Trip hop indietronic outfit Ophiuco have released their first single ‘Pneumatic Psycho Bodhidharma’ in advance of releasing their forthcoming ‘Hybrid’ LP. This long awaited release comes eight years after their debut LP ‘Hypno Queue’. The full 11-track LP will be released internationally on December 11 by Seahorse Recordings and distributed by Audioglobe.
While typically labeled as trip-hop, these new compositions are more hybrids with electronica and other related genres. Core members are Marino “Malima” Peiretti (guitar), Paolo “Ezua” Zangara (bass) and Ilaria “Ali” Nicolini (vocals). The new songs also feature vocals from Luca Morselli, Irene Parabita and Nathalie Rosemarie Carlesso (Tin Toys, Little Creatures), providing a variety of colours across the tracks.
Together they create a fluctuating musical cocktail of Bristol-style trip hop with plenty of hidden elements from other genres, such as electro, jazz, dub and rock.
A statement issued by the band reads: “We are individuals determined by history. We are those who wish to express themselves outside of any genres or schemes, and without boundaries, even though you may become wedged into some genre in the end”.
Their music is driven by new emotions, intensity and experimentation with respect to new sound scenarios. “Hybrid… Sound as wings… Sound as tongues… Sound as flames… Sound as motivation” echo the lyrics from their first single from this EP “Pneumatic Psycho Bodhidharma”. Certain songs drift away similarly to the sounds forged by Massive Attack or Bark Psychosis.
Since releasing ‘Hypno Queue’, the band members have enjoyed many solo performances and new experiences and finally, they have come together again to run through what they describe as “open valleys threatened by dark omens”. “There is no finish line, no limitations and no expectations,” they explain.
Ophiuco is now playing on TMN Radio.