OCM@MAO 09
Cameroonian singer songwriter Coco Mbassi describes her music as a "tree with deep african roots and branches that extend towards classical, soul, gospel and jazz". Here you can experience an intimate sold out performance for the OCM@MAO series in spring 2009.
Echolocation
Echolocation at The Magic Hour was composed as part of a collection of installations created to form a sonic world at Oxford's Botanic Garden examining and celebrating nature at dusk.
Sounds of Oxfordshire
Broadcasting a collection of stories and sounds from around Oxfordshire.
Earth Machine Music
Finnish accordionist / composer Kimmo Pohjonen toured the UK in 2008 with his Earth Machine Music project. This unique concept involves Pohjonen performing live on his electronically enhanced accordion in collaboration with local farmers, their machines, tools and animals. The tour was a huge success and included a performance on May 17 at the Park Farm cowshed, North Aston, Oxfordshire.
Junctions: English Music Breaking Formation
Celebrating the vital force of english music, Junctions combines the best of traditional english folk and contemporary classical composition. Recorded live at the JDP Music Building in Oxford Dec 2008.
A modern poet of the piano
This performance was recorded live at the Holywell Music Room in Oxford in October 2007. Harold came out of retirement for an exclusive one-off show for OCM. The results were mesmerising. A product of the live nature of the recording is some hiss but this is none-the-less a unique document of a unique artist.
The Devil's Violin Company
Recorded at Oxford's North Wall in 2009, this wonderful project brought together skilful and subtle music by The Devil's Violin Company with the inimitable and deeply engaging storytelling of Daniel Morden. Not for the faint hearted this is in the true tradition of fairytales.
Afrikan Machinery
A live performance at the Holywell music room in November 2009 showcases the very best of Lukas Ligeti's unique sound. Playing the electronic marimba lumina Ligeti creates a musical synergy of percussion and technology, revealing an inspiring new take on the dialogue between African and Western music.
Live at OCM Open 2009
A hidden jewel in the Oxford music scene's crown, this beautiful set by Natureboy AKA Dave Noble comes from OCM's annual showcase of Oxfordshire music.
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Live at the 02 Academy Oxford
Recorded at the O2 Academy Oxford on a night filled with dancing, dragons and bean scattering you'll never hear anything quite like Setsubun Bean Unit. Featuring 3 members of the bombastic folk phenomenon Bellowhead along with Japanese guest musicians and dancers this is traditional Japanese music and ceremony reworked into "The oddest pleasure you'll experience all year." The Independent
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Livestock
Recorded at one of OCM's intimate shows in the cafe at Modern Art Oxford and soon to be released on CD in Japan under the title Livestock, Farmyard Animals bring a mass of influences to an inspired instrumentation of tuba, percussion and sax.
Live at OCM Open 2010
With his acoustic guitar and deft use of electronic pedals, Seabuckthorn (aka Andy Carwright) creates atmospheric soundscapes. As the final act of to the OCM Open 2010, he "[held] the audience reverently spellbound till the euphoric, distorted cacophony that signalled the end of his set" Oxford Bands.
Live at OCM Open 2010
Chosen from a strong field of submitted demos, Helen Pearson stood out for us when we were choosing the line up for the 3rd OCM Open. Her engaging lyrics and domestic style made a beautiful start to the night which featured artists drawn from all over Oxfordshire and the locality.
Live at the OCM Open 2010
A short but very fine set from Laurence live at OCM Open 2010. He explores the use of modern architectural attitudes towards composition, using piano, marimbas, xylophones and clapping.
Sleeps In Oysters
Electronica duo, Lisa Busby and John Harries, aka Sleeps In Oysters, release the track February, regardless exclusive to OCM Downloads.
Circuits
The Miso Ensemble performed as part of Circuits, a showcase for the new music of Portugal, in OCM's spring 2008 season. Creating sound poetry and electroacoustic theatre, they performed the works of Miguel Azguime with the composer himself performing with the group. The result was an immersive surround-sound journey through Azguime's sound-world. This performance was at the Jacqueline du Pre Music Building.
Live from the first Street Band Gathering 2010
Talks from Street Band Gathering exploring street band culture: Tim Hill, Mary Genis, Pete Moser, Kevin Leppmann and Maiwenn de Milizag.
A live improvised performance at Electroacoustic Oxford 2008 from Paul Whitty, Dominic Lash and Paul Newland. With an array of effects pedals, guitar and double bass, amplified pluckings punctuate a sea of electronic sound. Cutting edge experimental improvisation at its best.
An interview with Joby Burgess before his solo concert in our 2007 autumn season. Scott Cridland-Smith, former Radio 1 and 1xtra broadcaster had the chance to talk to Joby before he played. In this relaxed interview they discuss his reasons for choosing percussion, the diversity he aims to achieve in his music making and the large collection of instruments he has from across the globe. The concert contained new works that had been composed especially for children and families, and is illustrative of the extensive educational work that this percussionist is dedicated to.
Live at Warneford Chapel
Unni Løvlid's spellbinding ethereal voice delivers traditional Norwegian song. The Warneford location was perfect for her ‘a capella’ performance which sounds exquisite with the chapel acoustics.
Live at OCM Open, Pegasus, 2011
First to play OCM Open 2011 at Pegasus, Branch Immersion effortlessly engaged the audience. The local acoustic band delivered a flawless set at this year's Open performing tracks ranging from laid back blues to tender folk inspired songs.
Live at OCM Open, Pegasus, 2011
The Untitled Presents, a Hip Hop collective from Oxford making music from their Word of Mouth Lab, describe themselves as ‘rugged underground hip-hop.’ They restyle their early hip hop influence with jazz riffs, imaginative samples and topical lyrics.
*Explicit lyrics
Live at Chipping Norton Theatre
Cool soukous dance moves were thrown in the aisle as the sound fusion of Congolese and Salsa shook the auditorium at Grupo Lokito’s Chipping Norton gig. Lokito features 'world famous at home' guitarists Burkina Faso & Limousine, Kinshasa-based singer and dancer José Hendrix Ndelo and top salsa pianist Sara McGuinness. Re-connecting the Latin and Congolese music of the Cuban Rumba, Grupo Lokito put their own modern West-African soul into the genre.
