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.O.rang (or ‘O’rang) was a band led by Lee Harris and Paul Webb, formerly of Talk Talk. Their music was recorded similarly to Talk Talk’s later albums: guest musicians were brought in, hours of improvisation were recorded, then the performances were edited down and pieced together. However, in contrast to Talk Talk, the song structures on “Herd Of Instinct” (1994) were not planned before being recorded. As Paul Webb explains, “it was recorded before it was written.” “Fields and Waves” (1996), after experiencing several false starts, was recorded with more control.

.O.rang’s music exhibits more culturally diverse influences than Talk Talk. Webb notes, “We used to be in a reggae band when we were younger… The Talk Talk thing was always very westernised, and we were listening to other kinds of world music.”

A new album (working title: “Loudhailer No. 19”) was projected for release in the early 2000s, but has yet to materialize.

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Herd Of Instinct (1994)
Spoor EP (1994)
Fields and Waves (1997)
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  • bobsdeigh

    This is great.

    16 Nov 2012 Reply

  • ArenaDeborah

    Awesome Group .O.Rang And Awesome Music This Is The Music Of The Future! :D

    26 Sep 2012 Reply

  • grimel0rd

    on drugzs

    24 Feb 2012 Reply

  • xxblack_starxx

    trippy as fuck

    1 Dec 2011 Reply

  • RussellChap

    Almost too many ideas floating around in their music.

    29 Nov 2011 Reply

  • indrustialny

    rewelacja i to nie od dziś!!!!!!!

    13 Nov 2011 Reply

  • eyesaresmiles

    extraaaa, there's another spelling with 'O' that almost doubles the listenership. Oh, i see others have pointged that out already. Herd of Instinct is colossal.

    6 Jul 2011 Reply

  • extraaaa

    wow this is amazing. and only 2000 listeners?

    3 Mar 2011 Reply

  • Atmosphere-it

    tasty post-rock, done right!

    25 Jan 2011 Reply

  • street_dawg

    blown away

    1 Jul 2010 Reply

  • mirrorball95

    Very eclectic music. No way of telling they used to be in a synthpop band!

    27 Jun 2010 Reply

  • catachresistant

    Want them to record a split with my band, .U.Tang

    17 May 2010 Reply

  • Leg_Teaser

    The first album was great!

    21 Feb 2010 Reply

  • domakesay

    Yeah they should definitely be merged together. But which one is the correct one? I use .O.Rang on all my releases, even though it's clearly spelled 'O'Rang on the HOI cd.

    18 Dec 2009 Reply

  • isolationismcom

    Hahah @domakesay -- at least the numbers have panned out a bit since you posted that (either because others are listening more -- or you are listening less). Someone needs to amalgamate this page with http://www.last.fm/music/%27O%27Rang to make the numbers a bit more accurate, too -- it would add a third more listeners.

    30 Nov 2009 Reply

  • devotional_93

    @Windshield - that's right, even the title has been given (don't remember it now), and it was supposed to be released in 2001, but withdrawn for some reasons. Maybe it'll be out one day? Anyway, these guys rox. Nothing better they could do after Talk Talk broke up. Have both records, and can't stop listening to it. Amazing.

    28 Jun 2009 Reply

  • domakesay

    12,5% of their plays are mine. Yikes.

    10 Apr 2009 Reply

  • Windshield

    There have been faint rumors of another album.

    20 Mar 2009 Reply

  • isolationismcom

    This is some really fantastic stuff; I have everything that was released on CD and one of their singles (which included a remix of one of their tracks, I forget what now) was the last slab of vinyl I bought ... which was like 9 years ago now. :( Really sad that these guys didn't produce more and aren't still around. They're a bit like the latest from Amorphous Androgynous, except (A) they sound good (sorry Doug/Gary), (B) didn't release/rehash the same 4 songs with every album, and (C) they were more than a decade ahead of their time.

    14 Feb 2009 Reply

  • X-atenea-X

    Que estilo más diferente han tomado Paul Webb y Lee Harris al crear O.rang, bastante diferencia con los dos últimos álbumes de Talk Talk!

    11 Feb 2009 Reply
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