I play music.

On this page I upload music.
Some songs written by me.
Others feature me as musician.

I also like dinosaurs.
And yes, I am a beaver.



The Oxford Ambient Collective (OAC) is the solo musical alter-ego of David Smith, an artist who began his compositional journey in his early thirties using software such as Buzz, FL Studio and Reason. He has a  focus on a aesthetic of crafting immersive "ambient drones and ethereal soundscapes." Intentionally grounding his work in the history of the genre, Smith’s creative output reveals a clear artistic lineage, with albums like Berlin Vol. III acknowledging the "subtle German EM influences" and paying thematic homage to the pioneering Berlin School of electronic music. While deeply reverent to this historical lineage, Smith's methodology is aggressively contemporary, positioning him at the vanguard of mobile sound design by relying on a sophisticated suite of iOS applications to perform complex sonic morphing and generate his signature textures; his advanced workflow employs Soundscaper as an "experimental sound mini lab" for textural manipulation, with all audio professionally routed through the AUM mixer and hosting application. This innovative approach powered his self-proclaimed "proudest achievement"—a 90-minute live performance at Oxford's prestigious Ashmolean Museum, an opportunity secured through his affiliation with Oxford Brookes University as part of its 150th Anniversary celebrations. To solve the inherent challenge of engaging an audience with long-form ambient music, Smith transformed the event into an immersive audio-visual installation, pairing his soundscapes with curated visuals from sources like The Internet Archive to command "active listening." The project's visibility expanded significantly beyond this institutional context through a pivotal relationship with the independent Focussed Silence label, which was instrumental in securing national airplay on BBC 6 Music. This success highlights a versatile appeal, with OAC's work finding a home on highly experimental programs like A Duck in a Tree on Resonance FM—hosted by the influential group :zoviet * france:—as well as on sophisticated global platforms where his work was programmed alongside compositions by genre progenitors like Brian Eno and Vangelis. While OAC remains a solo endeavor at its core, Smith actively engages in digital collaboration with a network of sound artists like Encym via platforms such as SoundCloud, effectively transforming the solo project into a decentralized creative hub, thereby giving true meaning to the "Collective" in his moniker.

You might want to know, what is meant by Cyber Dazz.

It’s an original electronic music combined with spoken word lyrics and analog sounds. The tunes are programmed in song like structures but instead of melodies, harmonies and beats I think more in terms of moods, colours and moves. Each song has got a certain atmosphere, you might hear easy grooving ethnical stuff, mysterious oriental, harsh industrial or even atonal contemporary moods.

But what about the name Cyber Dazz?

Cyber seems to be very clear, something, that is somehow connected with computers. But furthermore I have the idea of creating a viral musical concept. That means the structur of the songs will change and they will appear in a variety of arrangements and remixes with different lyrics and maybe even in vocal versions.
Dazz obviously is derived from Dance and Jazz. But it’s not the stomping Swing of the twenties or the burning Be Bop of the fifties but the cool and lyrical moods Miles Davis created in the sixties which influenced my music. And yes, believe it or not YOU CAN DANCE to Cyber Dazz.

And what about the words?

The lyrics mainly deal with things happening above our heads or before we existed and after we’re gone. Even topics like eternity or infinity appear. Furthermore there are some ideas about time.


From DJing for over 10 years, to club and event promotions, to running various music labels and publishing companies, Neil Nessel is part of the fabric of the IDM scene in the US. Being a scientist as well as an artist is congruent and one in the same. The appreciation of beauty in nature and music is interwoven inexorably in his mind. He brings a playfullness in his music and prefers to produce old school funky breaks as that is the music which most closely struck a chord with him after seeking his style once his IDM journey began.

