OhGr

OhGr

Infobox musical artist
Name = ohGr


Img_capt = Nivek Ogre from the SunnyPsyOp era, circa 2003
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Origin = Los Angeles, California
Genre = Electronic
IDM
Electro-Industrial
Years_active = 2000–Current
Label = Spitfire
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URL = [http://www.ohgr.org ohGr.org]
Current_members = Ogre Mark Walk
Past_members = Loki der Quaeler William Morrison Tim Skold cEvin Key
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ohGr is a band formed by Nivek Ogre, of Skinny Puppy, and musician/engineer Mark Walk. Although the pedigree of the group's members might suggest otherwise, ohGr is not strictly an industrial group, as it draws heavily from elements of electro-pop and metal. The sound diverges from that of Ogre's earlier Skinny Puppy work, incorporating a more conventional structure as well as a lighter tone, lyrically and musically.

History

The band was officially formed in 2001, although the material for the first album, "Welt" dates back to the mid-nineties, having been held up due to legal trouble with American Recordings. W.E.L.T. was actually originally the title of the group (an acronym of "When Everyone Learns Truth"), until it was discovered that in the interval it had been taken by a Californian punk band. Al Jourgensen was also originally involved (who had the then band's name tattooed in anticipation of the project), and only one track he collaborated on has been leaked to the public, titled "Noreen". The music of that song later became industrial metal group Ministry's "The Fall", on their 1996 album "Filth Pig".

Touring

The band toured in 2001 to support the release of "Welt"; the live band consisted of Nivek Ogre, Tim Skold (bass), cEvin Key (drums and keyboards), Loki der Quaeler (keyboards), and William Morrison (guitar). 2003 saw the release of a follow up, "SunnyPsyOp" (a play on the phrase "sunny side up" and military PsyOps). There were initially plans to tour for "SunnyPsyOp", with Ministry in a festival type arrangement. These plans fell through, although much of the material from the second album had already been played live on the "Welt" tour.

Videos

ohGr has released three promotional videos, all directed by William Morrison. The first was a stop-motion creation for the track "Cracker". The second was a live performance of "Minus", reportedly filmed at a Texas venue from the 2001 tour. The third was for "MaJIK", from the second album; this also employed stop-motion, and was a collaboration with artist Thomas Kuntz. "Cracker" and "MaJIK" have both been played occasionally on MTV2 and Fuse. All three have been available through ohGr's website, and "MaJIK" appeared on the audio CD for "SunnyPsyOp", albeit with some serious technical glitches.

At Present

The next ohGr album titled "Devils in my Details" is scheduled for 2008 release on October 17th in Germany [ [http://www.spv.de/scripts/kcover_d.asp?nummer=92792&label=ns SPV] ] , October 20th in the United Kingdom, and October 21st in the United States. [ [http://www.devilsinmydetails.com devilsinmydetails.com] ] There will be a tour in support of the album release during the autumn of 2008. [ [http://litany.net/ Litany.net] , September 01, 2008 entry] At Comic-Con 2008, Ogre announced that Bill Moseley will be contributing to the new Ohgr album.

Discography

*"Welt" (2001)
*"Cracker/Pore" (limited release clear vinyl single, 2001)
*"SunnyPsyOp" (2003)
*"Devils in my Details" (2008)

External links

* [http://www.ohgr.org/ The Official Site]
* [http://www.spitfirerecords.com/e-cards/ohGr/Video.htm "maJiK" music video] on the Spitfire Records website

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