Younger Brother

A loose collection of original songs by olliray; written and recorded at home over different seasons of life

Piano; guitar and electronic textures weave through these tracks; late night; cinematic and a bit spiritual; sitting between indie folk and modern electronic soundscapes

These are the songs behind the covers; the world I am really writing from

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Original Songs by olliray

https://nibana.bandcamp.com/album/nibana-ask-the-universe

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Nibana - Ask The Universe - 07 I Am a Soul

Immerse yourself in the poignant melodies and evocative lyrics of Olliray, an artist who masterfully captures the essence of love, loss, and the bittersweet moments in between. This playlist, featuring tracks like "Catch The Sky," "Champagne Kissed," "Cry," and "Fallin' For You," showcases Olliray's talent for creating songs that resonate deeply with the heart.

Each track in this collection explores themes of heartache, nostalgia, and romantic regret. With heartfelt lyrics and soulful vocals, Olliray reflects on unrequited love and the memories of how things used to be. The emotive power of acoustic ballads and the melodic harmony of piano and guitar duets shine through in every song.

Experience the tender moments and reflective music as Olliray takes you on a musical journey through the highs and lows of love. From the soulful performance of "Hey Lover" to the introspective lyrics of "Who Knows Where You Are," this playlist is a testament to Olliray's ability to convey deep emotions and sentimental tunes.

Whether you're reminiscing about a lost romance or finding solace in the beauty of melancholy, Olliray's music offers a perfect blend of deep emotions and heartfelt expressions. Let the music speak, and let your heart feel with the sounds of Olliray.

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Lightshade On The Ceiling

How Long

"Planet Earth" is a reflective and poignant song about love, fleeting moments, and the bittersweet nature of human connections. The lyrics explore the longing to experience life and love fully, even if only for a short time. In the verses, the narrator expresses a desire to be with someone on "planet earth," offering lifelines and yearning for the brief moments of togetherness. Yet, there’s an underlying awareness of impermanence, captured through themes of leaving and loss.

The chorus emphasizes the fleeting nature of these relationships, where dreams and schemes seem destined to fade, yet the desire to live in those moments persists. In the bridge, a sense of realization and acceptance emerges, acknowledging that things eventually fall into place, even without fully understanding them at the time.

By the final verse, the lyrics reflect on the wisdom gained from loving and losing, accepting that despite our dreams and efforts, we all eventually leave. The song closes with a wistful hope for just "one more day" on earth with a loved one, underscoring the fragility and beauty of life and love.

Planet Earth

Night Bloom

Night Bloom (Temple Step Revibe) [feat. Cagil Cokan]

The Race Is Run – olliray

Driven by a pulsing drum machine beat at 128 BPM, this track unfolds with moody vocals and lyrics that explore endings, resilience, and the feeling of reaching the finish line:
“No eyes on the turn, no heart in your lungs, this race is run.”

Blending electronic rhythms with a singer-songwriter’s edge, it carries a dark, atmospheric energy that’s both introspective and cinematic. A song about confronting limits, closing chapters, and moving forward.

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The Race Is Run

A Paradox of Witches

Stuck in Traffic is olliray’s first album. The story begins in 2017 with the release of BoxRox, a small electronic idea that became the spark for everything that followed. Over the next two years the music grew slowly and naturally in a small flat in South London. Most of the songs began as simple synth sketches that later opened into fuller pieces with piano, guitar and voice.

The title came from a real moment in late 2018. Olliray was waiting for his dad to arrive for lunch. His dad was stuck in traffic and the delay gave him an unexpected pocket of time. In that quiet stretch he recorded all the vocals for the title track in one take. When his dad finally arrived he played him the music and asked what he should call it. His dad smiled and gave the answer that became the name of the whole album.

Stuck in Traffic holds the feeling of that early period. Raw, instinctive and made by ear. A blend of electronic textures and intimate melodies shaped between 2017 and late 2018, and released in January 2019.

For fans of synthwave, retrowave and 80s inspired electronic music.

Stuck In Traffic Alternate Version

I Feel The Same

Happy new year everyone ! Here is my own remix of a track that has been one of my personnal favorites since a while : Psychic Gibbon from Younger Brother (Simon Posford & Benji Vaughan)

I've been looking for authorizations to release this track on my upcoming album, but I didn't had any feedback, sadly for me. 

Anyway I still want to share it to you guys, so here it is !

Younger Brother - Psychic Gibbon (Nibana Remix)

olliray makes emotive, cinematic songs that live between intimate piano ballads and modern electronic soundscapes. A singer songwriter and multi instrumentalist from London, he blends live piano and guitar with textured production to create music that feels close and expansive at the same time.

Alongside his original work, he records stripped back piano and guitar covers of songs he loves, old and new, reimagining them with a late night, intimate feel. His cover performances sit naturally beside his own songs, showing the same focus on atmosphere, storytelling and emotional detail.

He had a short spell of violin lessons when he was younger; everything else on piano, guitar and production is self taught. That path runs through his music; he writes, plays and shapes his songs by ear, chasing what feels honest rather than what follows the rulebook.

His debut single BoxRox and first album Stuck in Traffic captured a raw, lyric driven phase where he produced and sang everything himself. That was followed by Between, which pushed further into experimental electronic textures and abstract moods.

He then released Piano for Yoga, a live, meditative piano recording created in one continuous flow for a yoga video soundtrack. It revealed another side of his writing; spacious, calming and minimal, designed to sit with movement and breath.

He has always been writing, but in 2024 he finally recorded Lost Romance, an album built from songs he had written 18 years earlier and revisited with a more reflective, nostalgic perspective. The record moves between gentle piano pieces and fuller arrangements, tying his early ideas to the sound he has grown into now.

He is currently working on new music that continues to blur the lines between acoustic songwriting and electronic production, always chasing that balance between warmth, space and emotional weight.

For a first listen, start with Stuck in Traffic or How Long if you want reflective, cinematic songwriting, then explore the covers playlist to hear his take on songs by artists he loves. Fans of Bon Iver, Ben Howard, Nick Mulvey, Coldplay and M83 may feel at home in his world.

I Feel The Same

olliray • piano • covers • originals