Omnia Opera are a British band, formed in Kidderminster

Kidderminster

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 in 1986. They write and perform their own interpretation of acid rock, which the band has termed plasma rock. Omnia Opera cite influences from Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd

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, Brian Eno

Brian Eno

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 and Jimi Hendrix

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. After self-distributing two albums during the late 1980s, the band signed to Delerium Records

Delerium Records

Delerium Records was a UK record label, that specialised in psychedelic music which ran from 1991 to 2003, and was notable in promoting the careers of bands including Porcupine Tree, Ozric Tentacles, Kava Kava, Mandragora, Sons of Selina and Moom and for starting the Freak Emporium and Molten...

 and released the eponymous Omnia Opera in May 1993.




Omnia Opera disbanded in 1994, prior to the belated release of 1997's Red Shift, until reuniting to mark their twentieth anniversary in 2006. Between 2009 and 2010, Omnia Opera acted as supporting artists for Hawkwind

Hawkwind

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. In 2011, the band was featured on Kerrang Radio by DJ Johnny Doom and gave performances at Alchemy, Sonic Rock Solstice and the Occult Trance in Belgium

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. Omnia Opera released their latest collection, the double-CD album Nothing Is Ordinary, during the winter of 2011.

Albums

1986 - Beyond The Tenth

1987 - Celebrate For Change

1993 - Omnia Opera

1997 - Red Shift

2011 - Nothing Is Ordinary

Members

Paul Bagley - Keyboards

Andy Jones - Bass, vocals

Rob Lloyd - Guitar

Neil Spragg - Drums

Libby Vale - Vocals



Past band members include Ade Scholefield, Mike Tounge, Natalie Jones and Lisa Moriaty.

See also

http://www.omniaopera.co.uk/ (the band's official website)

http://omnia-opera.soundawesome.com/

Delerium Records

Delerium Records

Delerium Records was a UK record label, that specialised in psychedelic music which ran from 1991 to 2003, and was notable in promoting the careers of bands including Porcupine Tree, Ozric Tentacles, Kava Kava, Mandragora, Sons of Selina and Moom and for starting the Freak Emporium and Molten...

Hawkwind

Hawkwind

Hawkwind are an English rock band, one of the earliest space rock groups. Their lyrics favour urban and science fiction themes. They are also a noted precursor to punk rock and now are considered a link between the hippie and punk cultures....