Discography:

Francesco Demegni – Opportunity (Neil Nessel Remix) Bent Ant Records

Mi Corazon Negro – Girls Today (Neil Nessel Remix) Bent Ant Records

Neil Nessel – Rock Dem Hips (Original Mix) Bent Ant Records

Neil Nessel – Air It Out (Original Mix) Bent Ant Records

Neil Nessel – The Come Over (Original Mix) Bent Ant Records

Neil Nessel – Ossify (Original Mix) Bent Ant Records

Neil Nessel – Monday In Utopia (Original Mix) Bent Ant Records

Mi Corazon Negro – PATT (Neil Nessel Club Mix) Bent Ant Records

Neil Nessel – Roboshop (Stone Mason Remix) Bent Ant Records

Neil Nessel – Roboshop (Sir Estafon Basstastic Dub Mix) Bent Ant Records

Stone Mason – Awakening (Neil Nessel Remix) Bent Ant Records

Stone Mason – Awakening (Neil Nessel Radio Edit) Bent Ant Records

Neil Nessel – Roboshop (Original Mix) LBA Records

Neil Nessel – Haruchai (Original Mix) LBA Records

Neil Nessel – Languish (Original Mix) LBA Records

Neil Nessel – Higher (Original Mix) LBA Records

Neil Nessel – Filthy Animal (Original Mix) LBA Records

Neil Nessel – Change (Original Mix) LBA Records

Neil Nessel – Air It Out (Radio Edit)

DJ Darwin – Intro (Wagmore Records)

DJ Darwin – Danger And Uncertainty (Wagmore Records)

DJ Darwin – Dynamite Rumble (Wagmore Records)

DJ Darwin – 2 Much Time (Wagmore Records)

DJ Darwin – Outro (Wagmore Records)

Neil Nessel – Brazil 2008 (LBA Records)

Neil Nessel – Serene ft Katy (LBA Records)

Mixes:

Funky Underground series 1-9

Too many others to list

ELECTRONIC YELLOW JAMMER
The music of Electronic Yellow Jammer is pop electro and breakbeats.. light and powerful. Based on simple, elegant melodies 
Many songs feature at least 2-3 vocal tracks interacting with each other.

Electronic Yellow Jammer is a project mixing talent from France, Switzerland, Africa, UK, Russia, Greece, Poland, the USA., Canada..

All tracks availables on www.junodownload.com  beatport  itunes. Just search: electronic yellow jammer
Label:  Lba Records
www.Lbarecords.com

Thank you for listening and for your comments.
Music is Magic:)
Thank you soundcloud 20.08.13. for SCOTD http://soundcloud.tumblr.com/post/58744738434/soundclouder-of-the-day-oddrun-eikli-if-theres 
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Biografi
Oddrun Eikli is the singer in Loops and Bridges. A project headed by Oddrun Eikli and Arne Hiorth. Oddrun Eikli sings, composes the melodies and writes the lyrics , Arne Hiorth does the arranging trumpet work and studio engineering.
Loops and Bridges released their debut album in jan 2010 (mtgmusic)
http://www.mtgmusic.no/artist/73/Arne-Hiorth-og-Oddrun-Eikli
Doors And Windows released september 2014.



New cd out mai 2013:
SPIRALI
massimo berizzi: trumpet & electronics 
oddrun eikli: vocals & lyrics
alessandro monti: bass

 CD RELEASES AUTUMN 2012:
"ENDRING" WITH Raphaelgtr and
 THE INTERNATIONAL  JAZZ CD  "FLOW"

"FLOW":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtaKeETfQ4g
The musicians on the "FLOW" album are:
Cheryl Pyle (New York City) - flute, Oddrun Eikli (Oslo) - vocals, Arne Hiorth (Oslo) - trumpet, Stanislav Zaslavsky (Kamensk) - piano), Sean O'Bryan Smith (Nashville) - bass, and Axel Weiss (Obernbreit) on guitars and art.

"ENDRING":
Raphaelgtr & Oddrun Eikli
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghdVeFgfPIA

ODDRUNS COLLABS. AT SOUNDCLOUD:
you can find my collabs. in these sets:



with Arne Hiorth:
https://soundcloud.com/oddrun-eikli/sets/oddrun-eikli-and-arne-hiorth
with Axel Weiss
http://soundcloud.com/axelweis/sets/oddrun-and-axel/
with Vicente bueso:
https://soundcloud.com/oddrun-eikli/sets/vicente-bueso-and-oddrun-eikli
with Raphael GTR and Massimo Berizzi
https://soundcloud.com/oddrun-eikli/sets/raphael-gtr-and-oddrun-eikli
a set with many of my souncloud-collabs:
http://soundcloud.com/oddrun-eikli/sets/collabs-with-my-sc-friends/

Thank you. :) Thank you to you all !:)

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