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C.M.S.O. reviewed by recent music heroes

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Always pleased when our music is still making an impact a couple of years on. Perennial favorite Recent Music Heroes just reviewed Orca, Attack!’s C.M.S.O. The review is in Estonian (which I think is a first for us!); here’s a Google translate-generated excerpt:

Doo wop, panoramic Americana, sardonic electronica, music from academia mixed into something magical. The light blue American Dream that fades out of reach — it was already in the formula — and is replaced by a real life killer whale attack on the symbols of affluent life — as has recently happened with yachts in the Mediterranean

Many thanks to Borealiscape, aka Agier Music.

More Accolades for Sensasi

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Biggest congrats to animator Weng Shan Lim, whose short film Sensasi (which uses Orca, Attack!’s “Literature Review” from C.M.S.O. as its music) is making the rounds on the film festival circuit. Most recently, Sensasi was named a Finalist in Lift-Off Global Network’s Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions, and was selected for the 34th Cinemagic Young Filmmaker Film Festival in Belfast and the Student Selections of the 8th Edition of Punto Y Raya Festival in Lisbon. And, last but not least, Sensasi won Best Experimental film at the XI Festival Universitario Audiovisual EMBRIÓN.

We’re so honored that our music was included in this wonderful work by Weng Shan, and that it’s getting the acclaim it deserves.

Sensasi Short Film, featuring “Literature Review”

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Orca, Attack!’s “Literature Review” from C.M.S.O. is featured in a new short film by animator Weng Shan Lim. The film has already been selected as a Finalist in the 2023 Student World Impact Film Festival for Best Animation, as well as Special Mentioned in the 19th Mini Film Festival. We’re so flattered to have our music included in this vibrant and mesmerizing piece. Catch a preview on Instagram or Vimeo.

C.M.S.O. Reviewed in The Wire

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It’s with the utmost pride and joy that I share that Orca, Attack!’s C.M.S.O. is reviewed in this month’s edition of the incredible The Wire magazine. Spenser Tomson writes, “…incoherent snippets of detail are delivered via garbled new age electronics and blissed out chorals, like a sleep learning tape that’s been chewed by the deck.” The full review is available from Exact Editions or your local library. THANK YOU to Spenser and The Wire editorial staff for their support!

C.M.S.O. is (some of) The Best Experimental Music on Bandcamp!

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We here at Orca, Attack! headquarters are beyond ecstatic that Marc Masters included C.M.S.O. as one of his picks for the best experimental music on Bandcamp last month. Here’s an excerpt:

The New Orleans-based duo of Elizabeth Joan Kelly and David Rodriguez mix retro-futuristic voices with technological debris to create something not far from James Ferraro’s work circa Far Side Virtual. Simultaneously funny and creepy, C.M.S.O. is cultural collage that works on whatever level you feel like assigning to it.

Read the rest over on Bandcamp!