Orphx
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Formed in 1994, Orphx is the electronic music
project of Canadians Richard Oddie and Christina Sealey. Hailing from Hamilton
, Ontario
, Canada
, Orphx is very active in the international industrial
and experimental music
scenes. They have performed extensively in North America
and throughout Europe
and have released approximately fifteen releases on CD, vinyl and cassette through on various independent music labels including Hands Productions
, Hymen Records
and Malignant Records.
Before their current distribution labels, the music of Orphx was distributed through Richard Oddie's cassette label, Xcreteria. Xcreteria eventually became Third Force.
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
project of Canadians Richard Oddie and Christina Sealey. Hailing from Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Orphx is very active in the international industrial
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
and experimental music
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
scenes. They have performed extensively in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and throughout Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and have released approximately fifteen releases on CD, vinyl and cassette through on various independent music labels including Hands Productions
Hands Productions
Hands Productions is a contemporary independent industrial music record label, founded in the early 1990s, based in Germany. Hands Productions is known for its CD packaging, using cardboard and paper rather than typical plastic jewel cases, and typically elusive and minimalist designs...
, Hymen Records
Hymen Records
Hymen Records is an imprint of the Ant-Zen record label, founded in 1997 by Stefan Alt . Hymen mainly releases material of a technoid, power noise/rhythmic noise, dark ambient, IDM, breakcore or similar experimental electronic nature....
and Malignant Records.
Before their current distribution labels, the music of Orphx was distributed through Richard Oddie's cassette label, Xcreteria. Xcreteria eventually became Third Force.
Trivia
- Initially called Oriphix, the name of the group was changed shortly after their first cassette release to Orphx.
- Richard Oddie's father was Canadian blues harmonica player King Biscuit BoyKing Biscuit BoyKing Biscuit Boy was the stage name of Richard Alfred Newell a Canadian blues musician. He was the first Canadian blues artist to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.....
.