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The Ocean Blue
Artist Biography For The Ocean Blue
The Ocean Blue Is An Indie Pop Group Formed In 1986 In Hershey PA United States Best Known For Their Self-Titled Debut Album On The Famed Sire Records Label A 1989 Release That Achieved Widespread Acclaim As Well As Radio And MTV Airplay. Said Album Also Included The Tune "Between Something And Nothing" A #2 Billboard Rock Hit That's Perhaps Their Most Famous Work. The Band Of Four Young High-Schoolers From Hershey Pennsylvania Took Inspiration From Pop Laden With Jangly Guitars As Well As Smooth Contemplative Alternative Rock. They Went On To Do Two More Well-Received Records For Sire 1991's Atmospheric 'Cerulean' And 1992's Spirited 'Beneath The Rhythm And Sound' Before Going Elsewhere. Their Sound Has Showed Shades Of Their Mellow Yet Tuneful Post-Punk Forerunners Such As Echo & The Bunnymen Modern English New Order And The Smiths While Still Pursuing Their Own Path. A Fourth Record 1996's 'See' Was Released By Mercury/PolyGram Before The Band Began Leaving The Majors Altogether In The Late 90s. The Band Did Several Independent Releases From 1999 On Into The 00s Including 2004's Well-Received 'Waterworks'. Then Several Years Later The Group Began Working On A New Full Length Record Their First Full Album Release In Over A Decade. Entitled 'Ultramarine' The Band Scheduled It For Release On March 19 2013 Through Korda Records A New Minneapolis-Based Cooperative Label That The Group Helped Launch In Late 2012. Over The Years They've Gained A Reputation As One Of America's More Influential Dream Pop Artists Forming A Sound That Many Artists Would Look To From The 90s Onward. Their Debut 'The Ocean Blue' Continues To Draw Praise From Retrospective-Minded Musical Critics As Well As Alternative Music Fans In General. In Recent Years The Group's Followers Have Found 'Ultramarine' A Spectacular Return To Form That Recalls The Band’s Earliest Work And Should Appeal To Fans Old And New Alike. On The Title Band Member And Singer-Songwriter David Schelzel Has Explained "We Chose Ultramarine To Reflect Several Things. The Mood Of This Record Is A Little Blue And Harkens Back To Our Other "blue" Record Cerulean. It's Also A Fun Play On Our Name And We Were Very Conscious Of Our History As A Band Making This Record. Thinking About Our Music What It's Meant To Us And Others. Asking A Lot Of Existential Questions About The Band What It Was Is And Could Be In The Future." Ultramarine Was Recorded In Minneapolis MN Portland OR And Mt Gretna PA Over Several Years With Schelzel And Drummer Peter Anderson Producing. "This Record Unfolded In Slow Motion ” Says Schelzel “At A Glacial Pace. We Were Not On The Clock We Were When We Were On The Major Labels. And We Were Not In An Insulated Studio World For Months Making The Music. We Made It Mostly In Our Own Studios On Our Own Time. Regular Life Drifted Into This One More Than Our Earlier Records.” Music Recording And Distribution And The Social Networks Of The Web Have Changed The Landscape Completely Since The Band’s Last Full Length. Says Anderson “We Are Using Gear And Technology On The Recording Side That For The Most Part Didn’t Exist When The Band Was Making Big Budget Studio Records In The 90s. It’s Allowed Us To Do A Lot Of Things We’d Never Been Able To Do Years Ago All At A Much Cheaper Cost. We Also Have The Ability To Connect With People Directly Via The Web That Wasn’t Really There When We Did Our Last Release." Musically The New Record Is A Return To Form For The Band. As Well As A New Beginning. Lyrically It Is Romantic Melancholic And Impressionistic. The Melodic Singing Chimey Guitars And Lush Keyboards The Band Is Known For Weave Their Way Through The Songs. Even The Saxophone Has Returned On The Opening Track. But It Is A Record Full Of Music That Sounds Very Of The Moment. "It's An Interesting Time For Us To Be Putting Out A New Record. So Much Of The Music We See And Hear Now Reminds Me Of Things I Loved Growing Up " Say Guitarist Oed Ronne. "My Friends In Their Twenties Like The Smiths And New Order. It's A Strange Thing But Good For Us I Think. We'd Love To Reconnect With Our Old Fans But Also Make New Ones Among The Ranks Of The Young." "I'm Really Looking Forward To Sharing This New Music With People Who Know Us And People Who’ve Never Heard Us Before. And Play Some Shows " Says Bass Player Bobby Mittan. "It's Been Way Too Long."
