Dorcha - Occupy White Walls exhibition

Static Air

Two Steps

One day, Anna was wearing a different head and wrote some tiny guitar tunes that don’t really sound like any other Dorcha. We had a real laugh playing them but didn’t know where to place them.
These tunes sparked a new idea to invite others to write for Dorcha. Different heads, same body. We set out on an adventure to get artists from varying musical backgrounds to create a set of miniatures for us to play and record in a day. 
In Volume 1 we have the miniatures from Anna that started us off down this road, then on to collaborations with James Oldham, Stella Roberts, Ben Lee and Natalie Mason. We intend to pick up the miniatures again for another Volume with a new batch of collaborators further down the line. 
You can now hear and purchase all of Volume 1 over at our bandcamp so head on over for more: https://dorcha.bandcamp.com/album/the-miniatures-project-vol-1

Composed by Anna Palmer
Recorded at Flood Studios, Produced by Luke Morrish Thomas
Guitar & Vocals: Anna Palmer
Violin: Beth Bellis
Nord & Piano: Stella Roberts
Bass: Meesha Fones
Drums: Euan Palmer

Anna's Minis: 1. Open Blues 2. Axis Shift 3. Ray

Dorcha are a genre fluid 5 piece band of synths, strings, electronics and heavy beats. A dynamic, versatile group with a refusenik attitude, Dorcha obsess over transporting listeners to a pool of shifting, nearly gothic, barely pop, experimental songwriting.

“Dorcha already know their own collective mind and are starting to channel a genre defying path through the increasingly fractured musical landscape. They deliver original and ambitious ideas with attitude and commitment, combining their considerable aptitude as players with an impressive musical sensibility. They clearly enjoy what they do. In Anna Palmer they have a tenacious front woman whose ability to move convincingly from sweet song to dark folk to visceral noise is captivating. Dorcha are a tight, grounded, self assured band delivering solid ideas that demand some attentive listening.” - Verity Sharp, BBC Radio 3.

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