Mary Ocher
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Thu 18.06
- Doors
- 19:00
- Start
- 19:00
- End
- 23:00
Plantentuin, GentPalmarium
"There is no artist quite like Mary Ocher. Her music is like an organism, evolving with each project, adapting to the world around it. "
For twenty years, Ocher has been exploring the boundaries between pop and avant-garde, with a playful, colourful form and clever content that winks at anyone who recognises her cultural and historical references. Her new album, Your Guide To Revolution, joins a series of apocalyptic and politically charged concept albums.
The album, a joyful ode to hope, was released just six months after its predecessor, the edgy and experimental Approaching Singularity: Music for The End of Time. It was named Album of the Week by The Quietus, is listed in Bandcamp's favourite records of the year and won the German Record Critics Prize.
The new recordings feature collaborations with Mogwai, Les Trucs, composer Roberto Cacciapaglia, pieces by fusion harpist Dorothy Ashby, poetry by 12th-century Persian poet Omar Khayyam, a tribute to electronic pioneer Delia Derbyshire and much more. They cover a broad musical spectrum: from post-punk, folk and field recordings to cosmic synth compositions and deconstructed techno.