Omnia Opera Sounds and Discography page

Sounds & Discography

Red Shift
DELEC CD/LP 044, 18th Nov '97

Most of the material herein is pure guitar driven space-rock with a crack rhythm section supporting, while keys provide the spaciness, effects and mood expansion.... though a very modern punkish element of Omnia Opera's sound decries AD2's raw and primitive energy. Blistering guitar solos ring out of the sky while synths dweedle in the foreground and back, with dreamy washes of color flowing over the aggressive driving rhythms. Taped voices and found sounds are used to good effect as well. Fans of bands like Ozrics, Melting Euphoria, Arc Met and the like will definately want to check this out. Peter Thele

Red Shift track listing, lyrics etc

OmniaOpera first album for delerium records

Omnia Opera
DELEC CD/LP 011, 24th May '93

A really powerful debut which will be surely appreciated by the "cosmic ride lovers". If it had been released 20 years ago it would have been considered a milestone. The space/time storm which casted it in our times, "only" reveals it as the new British space rock best debut album. (Stefano Covili.- Melodie & Dissonance

Omnia Opera track listing, lyrics etc

Cassettes

Please note these tapes were recorded back in the stoneage with relatively basic recording
equipment so the sound is quite lo-fi, a bit rough round the edges. But this did not diminish the
popularity of these tapes and to this day they were probably Omnia Opera's most celebrated
and much cherished releases to those who possessed them. They have a warmth and honesty
about them which is hard to capture with modern recording techniques... Strange and quite
understated how much can be achieved with no money but a lot of passion and creativity

Beyond The Tenth Private Cassette Release 1986

Side one
1. Each Day
2. Oracle of Knowledge
3. Storm World
4. Dimension Door

Side two
5. Screen Dream (Space bastard)
6. Living in a time
7. What you sea
8. Each Day (reprise)

Celebrate for Change Cover Celebrate For Change Private Cassette
Release 1987

Side one
1. The Liquid underground
2. The Awakening
3. Summer of 85
4. Orbit

Side two
5. Earth Tribe
6. Omnia Opera
7. As it is
8. Afraid of the unknown

Live Private Cassette Release 1989

Various tracks recorded straight from the PA desk.
Ruff and ready warts and all. A full on blast of Omnia
style energy with the inimitable Mike Tongue on
drums driving the post punk mutant hippy revolution
along in his wake.

Compilation Appearances:

"Annihilation (Edit)" on Pick & Mix, DELEC CDD 023, October 1995
"The Awakened" on Fun With Mushrooms Compilation, LP/CD, Delerium Records DELEC CD/LP009. 1993.
"Radar Ghosts" on Music of The Spheres, Switchback Records, SW0003, 1989.
Radio Organ tape cassette releases 1987 & 1988
"Space Bastard 2007" on Active Response Compilation benefit CD for SPEAK (Animal Rights) 2007 (Available from the speak myspace site)