Clock Opera

Time clock Opera was driven simply by Man Connelly, a London, England-based multi-instrumentalist whose soaring, emotionally naked tone of voice recalled famous brands Paul Buchanan (the Blue Nile), Billy Mackenzie (Affiliates), and Antony Hegarty (Antony & the Johnsons) without having to be quite as great as the second option two vocalists. Connelly, who also performed in the Fallout Trust as well as the Corrections, debuted Time clock Opera in ’09 2009 using the “White colored Sound” 7″ on Puregroove. The A-side, filled with unexpected bursts in energy and razor-sharp contrasts between sparse and seriously layered and prepared sections, laid the building blocks for Connelly’s long term releases. Another 7″, “Little bit of String,” premiered in June 2010 on France’s Maman label, while a synchronous digital release presented three remixes. “Forever,” an electronic solitary, followed in Oct on Kitsuné. The same yr, Connelly remixed the Phenomenal Handclap Band’s “Baby,” Marina & the Gemstones’ “I Am Not really a Automatic robot,” the Drums’ “Me as well as the Moon,” and Au Revoir Simone’s “Inform Me.” The next yr, he released another solitary, “Belongings,” on Moshi Moshi. Sooner or later, Connelly transformed Time clock Opera right into a complete band, getting on his housemate Andy Western as bassist/guitarist, his friend Dan Armstrong as keyboardist, and Che Albrighton, who experienced previously used Western, as the drummer. This edition of the group released the well-received debut recording Ways to Neglect in 2012. Armstrong parted methods with Time clock Opera in 2014 and was changed by Nic Nell. The next year, the music group began focus on its second recording, Venn, which found its way to 2017 and presented a darker, even more contemplative sound.