PROGRESSIVE/CINEMATIC ROCK PROJECT
ORISSA
COMBINES CONTORTION AND LIVE PERFORMANCE ON
"BLUE COMMUNION"
"Dark imagery from the cosmos projects the writer’s lines in a new style of lyric video that reads as digitally mastered ancient scrolls. " (All Things Go)
"...haunting multi dimensional feel...and easily lets us know that Orissa has conquered their own unique style and release music that stands out in today’s scene." (Metal Nexus)
The album received rave features from Alternative Press, Prog Sphere, Metal Nexus, Guitar World, among other tastemaker blogs, and now, Orissa welcomes a eye-catching video that breathes life into the album, "that defies routine mundane labeling as it blazes its own fusion-derived trail." (Riff Relevant) Orissa "has conquered their own unique style and release music that stands out in today's scene."(Metal Nexus)
Mixed by Sahaj Ticotin, (RA; Meytal Cohen; Adekain; September Mourning) and mastered by Paul Logus, (Stone Sour; Steel Panther; Shadows Fall) the LP showcases, "progressive metal that demonstrates remarkable mastery." (Codifiers) Dodini, graduated with honors from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and completed his masters at the Biella Conservatory's Scuola Niccolo Paganini in Biella, Italy. Orissa's live band is a roster of NYC's finest musicians from Trans Siberian Orchestra, Neal Morse Band, Stratospheerius, Book Of Mormon, Dyed In Grey, Haakons Fault, Emergence and Astronaut Down.
Orissa was created in 2010 by Dodini, a virtuoso singer, guitarist and bassist, who writes, arranges and performs all the parts on Orissa's records. Born out the of desire to explore inner creative space and create a distinctive, cathartic, deeply personal and therapeutic art, Dodini abandoned the strictly classical background and delved into his own songwriting, fusing his classical training with his love for jazz, balkan and other ancient rhythmic traditions; these styles translated into Dodini's immersion into metal and progressive music, as the genres carry numerous parallels. Orissa released its debut EP, Omens in 2012; on which Dodini played all the instruments and was backed by Dan Walsh (drums). Omens was mixed by Stacey O'Dell, (Killcode, Panzie, Awaken), and mastered by Chris Muth of Taloowa. Orissa launched two additional singles in 2013 as, The Musical Offering. They were mixed and mastered by Patrick Derivaz, (Jon Scofield, Jeff Buckley, Meshell Ndegeocello), and released to support a Kickstarter Campaign. In turn, the Kickstarter raised over $20K to fund the upcoming album, Resurrection, which features Dodini's vocal and instrumental arrangements and performances as well as drummer Jason Gianni, (Trans Siberian Orchestra, Neal Morse, Book Of Mormon). In 2016, Orissa brought the music from the studio to the stage when Dodini attracted the best musicians from NYC's progressive, metal and rock communities.
Stay tuned for more announcements from Orissa, including a number of new videos from Resurrection. Soundcrave Magazine declares, "this is more than just metal. I hope the world is ready for this."
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Progressive Rock & Progressive Metal - E-Zine
