ORKA
London, United Kingdom | Established. Jan 01, 2007 | INDIE
Music
Press
"This is easily one of the most individual and exciting acts to appear in a long time" - Clash Music (UK)
"ORKA are hard. They produce industrial vibes and possess a menacing intensity" - The Quietus
"The Fly is twatted across the chops with dumbstruck awe... Charismatic, absurdly talented and possibly the most original band we’ve ever witnessed... ORKA are all that the festival circuit and the whole gaddamn WORLD really needs"
- The Fly
"Our personal highlight... a mesmerizing set from ORKA" - Record of the Day (UK)
"ORKA is a band you can truly believe in... It's absolutely amazing!" - Jean-Louis Broussard, Director of Trans Musicales (FR)
"Extraordinary!" - Kindamuzik.net (NL)
"Electrifying, riveting, and catchy" - Jyllands-Posten (DK)
"Music with brains, heart and balls!"
- Dimmalætting (FO)
"The entire venue was swept away... brilliant, original and contagious songs"
- www.soundslike.be (BE)
Discography
ORKA:
2007. Livandi oyða [Album]
2009. Yann Tiersen - P.A.L.E.S.T.I.N.E. [ORKA remix]
2010. ÓRÓ [Album]
2011. Valravn - Koder på snor [ORKA remix]
2012. FØROYAR 5.2 [EP/DVD]
2012. Live at Trans Musicales [Album]
2014. Leipzig [Album]
2015. Dimmalætting [Single]
2015. Grind [Single]
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Bio
On a small farm in the Faroe Islands, ORKA began creating music using instruments they had crafted from agricultural tools. Now based in London, they have played venues and festivals all over the world and collaborated with popular acts in the modern music scene including LV (Hyperdub), Greta Svabo Bech, Dälek, and Yann Tiersen.
ORKA are touring their latest album Leipzig (chosen as album of the month at Rough Trade). Live the duo's trademark custom-built instruments and dark sonics are fused with sedated resounds from ambient bass topped with icy North Atlantic vocals.
Press:
"This is easily one of the most individual and exciting acts to appear in a long time"
- Clash Music (UK)
"The Fly is twatted across the chops with dumbstruck awe... Charismatic, absurdly talented and possibly the most original band we’ve ever witnessed"
- The Fly (UK)
"mesmerizing"
- Record of the Day (UK)
“Music with brains, heart and balls!”
- Dimmalætting (FO)
ORKA live video: https://youtu.be/9E1fhdm69tk
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