is no money to make whatsoever. Move that lazy ass and support the artists you like.Cupz wrote:Even if I had the money, I had no idea what store would sell it...
?Throw away your smartphone.
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I ordered mine direct from Benbecula.Cupz wrote:
Without doubt, one of my favourite records of the year. Those reviews are pretty accurate - melodic and intricate. Reminds me a little of Bola too, but with a more varied and colourful palette.
buy ochre hereCupz wrote:Derail wrote:Buy the damn thing! Umm, wait I can't really talk...Cupz wrote:I listened 2 songs...I really like it
£8.99 and they take paypal and will ship all over the place.
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