Obsessive Percussive Disorder is a seven-piece Ethno-Industrial band, drawing from Goth, Thrash Metal, Spoken Word, Afro-Brazilian and Afro-Cuban percussion, Jazz guitar, traditional Taiko, and modern Turkish popular music.
The instrumentation consists of Sampler, Guitar, Bass, Congas, Timbais, Cuíca, Taiko, Electronic Drums and Gagdets.
Obsessive Percussive Disorder borrows liberally from Bahian Samba-Reggae, Japanese traditional music, Rock’n’Roll, Electronica, Guitar Jazz and Turkish poetry (Mozaik, Nazim Hikmet, etc.)
We're an experimental ensemble, set out to combine Spoken Word, Interlocking Percussion, Big Beat Electronica and Industrial Metal into a musical statement that will appeal to ourselves and others.
Somebody had some ideas. He talked to some other people. They found a place to practice. They started writing music and performing it.
We're getting ready for our first live show in Portland, OR, in early 2008.
Guitar Jazz, Progressive Metal, Afro-Cuban and Carnatic percussion, Samba, Ambivalent Electronica, Jamaican Dub, Dentou Geinou, Stochastic ill-Beat, Big Beat, No Wave, Industrial Metal, Balkan and Turkish Folk ...
Our influences, inspirations and favorites include:
Download, Nine Inch Nails, Ministry, Tool, Marilyn Manson, Pigface, Skinny Puppy;
Propellerheads, Thine Eyes, Front 242, Nau-Zee-auN, DJ Spooky, Mouse On Mars, Urban Dance Squad;
Dengakuza, Ondekoza, Wadaiko Hiryu;
Laibach, Swans, This Mortal Coil, The Cure, The Replacements;
Copernicus, Negativland, Bi Kyo Ran, John Zorn, Meredith Monk, Amy Denio, eX-Girl, Björk;
Pat Metheny, John McLaughlin, Trilok Gurtu, Miles Davis, Oregon, Dave Holland, Tied & Tickled Trio, Degenerate Art Ensemble, Broun Fellinis, Hate Camels;
Pantera, Iron Maiden, Dream Theater, Living Colour, Yngwie Malmsteen, Danzig, Faith No More, founddeadhanging, Nightwish, High On Fire, Sinister, Konkhra;
The Temptations, James Brown, Booker T. & The MGs, The Meters;
Carlinhos Brown, Timbalada, Hermeto Pascoal, Olodum, Mestre Ambrosio, Michael Spiro-Mark Lamson, Doudou N'Diaye Rose, Badenya - les freres Coulibaly, Stomp, Blue Man Group;
Mozaik, Okay Temiz, Erol Evgin, Sezen Aksu, Livaneli, Yavuz Cetin, Tolga Kashif;
Pink Floyd, Marillion, The Rotating Leslies, Liquid Soul, Deep Purple, Kafana Klub, Dire Straits, Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull, Presordid, and Queen.
Grand Master, Bosphorus, Turkish, Istanbul, Zildjian, Sabian, etc.
Carvin & PRS guitars
Mapex drum kit
Roland Handsonic
Yamaha Peter Erskine snare
BOSS, DOD, DigiTech efx
BOSS sampler
Congas, timbales, bongos, shekere, cowbells, Jam Blocks
Taiko, fue
Line-Up
Memo Hg gadgets, screams, percussion, sampler, Handsonic, drum set
Kurt electronic and acoustic drum sets
David Afro-Cuban percussion
yUmioctopus Taiko, flute and percussion
Nate guitar, drum set
Umut guitar, percussion
Dan bass, percussion