> beautiful vocals with broken electronics and noisy guitars <

featuring MASSIVE ATTACK vocalist Debbie Clare

“Like a grunged up Portishead with Bjork on vocals…” – Zane Lowe

Brighton-based Oom have been together a while, but won a whole host of fans when they released their debut single, Poison, in 2006 …

They have already supported the likes of British Sea Power and Electrelane, and have picked up support from the likes of Zane Lowe and Public Enemy’s Chuck D, who said that he was “blown away” by the band…

…And when Massive Attack’s 3D heard the demos, vocalist Debbie Clare was immediately invited to provide vocals for Massive attack’s new album! One of these tracks, Joy Luck Club, can be heard on last year’s Massive Attack ‘best of’ album Collected, the others on their brand new album, out later this year.

Oom release the single RELIABLE FRIEND on MARCH 12TH, and the album, DEAD ANALOGUE, on APRIL 2ND, both on SERIES 8 Records, distributed by Cargo

LIVE SHOWS: MORE TBA
Thursday, April 5th BRIGHTON The Albert
Friday, April 6th LONDON Water Rats

Debbie Clare (vocals) / Ed Chivers (samples/guitar/noise/broken toys) /
Alex Hay (guitars) / Darren Lindridge (drums)

Hailing from Brighton, oom are a glitch-rock four piece fusing beautiful vocals with broken electronics and noisy guitars. Their music, if you wanted to squish it into a pigeon-hole, could be described as the mutant offspring of Bjork, Massive Attack and Mogwai... sort of.

The band was formed in Leeds by Ed Chivers and Debbie Clare as a bedroom recording project. At this time Ed was DJing and producing Drum & Bass with Pash Ostovar on their own imprint - Breakz Lab, Debs was working with 20:20 Vision's Random Factor after a chance meeting whilst waiting for a train in sunny Doncaster. They gigged as a duo, supporting bands such as Electrelane, British Sea Power and Eighties Matchbox. They managed to pick up the most unlikely fans along the way such as Chuck D from Public Enemy when they “…blew me the fuck away…” after an introduction backstage at a TV show. It was decided that just two people couldn’t make enough noise on stage so they recruited Alex on guitar after he contacted them as an avid fan. It still wasn’t enough so they ‘borrowed’ Darren from Jacobs Stories to complete the sonic arsenal…

News was spreading fast and when Massive Attack’s 3D heard their demo they immediately asked Debbie to record with them. She is currently writing and singing with them, one of the tracks – Joy Luck Club is featured on their best-of album Collected released March 2006.

Last year was a busy year for the band: they recorded and mixed their 11-track album in between gig dates around the country, and in February 2006 they signed to Series 8 Records, with their first single 'Poison' released in April that year, achieving a number one on iTunes.

Recently they have been working with ex-MTV and current Lonely Planet presenter Toby Amies, who works with them on photography and design, as well as Souljunta media. There's also a video in the pipeline which will involve them working with Charlie Morrissey - who is a highly respected choreographer.

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