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Biography - The Ocean Blue
The Ocean Blue Is An Indie Pop Group Formed In 1986 In Hershey PA United States Best Known For Their Self-Titled Debut Album On The Famed Sire Records Label A 1989 Release That Achieved Widespread Acclaim As Well As Radio And MTV Airplay. Said Album Also Included The Tune "Between Something And Nothing" A #2 Billboard Rock Hit That's Perhaps Their Most Famous Work. The Band Of Four Young High-Schoolers From Hershey Pennsylvania Took Inspiration From Pop Laden With Jangly Guitars As Well As Smooth Contemplative Alternative Rock. They Went On To Do Two More Well-Received Records For Sire 1991's Atmospheric 'Cerulean' And 1992's Spirited 'Beneath The Rhythm And Sound' Before Going Elsewhere. Their Sound Has Showed Shades Of Their Mellow Yet Tuneful Post-Punk Forerunners Such As Echo & The Bunnymen Modern English New Order And The Smiths While Still Pursuing Their Own Path. A Fourth Record 1996's 'See' Was Released By Mercury/PolyGram Before The Band Began Leaving The Majors Altogether In The Late 90s. The Band Did Several Independent Releases From 1999 On Into The 00s Including 2004's Well-Received 'Waterworks'. Then Several Years Later The Group Began Working On A New Full Length Record Their First Full Album Release In Over A Decade. Entitled 'Ultramarine' The Band Scheduled It For Release On March 19 2013 Through Korda Records A New Minneapolis-Based Cooperative Label That The Group Helped Launch In Late 2012. Over The Years They've Gained A Reputation As One Of America's More Influential Dream Pop Artists Forming A Sound That Many Artists Would Look To From The 90s Onward. Their Debut 'The Ocean Blue' Continues To Draw Praise From Retrospective-Minded Musical Critics As Well As Alternative Music Fans In General. In Recent Years The Group's Followers Have Found 'Ultramarine' A Spectacular Return To Form That Recalls The Band’s Earliest Work And Should Appeal To Fans Old And New Alike. On The Title Band Member And Singer-Songwriter David Schelzel Has Explained "We Chose Ultramarine To Reflect Several Things. The Mood Of This Record Is A Little Blue And Harkens Back To Our Other "blue" Record Cerulean. It's Also A Fun Play On Our Name And We Were Very Conscious Of Our History As A Band Making This Record. Thinking About Our Music What It's Meant To Us And Others. Asking A Lot Of Existential Questions About The Band What It Was Is And Could Be In The Future." Ultramarine Was Recorded In Minneapolis MN Portland OR And Mt Gretna PA Over Several Years With Schelzel And Drummer Peter Anderson Producing. "This Record Unfolded In Slow Motion ” Says Schelzel “At A Glacial Pace. We Were Not On The Clock We Were When We Were On The Major Labels. And We Were Not In An Insulated Studio World For Months Making The Music. We Made It Mostly In Our Own Studios On Our Own Time. Regular Life Drifted Into This One More Than Our Earlier Records.” Music Recording And Distribution And The Social Networks Of The Web Have Changed The Landscape Completely Since The Band’s Last Full Length. Says Anderson “We Are Using Gear And Technology On The Recording Side That For The Most Part Didn’t Exist When The Band Was Making Big Budget Studio Records In The 90s. It’s Allowed Us To Do A Lot Of Things We’d Never Been Able To Do Years Ago All At A Much Cheaper Cost. We Also Have The Ability To Connect With People Directly Via The Web That Wasn’t Really There When We Did Our Last Release." Musically The New Record Is A Return To Form For The Band. As Well As A New Beginning. Lyrically It Is Romantic Melancholic And Impressionistic. The Melodic Singing Chimey Guitars And Lush Keyboards The Band Is Known For Weave Their Way Through The Songs. Even The Saxophone Has Returned On The Opening Track. But It Is A Record Full Of Music That Sounds Very Of The Moment. "It's An Interesting Time For Us To Be Putting Out A New Record. So Much Of The Music We See And Hear Now Reminds Me Of Things I Loved Growing Up " Say Guitarist Oed Ronne. "My Friends In Their Twenties Like The Smiths And New Order. It's A Strange Thing But Good For Us I Think. We'd Love To Reconnect With Our Old Fans But Also Make New Ones Among The Ranks Of The Young." "I'm Really Looking Forward To Sharing This New Music With People Who Know Us And People Who’ve Never Heard Us Before. And Play Some Shows " Says Bass Player Bobby Mittan. "It's Been Way Too Long."
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