Orchestra of Skin and Bone
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Orchestra of Skin and Bone were an Australia
n post-punk
band who were active during the 1980s. The band consisted principally of vocalist Ollie Olsen
, Marie Hoy
and percussionist John Murphy
. They released a self-titled mini-LP
in 1986, and numerous cassettes on underground noise
labels. A track from the mini-LP, "Sometimes" was later covered by Olsen's project with Michael Hutchence
, Max Q.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n post-punk
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
band who were active during the 1980s. The band consisted principally of vocalist Ollie Olsen
Ollie Olsen
Ollie Olsen 1958, Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian composer, synthesist and sound designer who has been producing and performing rock, electronic and experimental music for the past thirty years...
, Marie Hoy
Marie Hoy
Marie Hoy is an Australian musician and actor. As a vocalist and keyboardist, she has been a member of Sacred Cowboys, Orchestra Of Skin And Bone , No and a number of bands in the Melbourne Little band scene...
and percussionist John Murphy
John Murphy (musician)
John Murphy , sometimes credited as "Jonh Murphy", is an Australian drummer, percussionist and multi-instrumental session musician who has played in numerous Australian and British post-punk, ambient and industrial music groups...
. They released a self-titled mini-LP
Mini-LP
A Mini-LP or Mini-album is a short album, usually retailing at a lower price than an album that would be considered "full-length".-History:...
in 1986, and numerous cassettes on underground noise
Noise music
Noise music is a term used to describe varieties of avant-garde music and sound art that may use elements such as cacophony, dissonance, atonality, noise, indeterminacy, and repetition in their realization. Noise music can feature distortion, various types of acoustically or electronically...
labels. A track from the mini-LP, "Sometimes" was later covered by Olsen's project with Michael Hutchence
Michael Hutchence
Michael Kelland John Hutchence was an Australian musician and actor. He was the founding lead singer-songwriter of rock band :INXS from 1977 to his death in 1997, a period of twenty years. Hutchence was a member of short-lived pop rock group Max Q and recorded solo material which was released...
, Max Q.
Discography
- Untitled - Major Records (MRLP 003) (1986)
- Orchestra of Skin and Bone 1984-1986 - Extreme (DEX 4715) (1986) Re-released as CD(1991)