Orphan Train Project

“Orphan Train Project - surprising twists and turns, I think they have got their pulse on the next thing.”Listeners captivated by the complex pop structures and intricate layers of Orphan Train Project often assume they are listening to a band. What they hear is a snapshot of a musical journey that I began fifteen years ago in the hills above Adelaide, South Australia.First records were made on almost busted tape decks on a bedroom floor. I have carried the boxes of tapes with me always. Even now, they sit a meter to my left as I am writing this. Years passed. I lived in different places. Tape decks became 4 tracks which in turn became sequencers. The sounds have changed with time, but my songs still tell the details of the things I have seen, done and dreamed about. There is no angst or spoon fed resolutions, just the details of what happened. I believe in music that is simultaneously simple and complex, free from genre, innovative and distinctive.Currently, I perform solo shows around Melbourne’s inner north using samplers, loop stations and whatever else I gan get my hands on to reinvent Orphan Train Project’s studio sound. Live shows, solo and band, have taken place in Sydney, Adelaide, London and northern UK, when I have lived in those places.Over the last year, I have released two EPs, ‘Lines’ and ‘Economy’ to positive reviews. The singles from these releases, ‘Mid City’ and ‘Gain,’ are included in Volumes 1 and 2 of the Shout! Australian Music Sampler, produced by Fur Records.Musically, Orphan Train Project worships at the alter of perfect pop, with elements of minimalist electronica, folk, shoegazer and punk amongst the congregation. Current influences include organic / electronic pioneers such as Pinback, Folk Implosion, Arab Strap, Yo La Tengo and Four Tet.