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Electronic dance, pop using electric sitars analogue electronics, analogue synthesizers, Kaosspad 2, vocoder, electric violins, Theremin and Celtic Harp
About Me:
Emerging from rich, melodic waves of synth washes & echo laden vocals the Colour of Time's signature sound is a cerebral, mood driven mixture of styles. The audible influence of Tangerine Dream, Cabaret Voltaire & early Ultravox blurs into shadowy reminiscence of Dead Can Dance defining a sound which falls somewhere between the early output of labels such as 4AD, ON-U Sound and Waxtrax.
Between 1998 & 2009 Jamie OCallaghan has embarked on a musical voyage embracing a legacy of electronic & classical influences ranging from Debussy to Kraftwerk. With a strong musical background rooted firmly in classical origins his first solo work came from a symphonic / progressive rock angle receiving acclaim in the pages of Dutch prog-rock magazine IO. Inspired to continue along similar lines Jamie enlisted the help of Hans Schepens and around 2001 The Colour of Time was formed in Eindhoven. An initial 'Queen's Day' ( Dutch National Holiday ) live performance was followed by their first recorded album 'Jazz, but not as we know it'. COT's next studio outing, 'Let the machine talk' maintained a progressive edge with a nod to the cold, mechanical rhythms of John Foxx. Evidence of another strong influence on COT's music is present here.
Another native live appearance at the Muzenval Theatre in Eersel was followed by the third album 'Amber Skies'. Emerging ideological differences between Hans Schepens & Jamie OCallaghan lead to a split in 2003 leaving Jamie to pursue COT as a solo project. 2004 brought the recording of 'Neon', a collection of sparse instrumental offerings edging toward the dance floor. After returning from a solo tour of the Czech Republic COT performed electronic renditions of Debussy & Satie pieces at a charity event organised for victims of the atrocities of Beslan. Encore performances of Ultravox classics Hiroshima Mon Amour & Just for a Moment were well received by all in attendance.
After the loss of a friend to cancer in early 2005 COT ceased production until Jamie re-established contact with an old colleague in the UK, John Curry. They collaborated to record 'Long Ago' produced in the Netherlands & the UK. Maintaining the characteristic COT sound Long Ago has a broader outlook offering upbeat energy & thoughtful moments. It also marks a return to vocal territory with compliments of sitar, violin & lush production all round. John curry has since remained part of the COT Line up.
2006 has seen a fresh line up for COT and 2 recordings. Neon Winds, recorded in February, is an ep awash with ambient panoramas of vintage synth & hypnotic, female vocal drones. A substantial taste of the mellower moments glimpsed in previous releases. Memories of Water, completed in August is the newest collection of compositions and alongside Neon Winds possibly COT's strongest to date.
2007 & 2008 was concerned with 2 recordings "No More white Roses" which left the colder depths of the "Memories" cd to the warmer realms of electronic dance with distant perspectives of David Sylvian & Japan. A 2nd ambient cd named "Neon Waves", this time using the vocals of LizaDee, a Jazz & classical singer from Bruxelles Belgium. This gave a much more dark and at times an almost direct link to the music of the French composer Messiaen.
Jamie OCallaghan has composed Theremin concertos with Orchestra for the Theremin soloist Miss Takaki Sayoko of Japan. A series of Nocturnes & Cadenzas (concertos) commissioned for Cello for a Dutch Cellist and a Nocturne & Cadenzas for Ondes Martenot (electronic instrument ) for the French artist Julie Normal. The Colour of time are now busy in Amsterdam & Bruxelles with the latest Neon winds album "Ancient futures" & "Bring on the Empty Horses"
The Colour of Time is:
Jamie OCallaghan: Voice, Theremin, electric violin/viola, electronics
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Unsigned
Band Members:
Jamie O'Callaghan & Melanie Nijs
Influences:
Theremin, Hotchip, Ultravox, Boards of Canada, Eno, Kraftwerk, Debussy, Celtic Harp
Sounds Like:
Theremin, Hotchip, Ultravox, Boards of Canada, Eno, Kraftwerk, John Foxx, Neu!, Jean Michel Jarre, Faithless, '70s electronic disco, Fat Boy Slim, 4AD, ON-U Sound and Waxtrax.
Hometown:
London GB
Country:
Netherlands
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Elisa here, letting you know something of me again :)
How are you doing?
And could you give me some tips for starting to play the violin, 'cause I bought one about a half year ago, but I don't really know how too start practicing with it =P
And also some tips for playing the keyboard as we want to start using the keyboard in the band I'm in as well :D
Hope to hear something from you!
bedankt voor vriendschap
groeten Rene