JOÃO ORECCHIA & SICKER MAN : PLUTON/NEPTUNE
OTHER ELECTRICITIES 2020
Pluton/Neptune is an improvised meditation on celestial movements; slow steady orbits of unfathomable masses, like planets, that exist, and then don’t. But maybe they do, somewhere… because how can a planet suddenly no longer exist?
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I WANT TO SEE FOR MYSELF
2019
This EP takes its name from the film I Want To See For Myself, written and directed by Fanyana Hlabangane. The short documentary looks at Arthur Ashe's quest to visit South Africa during Apartheid.
I composed the music for the film and though these three tracks didn't make it into the film, they are very much inspired by the story and imagery as told by Hlabangane.
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BETWEEN REVELATIONS
BUH RECORDS 2019
Between Revelations is an exploratory sonic fabric firmly rooted in the urban landscape of Johannesburg, composed on modular synthesizer. White cassette tape with carton box and cards. Only 50 copies available.
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SPAZA
MUSHROOM HOUR HALF HOUR 2019
Conceived in the Mushroom Hour Half Hour lab, SPAZA is a band with no permanent personnel, with each lineup assembled for the express purpose of recording once-off improvised or workshopped material. For this, the initial salvo, SPAZA was put together from a group of musicians with individual and collective links to Johannesburg’s jazz, afro funk and experimental electro scenes.
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INSTRUCTION
VINYL, HAND SILKSCREEN COVER, 12 PAGE COLOUR BOOKLET 2019
An accompaniment to an exhibition of prints and sound installations at David Krut Projects, Johannesburg, Instruction includes performance recordings of graphic scores and pieces related to the artist's process and approach to working with sound. Signed and numbered edition of 30.
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ALIHLEKWA: ORIGINAL MUSIC, REMIXES & OUTTAKES FROM THE MOTION PICTURE INXEBA BY JOHN TRENGOVE
OTHER ELECTRICITIES 2018
Coming soon on Other Electricites on cassette and digital. Featuring remixes by and with RMBO (SA), Mpumelelo Mcata (SA), Mangifera (SA), Rouge (NYC), Motèl Mari (SA), Naty Kaly (MD).
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ITHUBA LOKU HLOLA
MUSHROOM HOUR 2016
Meaning a moment of searching and reflection... journeying through the birth of a universe, a chaos unfolding with the infinity of love, peace & rhythm towards freedom or nothing …. an improvised set recorded live in the inner city of Johannesburg featuring some of the city’s foremost experimental musicians.
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MOTÈL MARI : SOUTH AFRICA X SOUTH FLORIDA // ETERNAL PEASANT REMIXED
OTHER ELECTRICITIES 2013
A cross-continental collaboration... Converging two musically diverse regions via reinterpretations by Johannesburg and Miami based artists of tracks from Motèl Mari’s Eternal Peasant.
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MOTÈL MARI : ETERNAL PEASANT
OTHER ELECTRICITIES 2012
Eternal Peasant is available on clear vinyl with a DVD-Rom containing the album plus bonus tracks in hight quality digital and mp3 format, an extended cut of the offical Just LIke A King music video and an experimental "living remix" application, which generates an ongoing ramdom remix of the entire album.
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LUKAS LIGETI & JOÃO ORECCHIA : CIRCUITOUS ROUTES
WALLACE RECORDS 2011
Split 7" with three improvised pieces on one side by Lukas Ligeti on drums and piezo microphone and João Orecchia on electronics, guitar, harmonica and voice. The other side is by Evan Parker and Walter Prati. Released by Italian label [Wallace Records]
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VARIOUS : HUNTERS & COLLECTORS, A TRIBUTE TO CAN
OTHER ELECTRICITIES 2009
Including I Want More / Original by Can, Cover by João Orecchia featuring BLK JKS.
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JOÃO ORECCHIA : HANDS & FEET
OTHER ELECTRICITIES 2009
The title Hands and Feet refers to a kind of simplicity that I find nearly impossible to explain in words. Like the simplicity of starting over, from nothing, and trying to build something up. Aging, the death of a parent, identity, nationality. When things central to the way you define yourself change, you feel stripped in a way, almost like you have to reapply your skin layer by layer.
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VINCENT : IT'S ONLY WASTELAND, MUM
BLANK RECORDS 2008
This is the long anticipated debut of the duo VINCENT, consisting of João Orecchia and Tobias Vethake. Multiple analog instruments give these atmospheric masterpieces a unique, folk-like attitude, that is combined with electronic soundscapes.
JOÃO ORECCHIA : MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN
BLANK RECORDS 2006
An abstract exploration around the themes of 'home' and 'homelessness'. It explores the emotions involved in the detachment of feeling alienated in places where you are meant to feel at home and also the surprise of feeling at home in a place where you don't expect to.
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VARIOUS : AFTERGLOW
BLANK RECORDS 2006
Afterglow is the second release by Berlin based Blankrecords under the collective name of Blankmusic. A classical experimental approach clashes with electronic equipment and broken pop-loops. This CD comprises mostly live tracks by different constellations of the Blankrecords crew.
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JOÃO ORECCHIA/STEFFEN MARTIN : EACH OF US IS ONE OF THEM
NICO AND THE NAVIGATORS 2004
Each Of Us Is One Of Them contains variations to the soundtrack to the the theatre piece HELden & kleinMUT by Nico and the Navigators. The piece was built on improvisation between 6 actors, musician Steffen Martin and myself. The music was played live during the performance. The first run was in Berlin, Germany, and further performances included the Donau Festival in Krems, Austria, the Figurentheater Festival in Erlangen, Germany, and a guest performances in Forbach, France and Munich, Germany. [navigators.de]
VARIOUS : HIER ENTSTEHT
BBOOKS 2004
Hier Entsteht was an exhibition/event about Strategies of Participative Architecture and Spatial Appropriation held at the Volksbühne in Berlin. It took place over one week with large scale installations, talks, exhibitions and performances. Around 20 Berlin musicians were asked to submit 'alternate blueprints' to a track by Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark called Architechture and Morality. A book was released along with a CD-ROM including the tracks, videos, and articles.
VARIOUS : QUALITY IS PUNK
BLANK RECORDS 2004
Quality Is Punk was the first compilation by Blankrecords containing tracks by all artists represented by Blankrecords. This CD contains studio tracks as well as live recordings.
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JOÃO ORECCHIA : STORY OF A JOURNEY
SELF RELEASED CDR 2002
Stocked in a few local record stores and distributed at shows.
THE CRACK-UP COLLECTIVE
PHONECTOR 2002
Science fiction dub turned disfunctional rock. Voice, bass, guitar, violin, cello, drums.
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