Orsak:Oslo Release Skimmer EP
Posted in Whathaveyou on June 16th, 2020 by JJ Koczan
Norwegian/Swedish purveyors of mellow psych and soundscapes Orsak:Oslo released their new EP, Skimmer, this past Friday through their Bandcamp. The release follows up on their self-titled long-player that came out last year and brings more expansive and patient craft to bear across its three tracks and relatively brief runtime. The four-piece seem pretty comfortable working in the extended-play format — Skimmer might be their 10th EP, if I’ve got the count right; if so, way to hit double-digits, guys — and the new outing brings a quick bit of meditative sprawl before returning you back to the “real world,” such as it is.
The cruelty of that brevity notwithstanding, it’s a cool listen. I got put onto these guys at Høstsabbat last year, where they played on a stage so small it could barely hold them, and haven’t regretted digging in ever since. Maybe you’ll take a listen to Skimmer and feel the same way.
Info and audio follow:
ORSAK:OSLO – SKIMMER OUT NOW
For now Skimmer is available on Bandcamp only!
Due to Covid lock-down our digital distributor is short staffed and not able to honour the release date. We feel their struggle and they’ve got our support. The release will be available on all digital platforms at a later time.
We thank you for your patience, and hope that you will head over to Bandcamp to give Skimmer a listen.
Orsak:Oslo is a dark slow brew containing of psych, dystopian post-rock and trippy space blues. The Norwegian/Swedish band have released 9 EPs since the beginning in 2014. With their monolithic and melancholic instrumental pieces, this is music for the active listener. O:O is a marriage between impulsive improv and thoughtful composition, melodies and new harmonies carefully woven in, layer by layer. With a reverence and underlying devotion to the aura and musical preconditions laid down from the start, the result is raw, unpolished and true.
Tracklisting
1. 057 Passage 05:16
2. 061 Skimmer 04:40
3. 058 Cloudburst 06:38
Orsak:Oslo is:
O:Qrill
O:Peter
O:Øyvind
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https://orsakoslo.bandcamp.com/
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