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ORA is a collective formed by Andrew Chalk and Darren Tate, joined occasionally by Jonathan Coleclough, Lol Coxhill, Colin Potter and Daisuke Suzuki.


CHRONOLOGICAL DISCOGRAPHY

Morgendammerung

(10", DIE STADT, GERMANY, DS79, 2004)
  • Tracks: The Sun Sheds It's Golden Tear / The Impregnable
  • Both tracks are from "New Movements in G" with Darren Tate and Colin Potter.
  • Edition of 200 copies on black vinyl, 400 more on clear vinyl.
DS 79

After Rainfall

(CD, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT/FUNGAL, U.K., ICR 38/Fungal 05, 2003)
  • Tracks: Gnome Culture / The Slope / Darkness / Attribution to Memory / After Rainfall
  • All pieces recorded in 1995-1999.
ICR 38

Final

(CD, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, U.K., ICR 32, 2002)
  • Tracks: Distances / New Movement in G / Things Shall Fall / Gamela / Inkwell / Abstraction / Roses / Across
  • Collection of rare pieces from earlier releases and three unreleased tracks.
  • This release was originally meant to be a double album, with an additional five pieces that finally found their way in "After Rainfall".
ICR 32

Aureum

(2LP, STREAMLINE, GERMANY, 1019, 2000)
  • Tracks: A Fallen Leaf / Trawler / Arkose / Parting / Hollym / The Toper
  • Collection of pieces from cassettes and CD-R, focusing on recordings made by Andrew Chalk and Darren Tate, in collaboration with studio engineer Colin Potter.
  • Track 1 is from "Approach to Zero", tracks 2 and 4 are from "Distances", tracks 3 and 6 are from "The Toper" and track 5 is from "DAAC".
STREAMLINE 1019

Amalgalm

(2LP, EDITION..., U.S.A., VI, 2000)
  • Tracks: Amalgam / Dome / Colours Magnify / Circle / Pan / Influx / Crop / Ravine
  • With the participation of Darren Tate, Colin Potter and Michael Northam.
  • Edition of 400 copies, on clear vinyl in clear plastic bags, with insert.
EDITION VI

Radio Daze

(CD-R, GNOME RECORDS, U.K., GNOME 005, 1999)
  • Tracks: Gamelan / Radio Daze / Stillness
  • First edition of 100 copies with handmade cover.
  • A second edition of 50 copies was released with printed cover.
GNOME 005 - First Edition GNOME 005 - Second Edition

New Movements In G

(CD-R, GNOME RECORDS, U.K., GNOME 003, 1999)
  • Tracks: Performance / Sun Sheds It's Golden Tear / Sadalsudd / New Movements in G / The Impregnable
  • With Darren Tate, Andrew Chalk, Colin Potter, Daisuke Suzuki and Lol Coxhill.
  • Three editions of 50 copies. First edition with lichen cover, second edition with blue forest cover and third edition with red cover.
GNOME 003 - First Edition GNOME 003 - Second Edition

Distances


(CD-R, GNOME RECORDS, U.K., GNOME 002, 1999)
  • Four editions of 50 copies, with different covers.
GNOME 002 - First Version GNOME 002 - Second Version GNOME 002 - Third Version GNOME 002 - Fourth Version

Rosea

(CD, HIC SUNT LEONES, ITALY, HSL 010, 1996/2000)
  • Tracks: Golden Hemisphere / Sadness of Beauty / The Forgotten Well / Rosea / Flowers of Tan
  • With Andrew Chalk, Lol Coxhill, Darren Tate, Jonathan Coleclough and Colin Potter.
  • First edition of 450 numbered copies, with rose petals in place of tray card.
  • Second edition of 500 copies with full color cover and tray card.
HSL 010 HSL 010

The Toper

(CASSETTE, ORA, U.K., OR6, 1994)
(CD-R, GNOME RECORDS, U.K., GNOME 001, 1999)
  • Tracks: Arkose / Knapton / The Toper
  • CD edition of 50 numbered copies, half with blue cover, the other half with yellow cover.
OR 6 GNOME 001 - First Edition GNOME 001 - Second Edition

Isle

(CASSETTE, ORA, U.K., OR5, 1994)
(LP, THREE POPLARS, U.K., 3P5, 2002)
  • Tracks: Autumn Cove / Leere / In Shore - Purl
  • Some 60 copies of the cassette were made.
  • The LP version contains one track ("Leere") not on the cassette, and comes in a numbered edition of 350 copies, with handmade cover.
THREE POPLARS 5

Orange Tales

(CASSETTE, ORA, U.K., OR3, 1994)
  • Tracks: Ring of rain / Bag-de-magus hoona
  • Cover design by Jonathan Coleclough.
OR3

Approach to Zero

(CASSETTE, ORA, U.K., OR2, 1993)
  • Tracks: A Fallen Leaf / Approach to Zero
OR2 OR2 - Alternate version

DAAC

(CASSETTE, ORA, U.K., OR1, 1991)
  • Tracks: Hollym / Turais / Sadalsuud
OR1


COMPILATIONS AND OTHER APPEARANCES

Ora and Lol Coxhill - Live

(CD-R, GNOME RECORDS, U.K., GNOME 000, 1998)
  • Edition of 50 numbered copies.
GNOME 000

Liminality

(CD, DIGITAL NARCIS, JAPAN, DNCD002, 1997)
  • Compilation album containing a track by Ora entitled "The Stateless".
DNCD002

Regénération-Dégénérescence

(2CD, KAON, FRANCE, NO NUMBER, 1997)
  • Compilation album containing an untitled track by Ora, and based on field recordings made by Toy Bizarre and edited by Bruno Moreigne. Final mix by Andrew Chalk.
  • Edition of 500 copies, packaged in black slipcard with oxidized metal plate.
KAON

Ora and Alio Die - The Door of Possibilities

(CD, HIC SUNT LEONES, ITALY, HSL 006, 1994/2000)
  • Tracks: Looking Forwards / Approach to Zero / Bestiole Nascoste Tra Il Muschio E Le Alghe / The Door of Possibilities / In Shore - Purl / Stone Voice / Autumn Cove
  • Tracks 2 and 7 are by Ora and track 5 is by Ora and Alio Die.
  • The second edition comes with organic matter instead of the regular tray card.
HSL 006

The Promises Of Silence

(CD, PROJEKT, U.S.A., PRO 41, 1993)
(CD, HIC SUNT LEONES, ITALY, HSL004, 1993)
  • Ora track is "Sadalsuud"
PRO41


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