From Jeffrey Burk Sent Fri, Apr 9th 1999, 02:10
Post 'the Hutchence thing', Ollie Olsen gained noteriety for kickstarting the techno scene in Melbourne ca. '89/'90 recording music under the moniker: Third Eye. He started a trance label based in Melbourne called Psyharmonics. The first release was Third Eye's highly acclaimed Ancient Future, which was released in 1991. A fusion of techno and trance (psy trance) with a particular aussie feeling brought out via a liberal use of aboriginal chant samples, didgeridoo, etc.. The Psyharmonics label was built around the releases of artists like: Mystic Force, Zen Paradox, The Spiritualist, Lumukanda and Masaray amongst others. The mid '90s saw the release of artists like Psyko Disko and Rip Van Trippy. To the best of my knowledge the label hasn't released anything for at least a year and O.O. is no longer recording under the Third Eye name. The last I heard Olsen was done with 'trance' and had begun experimenting with jungle, however I have not heard the music. The Psy Harmonics web site is located here: http://www.peg.apc.org/~psy/ It has not been updated in well over 2 years. BUT, I just checked it and they have an 'under construction' place holder page up ... By the way, I am looking for the following Psy Harmonics titles: psy-harmonics psy018, sonic sufi: sacramental, cd, psy-harmonics psy025, germinator: alosakum, cd, psy-harmonics psy026, ree k: yammataikoku, cd, psy-harmonics psy028, parasonix: buzzbug, cd, psy-harmonics psy032, reflecta: creatures, cd, psy-harmonics psy033, various: hacking the reality myth, cd, psy-harmonics psy034, grey area: grey area, cd, psy-harmonics psy035, rip van hippy: waking up is hard to do, If you have something from this list to trade let me know immediately! And here is a discography (from ad.techno.org) Psy 001 Third Eye - Ancient Future (CD) Psy 002 Mystic Force - Everglade Psy 003 Zen Paradox - Eternal Brainwave (CD) Psy 004 Third Eye - New Life Psy 005 LumuKanda - Red,Black & Mellow Psy 006 Zen Paradox - The Light At The End...? Psy 007 LumuKanda - Araglin (CD) Psy 008 Mystic Force - Mystic Force / Clearlight Psy 009 Various Artists - Psy-Harmonics Volume One (CD) Psy 010 Third Eye - Dance Of Creation (CD) Psy 011 Various Artists - Psy-Vision (Video) Psy 012 Shaolin Wooden Men - Shaolin Wooden Men Psy 013 Aquila - Aqua Divae Psy 014 Mystic Force - Frontier Psy 015 Various Artists - Psy-Harmonics vol. 2 Psy 016 Zen Paradox - From The Shore Of A Distant Land Psy 017 Masaray - Cosmic Trancer Psy 018 Sonic Sufi - Sacramental Psy 019 Shaolin Wooden Men - The Hungry Forest Psy 020 Masaray- Time Traveller Of Trance Psy 021 Sonic Sufi - Optimum Flux (12") Psy 022 Various Artists - Dancing To The Sound Of The Sun EP Psy 023 Antediluvian Rocking Horse - Music For The Odd Ocassion Psy 024 Krang - Sound Trucks Massed At Dawn Psy 025 Germinator - Alosakum Psy 026 Ree.K - Yammataikoku Psy 027 Shaolin Wooden Men - Ragu (12") Psy 028 Parasonix- Buzzbug Psy 029 Germinator - Session X-YKO (12") Psy 030 Psyko Disko - Psycho Disco Psy 031 Aquila - Observations On The Loss Of Culture Psy 032 Reflecta - Creatures Psy 033 various - Psy Harmonics vol.3: Hacking The Reality Myth Psy 034 Gray Area Jeffrey. >Went web snooping with Sherlock and it seems we are both correct. Olsen >worked with Michael Hutchence and John Murphy (among others), on some group >called Max Q. On the other side of the fence, he was, along with Orchestra >of Skin and Bone and Krang, one of the first artists on Extreme records. I >think he worked with both of those groups. John Murphy worked with C93 (Dogs >Blood Rising!) and Whitehouse. > >Now Olsen is doing a Genesis-P and making a name in the trance music scene. > >> <Ollie Olsen? He was in the Orchestra of Skin and Bone wasn't he?> >> >> My first thought as well - also of No and Hugo Klang and a million other >> projects, several of which were represented on the Dogs in Space >> soundtrack. >> >> <I think he >> comes from the NWW/C93/PTV axis>\ >> >> Not sure (if we're talking about the same guy) who his English pals were >> but his "scene" (after leaving Norway) was Melbourne, Australia from '76 >> onward, which loosely affiliates him with The Boys Next Door/Birthday >> Party, Venom P. Stinger etc. even Michael Hutchence - so, same guy? >> >> Bob >> >> >>