.O.rang

.O.rang(or 'O'rang) is an English experimental music project led by formerTalk TalkmembersLee HarrisandPaul Webb,with a shifting cast of guest musicians.

.O.rang
Also known as	'O'rang
Origin	London,England
Genres	Post-rock
Years active	1992–1996
Labels	The Echo Label
Past members	Lee Harris Paul Webb

.O.rang's music exhibits more culturally diverse influences than Talk Talk. Webb has commented "We used to be in areggaeband when we were younger... The Talk Talk thing was always very Westernized, and we were listening to other kinds of world music. "Among other elements, the project draws ondub,Krautrock,post-rock,andworld fusionmusic.

The group's first album,Herd of Instinct(1994), was recorded similarly to Talk Talk's later albums: guest musicians played hours of improvisational material, then the performances were edited down and pieced together. However, in contrast to Talk Talk, the song structures were not planned before being recorded. Paul Webb explained, "it was recorded before it was written."Guests on the album included formerBark PsychosisleaderGraham SuttonandPortisheadsingerBeth Gibbons(who at the time applied to become the group's singer, before Portishead's growing success removed this possibility).

After several false starts, a second album - 1996'sFields and Waves- was recorded. This album was more Krautrock-oriented and more structured in terms of composition, as well as being more focused around the core duo of Webb and Harris.

An album with the working title ofLoudhailer No. 19) was projected for release in 2001, but remains unreleased.

Discography

• Herd of Instinct(1994)
• SpoorEP (1994)
• Fields and Waves(1996)

External links

• .O.rangdiscography atMusicBrainz
• .O.rangatDiscogs
• Site about the band