ONRA has just arrived in China and we got great news for those in the Middle Kingdom who want to buy this sampling maestro's music. Wa3 website (
www.wa3.cn - all in Chinese) has just recently made 3 of his releases available for electronic download on their website.
Click on the links below to purchase individual songs or the whole albums directly into your computers.
1.0.8 (2009)His new album is also one of the best instrumental albums you will have heard in a long time. Darker, subtle soul, synth lines and some Bollywoodian samples to boot! No going wrong with this one...
7 x 7 (2008)
This is what Boomkat had to say about this 2-track release:
"The awesome Allcity 7" series brings itself to a close with this
brilliant installment from french beat maker Onra laying down two
tracks of typically esoteric yet devastating club joints. Onra is
probably best known for his instrumental travelogue 'Chinioseries' last
year for Favourite recordings, a masterful trip into the art of keen
eared sampling with a heavy lean on South Asian and Vietnamese music.
Crafted for the A-side, 'My Comet' is a neat nugget of scuzzy instro
grindbeats with a psychy wooze that has been shot through the best
tracks from this series. But our favourite has to be 'Shhhhhhh' on the
flip, craftily utilising the same sample as the first Thriller 12" and
almost acting as an another alternative edit to one of our favourite
tracks of the year, by applying head swimming FX to a double dope and
as yet unknown electro soul sample, saving some extra funked synth
noodling for this version to make it worth your while. We've no idea
what Allcity are up to next, but if it's half as good as this series,
we'll be well on top of it. Tip!"
Chinoiseries (2007)This is the album that turned Arnaud into an underground beat sensation, with smooth, esoteric Asian vibes throughout. The hit "The Anthem" catapulted the man into everybody's earphones with its infectious groove that makes your Chinese grandmother rock her socks off! Check it out for yourself... an instant classic!