Artist description Ousia: experimental/ambient/drone/noise Guitar Manipulation, Analog and Digital Synth Experimentation Live Hypnotic Visual and Audio Modulation Ambient-Noise.Entity..Realizing.Collective.Sounds.Within.An.Anonymous.Environment

Music Style Ambient, Space, Electronic

Musical Influences Pink Floyd, Spectrum, EAR

Similar Artists Pink Floyd, Spectrum, EAR

Artist History In late September 1996, Jason Shapiro and Paul Horn collaborated to record a piece which was written for a performance at Intermedia Arts {"You're My Avant-Guitar Hero" Showcase}. During this time, Horn was also working with Fred Teasley writing drone-oriented compositions. As the two separate projects were similar in nature, it was decided that the three should get together and compose new music. In late October 1996, the line up expanded with the addition of Dave Onnen, and the name "Blue Shift" was established by Teasley. Late November 1996 brought the addition of Jason Ducklinsky, as preparations were made for their first live performance a few weeks later. In March 1997, the ensemble were informed that there were two other bands currently performing as Blue Shift, and thus Shapiro suggested that their name be changed to "Ousia", inspired from Aristotle's Metaphysics. The change in the name also reflected an evolution in the structure. Therefore at the end of May 1997, Ousia trimmed down from a quintet to a quartet.

Group Members Jason Shapiro fetik3@fetik3.com Paul Horn wog@black-hole.com Dave Onnen dave@skyeklad.com

Instruments Synths, Analog, Guitars, Space Echo, Electronics

Albums Why is That a Four, Face the Robot

Press Reviews BEST NOISE BAND - Winner (City Pages - May 13, 1998) BEST ELECTRONIC GROUP/DJ OF 1997 - Nominated (Minnesota Music Awards - April 23, 1998) BEST ELECTRONIC MUSIC CD OF 1997 - Nominated (Minnesota Music Awards - April 23, 1998) BEST NEW BAND POLL 1998 - Top 10 (City Pages - April 22, 1998) BEST NEW BANDS OF 1997 - 2nd Place (Industry Poll Conducted by First Avenue - Minneapolis) BEST LOCAL BANDS OF 1997 - 1st Division (Readers/Listeners Poll - Pulse Weekly & L.S.D. on KFAI 90.3FM) TOP 20 LOCAL BANDS OF 1997 - (Local Music Critics from City Pages, Star Trib, Pioneer Press, Radio K, Pulse - in L.S.D. Newsletter) BEST LOCAL CD'S OF 1997 - (Star Tribune - Jim Meyer - December 26, 1997) BEST LOCAL CD'S OF 1997 - (Pioneer Press - Rod Smith - December, 1997)

Location St. Paul, MN - USA

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