Obi were a
British
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indie-pop
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. Their debut
mini-album
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, ''The Magic Land of Radio'', had eight tracks and was released in 2002. They followed up with a full-time album, ''Diceman Lopez'', produced by
Hugh Jones in 2004. It contains material ranged from
Post-Britpop
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to
folk-rock and
country
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to
Gypsy
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and
tejano music
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stylisations. That year they also appeared on the Acoustic Stage at the
Glastonbury Festival
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.
The band's single ''Somewhere Nicer'', taken from ''The Magic Land of Radio'', was used in British television commercials for
Haven and British Holidays
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in 2008 and
DFS Furniture
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History Northern Upholstery
In 1969, aged 22, Gr ...
in 2018.
The band consisted of Damian Katkhuda, Dom Hazlehurst, Tom Worsley, and Ben Kempton.
Discography
Albums
*''The Magic Land of Radio'' (2002)
*''Diceman Lopez'' (2004)
Singles and EPs
*"Big Sky EP" (2002)
*"What's In A Name" (2002)
*"Somewhere Nicer" (2002)
*"To Some Folk" (2003)
*"Creatures" (2004)
References
# The band's website as of mid-2003, a
www.archive.org
# The band's website as of early 2004, a
www.archive.org
External links
* http://www.obitunes.com/ is a holding page as of 2009.
English indie rock groups
British indie pop groups
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