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Secret Tape Vol. 1
June 14, 2024
Digital Album

Secret Tape, for us, is an exercise in capturing the sound of the two of us having fun. We aimed to record the spirit of this creative relationship, and remain entirely un-serious. Both of us are nostalgic for the atmosphere of early 90’s-2000’s underground music culture. Discovery on the musician’s side as well as listeners. Novelty and pure expression unencumbered by commercial aspiration.

We found this collection of songs all shared a distinct tone and emotional component, somewhat reminiscent of old polaroid photos. Those old snapshots capture the feeling of a moment, rather than a high fidelity but sterile image.

We kept this record simple and used primarily a computer and Ableton. Also, minimalism factored into the production ethos of this project. We are attempting to reject overproduction with the limited scope of tools and techniques often incorporated into modern music production.

The songs for Secret Tape Vol. 1 were recorded in Chicago & Los Angeles during 2021 & 2022
We mixed everything ourselves and shipped it all off to a personal friend and confidant, Lukas Turza at Snap Mastering.

90s skatepark mixtapes blasting, old boomboxes, basement parties, polaroid photos as well as 90’s era boom bap and grunge sonic aesthetics, as expressed with the precision of modern electronic music production.

We’re not big on planning

It’s music (sort of)

Marauder - Chicago
Ooah - Los Angeles

All songs Written, Produced and Mixed by Ooah & Marauder
Mastering by Lukas Turza at Snap Mastering
Album Artwork by Lake Hills

Secret Tape - DrkCord

oh.rion LIVE MIX - FULL PSY-OP

Tracklist:
1. VCTRE - Pull Up
2. Abelation x Saka - Elite 
3. Hamdi - Discovery
4. Mindset - Serpent
5. Of The Trees - Durin's Tower
6. tsuruda - Fubar
7. Ivy Lab - Cake
8. saka - Solace
9. Vibe Girl ft. Maginate - Dark Matter
10. Shades, Alix Perez, Eprom - Bleed
11. tiedye ky - Don't Do Me Like This
12. FRQ NCY & Mindset - Heatwave
13. Steller & Zingara - Find It In Your Mind
14. Of The Trees - Our Hero Returns (Part One)
15. Kumarion - Resonate
16. Black Carl! - G Check
17. Smasheltooth - "Archa" Ft. Disgo and Source Zero (episcool Remix)
18. tsuruda - the skeletons in pablo's closet 
19. LYNY - Spill ft. Big Narstie
20. dêtre - Cru
21. Pigeon Hole x Of The Trees - SLOW CRAFT
22. Vibe Girl & SoKomodo - WOW
23. Ghost Lotus - Do It Like That
24. Mythm - Murda
25. KHIVA - Snapdragon (VEIL REMIX)
26. saka - movelikethis
27. Vibe Girl - Trust

(Silent) Resonance

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