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Shrapnel (Buffer Remix) on Public Records New Compilation

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700

The D&B- Shrapnel (Buffer Remix) has been included on the compilation out on Public Recordings- Titled 'Eclectic Beats' for a good reason, it has some seriously chilled moments, some slamming beats and a whole heap of imaginative moments in between.

Check it out!!!

Interview on UCTV

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700

I recently did an interview with the peeps at Sony's new internet music channel UCTV. It was a stack of fun. You can check it out by going directly to the website. There are a whole heap of interviews from both household names as well as loads of unsigned artists like osh10!

A) Sony's IPTV system - (Sony Bravia TV sets when connected to an internet connection) - Channel name is uctv.fm

B) www.uctv.fm website

C) And very soon will be available on Playstation 3 (when connected to an internet connection).

Get in touch and let me know what you think!!

X Aimee

Busy Bees @ osh10 HQ

Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Ahoy friends!

I thought I'd best let you know what I've been up to lest you think I am merely living the musician stereotype of getting up at 2pm in the afternoon and drinking wine in dark pubs until 2 in the morning (ahh those were the days)

Not even close to reality (well ok sometimes I've been in pubs till 2am and I do like wine) I've been busy recording tracks for my new album! You can have a sneaky peak because Shrapnel has been launched this week and is now available on Itunes (or your digital distributor of choice). I have been a little quieter on the gig front in 2010 so I can write and record some more in the process of shaking things up at Osh10 HQ for a brighter, more productive future. I'm looking forward to getting back on the gig horse with plans to visit the brilliant WA. I love you Western Australia, our tour in December was just too short for so much fun.

The new album has some very special guest artists- the string playing prowess of Tim & Tamil from True Live along with the beats of Tim Coghill and Bass behemoths Josh Holt & Dave Evans. Can't wait to share it- it's a few months away yet- in the meantime I hope you enjoy Shrapnel.

X Aimee

SHRAPNEL SINGLE OUT NOW

Sun, 02 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

The Shrapnel single from the forthcoming album is out now on your favourite digital stores. Cheap as chips at AUD $1.69

Recording for the new album is in full swing, a few in the bag, even more super close to done and a couple well on their way. Feeling very happy about the whole process and can't wait to share with you!!

X Aimee

osh10 are Souncheck.com.au Artist of the week

Sun, 24 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700

osh10 are being featured this week on soundcheck.com.au. Head on over rate and vote and you apparently win prizes and things, which is a bit nice!

2009 Update

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Ahoy!! Well we have been quietly (well that's a lie, we are never quiet) been doing our gigs across town, we just played St Kilda Festival and despite Aimee managing to spill water on her laptop, had an awesome time. We are organising a charity event at Off The Kerb to raise money for Wildlife Victoria, 4 shelters were lost in the recent fires and we need to raise some cashola to help rebuild them, so stay tuned for the details in the next few days.
We will be doing a live recording of our gigs in the next week so you'll hear some of our new tracks which take full advantage of our set up. If you haven't been to an osh10 gig in a little while, we think you may just be a bit happy with the evolving sound. We have invented some new dance moves to go with it too. Mike likes to stand up for the entire set and do this crazy riverdance shuffling thing to trigger samples with his feet- it is worth coming to a gig, for that alone.
In April we will be in the studio proper, cause it's about time for a new album, which is cause for a high pitch squeal of joy that goes something like this:
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! We are finalising details for tours to India and the Middle East in 2009/2010 and are booking in gigs around Australia for all the time inbetween.
XO Aims & Mike

Album Review from Radio Indy

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

osh10 just received a review from Radio Indy and were also made 'Gold Artists' on their site. Hooray! Here's the review:

“osh10” is a self-titled trip-hop album with elements of funk and jazz from a talented Australian duo. The group is made up of two people and one instrument — Mike Macgregor on the electronic bass and Aimee Chapman as the vocalist who unleashes beautiful melodies and harmonies with her big cute voice. All of the sounds you hear on “osh10,” with the exception of the closer “Lullaby,” are either made with Macgregor’s bass or Chapman’s vocals without any additional instruments. They are more stripped down than The White Stripes, yet they create a sound just as solid. The arrangements are excellent and interweave Chapman’s strong vocal performance with Macgregor’s funk and jazz-infused bass licks. At times the two play off one another and at other times they give one another the spotlight with an a cappella performance or a bass solo that would certainly impress the pants off of Les Claypool. This album is also well-recorded, the bass licks and the vocals sound clean and crisp and the album is ready to go to eleven - so to speak. “Mr Sheen” opens up the album with an outstanding funk bass line, great lyrics and an excellent vocal performance. “Sferics” is an instrumental track that loops Macgregor’s bass to give the track an ambient electronic sound. “Lullaby” closes things out by introducing the xylophone and piano to the instrumental picture to imitate a wind-up music box and back another outstanding lyrical and vocal performance. osh10 is a unique band with a unique sound created by a talented bassist and a great female vocalist with a big voice. Fans of trip-hop and great bass styling, check out osh10.
-Chris & the RadioIndy.com Review Team

Skope Magazine's Artist to Watch- August 2008

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

We have just found out that osh10 is Skope Magazine's Artist to Watch for August 2008. If you log onto their website at http://skopemag.com in a few weeks time there will be a feature on us! (Not too mention a heap of news and reviews from established and up and coming artists from all around the world!)

22/8/08: Here is what they had to say!

My Fave: My favorite this month is the unusual duo, osh 10, that combines the creative bass talents of Mike Macgregor and the amazing vocals of Aimee Chapman. Using loops and effects, this duo creates a full band sound. Macgregor’s bass work is inventive and complements Chapman’s wide vocal range. Her delivery is very much her own, but it is reminiscent of Bjork or Canada’s Ember Swift, and her lyrics are pure poetry, dealing with relationships and inner awareness rather than Swift’s social-consciousness. This is definitely a group to watch. They have toured Canada, and there is hope that osh10 will find their way to the States soon.

Listen to osh10 live!

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Our friends at New Found Frequency were on hand at the Australian Export Showcase at New Music West in Canada to record our set and you can have a listen at the following link:

http://www.newfoundfrequency.com/concert/2008-05-16/Osh10/

NMW Wrap-up

Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Well it already seems like a big surreal dream, but we made it to Vancouver to play a couple of showcases and absorb life inside a music festival world. The first night we played at a gorgeous little club called The Libra Room with fellow Melbournians 'The Tiger and Me' local act 'Kensington Prairie' and a mad..(as in loco) Icelandic Band called 'SprengjuhÃ¶llin', we had a ball and the bar staff bought albums and danced around for us.

The following night was the bigger scale New Found Frequency Australian showcase featuring Aussie bands from all around the country in all different genres. Some highlights were the gorgeous Tiger and Me- check out their beautiful folky tunes on myspace and we have nothing but adoration for guitarist/singer Qynn from WA who not only plays up a storm, but gets the audience to buy him shots of tequila during his set- Class. We met people from Canadian media outlets, Film & TV licensees and music fans in the process and had a great time, which will hopefully also translate to some good industry relationships- time will tell! Once NMW wrapped up, Mike & I hired a car and braved the opposite side of the road and spent a few days drive out to Banff- So overwhelmingly beautiful, it was so incredibly humbling to drive through such magnificent scenery, we had to get out and one point and have a snowball fight to make sure that the picture-perfect view infront of us was real! We finished off our trip with a visit to San Francisco, and it was the perfect end, I can definitely see myself living there for a while and we were really torn when the time came to leave. So here we are back in Melbourne, ready to dive into some more gigs, some new songs, some recording and whatever other exciting things will be coming our way!