FOR RARE & EXOTIC MUSIC! RECORDED BY THE SEA & USING WHALE & DOLPHIN VOICES.
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Influences
Ultravox!, John Foxx, John Curry, Bryan Ferry, C.A. Debussy, Leon Theremin. A Better Blue, Building The Cathedral, G.Numan, Tangerine Dream, J.M.Jarre, Debussy, Ravel, Stravinsky,Roxy Music,
Olivier Messiaen, Bela Bartok, Joy Division, Roxy Music, Japan, Depeche Mode, Erik Satie.
Tangerine Dream, Can, Neu!, Kraftwerk, Robert Graves, Alun Hoddinott. And of course my all time love 'The Stranglers'.
VIDEO OF US REHEARSING A NEW IDEA.
KAOSS PAD SOLO.
Sounds Like
Ladytron, paul Oakenfold, whitey, Placebo, Pendulum, Moby, Faithless, Chemical Brothers, Fat Boy slim, Hot Chip, Ultravox!,
Kraftwerk, John Foxx, Bryan Ferry, Roxy Music, Debussy, Neu!,
Japan, Leon Theremin, Human League, Tangerine Dream, Depeche Mode, G.Numan, J.M. Jarre.
Olivier Messiaen, Ravel, Joy Division, A Better Blue, New Order, Can, Brian Eno. Alun Hoddinott, Bela Bartok and sometimes ourselves!
Emerging from rich, melodic waves of synth washes & echo laden vocals the Colour of Time's signature sound is a cerebral, mood driven mixture of styles. The audible influence of Tangerine Dream, Cabaret Voltaire & early Ultravox blurs into shadowy reminiscence of Dead Can Dance defining a sound which falls somewhere between the early output of labels such as 4AD, ON-U Sound and Waxtrax
Between 1998 & 2009 Jamie O’Callaghan has embarked on a musical voyage embracing a legacy of electronic & classical influences ranging from Debussy to Kraftwerk. With a strong musical background rooted firmly in classical origins his first solo work came from a symphonic / progressive rock angle receiving acclaim in the pages of Dutch prog-rock magazine IO. Inspired to continue along similar lines Jamie enlisted the help of Hans Schepens and around 2001 The Colour of Time was formed in Eindhoven. An initial 'Queen's Day' (Dutch National Holiday) live performance was followed by their first recorded album 'Jazz, but not as we know it'. COT's next studio outing, 'Let the machine talk' maintained a progressive edge with a nod to the cold, mechanical rhythms of John Foxx. Evidence of another strong influence on COT's music is present here.
Another native live appearance at the Muzenval Theatre in Eersel was followed by the third album 'Amber Skies'. Emerging ideological differences between Hans Schepens & Jamie O’Callaghan lead to a split in 2003 leaving Jamie to pursue COT as a solo project. 2004 brought the recording of 'Neon', a collection of sparse instrumental offerings edging toward the dance floor. After returning from a solo tour of the Czech Republic COT performed electronic renditions of Debussy & Satie pieces at a charity event organised for victims of the atrocities of Beslan. Encore performances of Ultravox classics Hiroshima Mon Amour & Just for a Moment were well received by all in attendance.
After the loss of a friend to cancer in early 2005 COT ceased production until Jamie re-established contact with an old colleague in the UK, John Curry. They collaborated to record 'Long Ago' produced in the Netherlands & the UK. Maintaining the characteristic COT sound Long Ago has a broader outlook offering upbeat energy & thoughtful moments. It also marks a return to vocal territory with compliments of sitar, violin & lush production all round. John curry has since remained part of the COT Line up.
2006 has seen a fresh line up for COT and 2 recordings. Neon Winds, recorded in February, is an ep awash with ambient panoramas of vintage synth & hypnotic, female vocal drones. A substantial taste of the mellower moments glimpsed in previous releases. Memories of Water, completed in August is the newest collection of compositions and alongside Neon Winds possibly COT's strongest to date.
2007 & 2008 was concerned with 2 recordings "No More white Roses" which left the colder depths of the "Memories" cd to the warmer realms of electronic dance with distant perspectives of David Sylvian & Japan. A 2nd Neon winds cd named "Neon Waves" this time using the vocals of LizaDee a Jazz & classical singer from Bruxelles Belgium.This gave a much more darker and at times an almost direct link to the music of the French composer Messiaen. Jamie was also commissioned to help H.J. Roedelius (Cluster/Harmonia) with the construction of his new studio in Austria.
2009 Jamie O’Callaghan has composed Theremin concertos with Orchestra for the Theremin soloist Miss Takaki Sayoko of Japan. A series of Nocturnes & Cadenzas (concertos) commissioned for Cello for a Dutch Cellist and a Nocturne & Cadenzas for Ondes Martenot (electronic instrument) for the French artist Julie Normal. The Colour of time are now busy in Amsterdam & Bruxelles with the latest Neon winds album "Ancient futures" & "Bring on the Empty Horses"
The Colour of Time is:
Jamie O’Callaghan: Voice, Theremin, Electric violin/viola, electronics,
Melanie Nijs: electronics, vocoder
Linda Swinkels: Voice, electronics
THE RETURN OF THE BAT
Specimen will bring their special brand of glam mayhem, The Batcave to London again.
After last year’s wildly-successful 25th anniversary Batcave event, The Batcave returns to its original spawning ground of London’s West End on Sunday July 19 for another night of blasphemy, lechery and blood.
Specimen (Fresh from a fantastic show at Leipzig’s Waves Gotik festival), the original Batcave instigators will headline the lurid frolics at the Embassy Club, (29 Old Burlington St, London W1S3AP) Also on the bill are original Batcavers Sexbeat, with DJs Hamish and Cavey Nick, cavorting from decks to decadence with the usual brutal, trouser-dropping surprises & suitably confronting & barbaric entertainment.
The 2009 Batcave will feature installations from exciting new artists of the ‘Dark London Underground’ and visuals from the upcoming ‘Welcome To The Batcave’ book, along with this year’s bitcrushed message from the creature in the Batcave Pram. All set in a spooky Bladerunner environment!
So dress to kill … prepare for a thrill & Expect the unexpected!
The Batcave will be open from 10pm till 3am. Tickets £15 available from www.ticketweb.co.uk and Resurrection Records.
More info at www.specimenbatcave.net
Miss it at your peril!
NO MORE WHITE ROSES
NEON WAVES
MEMORIES OF WATER
NEON WINDS
LONG AGO 
NEON
SITAR+THEREMIN CONCERTOS
AMBER SKY'S
LET THE MACHINE TALK
JAZZ, BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT
THE COLOUR OF TIME
SYMPHONY1+HARP CONCERTO2
Long Ago
