Video Description:

Full set from Oracle at the Alberta Rose Theatre during Karmacoda CD release party.

Performance date: 07-29-2011
Created on: 08-01-2011
Venue: Alberta Rose Theatre

Band Biography and Information:

Genre: electronic
Sounds like: us
Hometown: Portland, Oregon

Biography:

""Wake," is an album that deserves to be heard over headphones. Repeated listenings reveal "Wake" to have layers of nuanced detail held together by Michael's restrained guitar contributions and Orianna's smoky vocals and Annie Lennox-like phrasing." - Curt Schulz, Oregonian "The current iteration of Oracle represents the joining of forces of Michael Herrman, front man for the folk-pop outfit Buoy LaRue, and Keith Schreiner, the DJ and beat wizard who co-founded the group Dahlia. Together, the two concoct steamy downtempo grooves and slinky melodies that, like obvious influences such as Curve and Portishead, hint at a darkness just below the surface of their sleek, glassy creations. Much of what saves the music from falling too deep is the vocals of Michael's sister, Orianna. Her sexy tones push and pull at the strictures of R&B and pop to create a throaty, intoxicating sound that is all her own." - Robert Ham, Oregon Music News .. .. A departure from their first underground effort Sink Your Teeth, which they released as a duo in 2005, their sophomore album, Wake, welcomes the addition of the multi-talented Schreiner who has helped take them to a whole new level. The record features 10 songs that drip at once with ferocity and vulnerability, grasping the fleeting moments of each lyric and offering them without force but with an invitation that listeners can't resist. "Wake" unlocks the potential inherent in the dynamic, one-of-a-kind inspired vocals of Orianna Herrman. At one moment, she seems stricken with a softer, esoteric sweetness. At another she leads with an aggressive, soaring syncopated rhythmic groove that attacks while it soothes. Michael Herrman layers melancholy nylon and electric guitar lines and subtle backing vocal harmonies to the mix, while producer and electronica master Keith Schreiner creates the musical backbone that drives and builds the album through its powerful crescendos and diminuendos. When asked how she feels about the new sound of Oracle Orianna replied "It is exactly where I want to begin. I always felt there was another element that needed to be introduced to our sound and working with Keith has offered an opportunity for us to start to realize the potential for our music."

Websites:

Stagedive Page: Oracle
Website: http://www.oracleportland.com/
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/oracleportland