CONNY OCHS: Iconic German Singer/Songwriter Checks In From Kabumm Studio Sessions As Third Solo LP Takes Shape
Iconic German singer/guitarist/songwriter CONNY OCHS
is currently holed up in the studio, immersed in the process of
creating his third solo LP, which will see release in the coming months,
once again through Exile On Mainstream Records.
Following years of performing with rock, metal and alternative bands, CONNY OCHS
began producing his own solo material in the new millennium, which
showed the artist drawing heavy influence from great American rock and
folk singer/songwriters like Woodie Guthrie, Vic Chesnutt, Bob Dylan and
others. Yet through his mix of acoustic and electric guitars and the
occasional solitary bass drum thump, CONNY
bears one of the most incredible voices out there; a soulful and
dynamic clean style that invokes incredibly emotive feelings from the
listener, from absolute joy through the simple things life offers, or of
purely melancholic end-time inner blues.
CONNY OCHS has
returned to Studio Kabumm in rural Golzow, Germany, once again with
producer/engineer/studio owner Thommy Krawallo, where his lauded
sophomore album, Black Happy and both of his collaborative albums
with Scott "Wino" Weinrich were created in full analog fashion. With
virtually no specific details on his impending third solo outing
available, the artist checks in from the studio with a bit of insight on
the current recording sessions.
"Sun
is bright at six after yesterday's rain. It´s crashing in. I can´t
sleep; tried a few times but now I got up and sit outside Thommy´s place
where yesterday we started recording.
I
am full of bits and pieces, burning, some others cool me, too. They all
came a long way to hang with me here, now, in the glassy morning. My
friend Andreas asked me if I know how we will turn out here, with the
album and all... I don´t. But I feel it´s the place and time to be, as
we jump into it. Let´s make it ten good songs. That sounds right. Hey,
just let it come, my friend would say.
I made coffee; as soon as Thommy wakes up we start rolling again. I miss you all. You´re with me here.
Love, Conny"
CONNY OCHS' 2010-released Raw Love Songs and 2013-released Black Happy solo outings, as well as his 2012 Heavy Kingdom and 2014 Freedom Conspiracy
collaborative LPs with Wino are readily available on CD and LP through
Exile On Mainstream Records and the label's stateside partner Earsplit
Distro -- the sole US outlet for the Freedom Conspiracy vinyl -- and digitally via Exile On Mainstream. In North America view the wares at THIS LOCATION and internationally place orders HERE.
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