OSSO EXOTICO VI
“Church organ works”

“Osso Exotico is a Portuguese group formed in 1989 around André and David Maranha. They always play with acoustic instruments with a very few treatments or effects, making a personal music influenced by minimalism and the American avant-garde. This CD gathers together 10 tracks recorded in two churches in Lisbon. This new work explores the entire range of an organ’s sonorities without electronic treatments or effects.”
“The three piece group from Portugal explore in ten tracks the possibilities of the church organ. The members play in various combinations on different organs. The outcome is very varied. The opening piece is barely audible, but the second piece is a loud, repitive, all register open one. Of course it’s hard to see this music without any religious overtones, but Osso Exotico don’t give a clue in that direction: all their pieces are untitled. Meditative pieces in most cases, but less minimal then the known minimalist who grew up with playing organ. This is a different approach then Charlemagne Palestine would do, but none the less this is quite interesting.” (Frans de Waard – Vital weekly)