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The Shirt Album

by Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra

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    Matt Hsu’s Obscure Orchestra debut full-length album, released on organic and fair-trade shirt with download code.

    Sizing measurements and more details at obscureorchestra.com

    Matt’s shirt concept comes from a choice to ‘do less harm and more good’, opting out of plastic CDs that quickly become waste, and carefully selecting EarthPositive apparel who strive toward the highest possible environmental, social and ethical standards. ‘The Shirt Album’ is organic, ethically made, and manufactured solely using sustainable energy generated from wind and solar power. Shirts comes with a download code on the collar.

    The album traverses styles of experimental folk, hip-hop, lush orchestral sounds, dirty jazz, whimsical bedroom pop, ‘found sound’ patchworks — drawing comparisons to Shugo Tokumaru, Andrew Bird, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Moondog and Ludwig Goransson.
    Matt’s shirt concept comes from a choice to ‘do less harm and more good’, opting out of plastic CDs that quickly become waste, and carefully selecting EarthPositive apparel who strive toward the highest possible environmental, social and ethical standards. ‘The Shirt Album’ is organic, ethically made, and manufactured solely using sustainable energy generated from wind and solar power. Shirts comes with a download code on the collar.

    Modelled by diverse musicians, artists, performance makers and environmental activists, The Shirt Album is available at obscureorchestra.com — women’s S to unisex XXL.

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Birdnest Hair (ft. Ashleigh Djokic) 04:20
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In Colour (ft. Blaq Carrie, Aurora & Mister E) 03:50
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Runes dans le Sable (ft. Lucie Pegna) 05:15
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Mycelium 03:07
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Ant Dance 03:03
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Music and drawings by Matt Hsu
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Tightrope Moon (ft. Janita Billingham & Leanne Day-Simpson) 03:26
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Every Step Is A Horizon (ft. Tenzin Choegyal, Hannah Ryder & Andre Bonetti) 04:53
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Found Sound Japan 06:00
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Tap Water (with Kenta Hayashi) 04:46
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Frederic (with Virginia Sook) 03:20
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Little Woman In Pants 02:46
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Fireplace (with Old Semeil) 03:31
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Found Sound Taiwan 05:59
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about

SBS featured multi-instrumentalist Matt Hsu’s Obscure Orchestra debuts his full-length release ‘The Shirt Album’. With TEDxQUT and BIGSOUND performances under his belt and a #1 single on Brisbane’s 4ZZZ, Matt unveils his first album to the world — making the unconventional choice to release it on organic fair-trade T-shirt rather than CD.

An eclectic brainchild of Matt’s offbeat musical sensibilities, the album is influenced by a myriad of experiences, including a childhood stint as a Buddhist monk, touring with Japanese loop ninja Kenta Hayashi, co-founding folk-punkers The Mouldy Lovers, a love of cinematic scores, and deep immersion into street jazz in New Orleans.

Matt plays over 30 instruments all used in the album, which also features diverse collaborations with Tenzin Choegyal (Tibetan world music icon), Blaq Carrie (Triple J Unearthed Spring Hip Hop Festival winner) and Kenta Hayashi (Japanese loop music legend). Matt has also worked with Gabriella Cohen and Regurgitator’s Ben Ely.

The album traverses styles of experimental folk, hip-hop, lush orchestral sounds, dirty jazz, whimsical bedroom pop, ‘found sound’ patchworks — drawing comparisons to Shugo Tokumaru, Andrew Bird, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Moondog and Ludwig Goransson.
Matt’s shirt concept comes from a choice to ‘do less harm and more good’, opting out of plastic CDs that quickly become waste, and carefully selecting EarthPositive apparel who strive toward the highest possible environmental, social and ethical standards. ‘The Shirt Album’ is organic, ethically made, and manufactured solely using sustainable energy generated from wind and solar power. Shirts comes with a download code on the collar.

Modelled by diverse musicians, artists, performance makers and environmental activists, The Shirt Album is available at obscureorchestra.com — women’s S to unisex XXL.

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released September 16, 2019

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Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra West End, Australia

Matt Hsu’s Obscure Orchestra is a 2020 QMusic Award winning composer and multi-instrumentalist who creates intricately- crafted otherworldly music using rethought everyday objects and rare instruments. His one-person orchestra project is the brainchild of his offbeat musical sensibilities, creating sounds that celebrates difference, inclusivity and fuzzy spaces in-between cultures. ... more

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