Episode 54: OCRE

OCRE is Pierrick A. and Damien A., an alternative-rock duo based in Clermont Ferrand, France.

On the 21st of February this year the band releases their debut, full-length record, So Often Lifeblood Comes From Ashes via Atypeek Music, Araki Records and Urgence Disk.

Pierrick joins me to discuss the album, songwriting, how Covid influenced his vocal style, our shared love of Sonic Youth, his enduring relationship with Damien, Birds in Row, playing live and the necessary evils of social media.

Photo credit: Simon Chervier Closing track: "It Was Nothing" (Atypeek Music, Araki Records and Urgence Disk, 2025)

For all things OCRE:

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Podcast artwork and logo: https://www.garjk.com/

Intro music: "Detachment" by Tom Osman

Check out my latest album Real Silence on Drama Recorder

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