Omega66
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom | INDIE
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Press
"This stuff is great! Some top notch music from Wales there!" - Tom Robinson
"With the terrific material at their disposal and their indisputable live prowess, the MMP suggests this ride might be one worth getting on" - Simon Read - Miniature Music Press
"Set for release in Summer 2010, it seems a great deal of time's been spent pulling in a range of collaborators and capturing a sense of diversity alongside the tried and tested template of strong beats and melodies. Magic Notion, featuring Sabrina Mahi, has a slap-bass funk chic about it. It's Demeaning is a quasi-political knees-up masterpiece with echoes of Soul II Soul reverberating off frantic electronica. Sally Thomas' vocal effort on The Way It Is lends it a lush laidback Massive Attack ambience while Something On My Brain's house tempo plays alongside a Beta Band quirkiness" - Simon Read - Miniature Music Press
"This record has a very diverse and accomplished sound" ****
- Mix Mag
"An interesting production by a prolific welsh musician" - Adam Walton, BBC Radio Wales
"Rock, R&B, Electro, Funk and spaced out vibes this is a great sound." ****
- ZM
"It's always nice when you come across something that is hard to pigeonhole and this little number is definitely a defiant little bugger. Part rock, part dance, part pop, part soul, part funk, but all top quality" ****
- Peppermint Iguana Zine
Discography
So far Omega66 tracks from both albums have been played on Radio 1, Radio 6, kiss FM, Galaxy 101, Radio Wales and Radio Bristol. In 2007 Krik recorded his debut album Essential
Fatty Acid. Their second album Nools and High Horses is due for release Jan 2011. Many Tracks from this have also been licensed to a recent UK feature film 'Bad Company'.
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Bio
Omega66 create and perform Pop ElectroBop - 'melodic and mix of vocal/electro/soul and funk dance music.'
Recent reviews describe the music as showing echoes of Chromeo, Daft Punk, Soul II Soul with a Beta Band quirkiness.
They Headlined the Big Music from Small Nations Festival In July 2010 and have played festivals around the UK.
Omega66 started with producer and musician - Krik, working with different vocalists and collaborators. Krik was co-writer and guitarist in Dark Chunk who won the Glastonbury unsigned competition 2004 (Dance tent category), playing a slot in the dance tent.
So far Omega66 tracks have been played on Radio 1, Radio 6, kiss FM, Galaxy 101, Radio Wales and Radio Bristol. In 2007 they recorded their debut album Essential
Fatty Acid. Their second album Nools and High Horses is due for release April 2011. Tracks from this have also been licensed to a recent UK feature film - Bad Company.
Since then the line up has grown to include Lead Singer Sally Thomas and Adrian on percussion and wave drum. Omega66 have played numerous gigs and festivals around the U.K.and
have played on the bill with Unkle Jam, Beverley Knight, The Egg, The Anomalies, Subsource and more.
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