Mary Ocher (performer // Avant-pop/experimental | Berlin)
"The West Against The People Show"
Mary Ocher has been persistently creating passionate, uncompromising work, raw, thought provoking, socially and creatively pushing against the current, dealing with subjects of authority, identity and conflict. Her work is as enchanting as it is polarizing, ranging from traditional folk to raw 60s garage, ambient with ethereal vocals and abstract synths, to experimental pop with African and South American rhythms. She has released 4 studio albums on 5 labels in the past 6 years, as well as a double anthology of home recordings, 2 EPs and 2 collections of remixes. Her previous solo release “EDEN” was produced by Canadian Psych-Rock&Roll guru King Khan. The new release “The West Against The People” came out on Klangbad this March. It was produced with Hans Joachim Irmler of Faust and features solo tracks, as well as tracks with her two drummers Your Government, and elusive legends Die Tödliche Doris and Felix Kubin. It also features an essay elaborating on the themes of the album and analyzing the current sociopolitical climate*. A further collaboration with Julia Kent (of Antony and The Johnsons) shall be revealed soon. She is a member of the socially engaged art collective auto.diktat and produces video work, writing and works in other media. Ocher has toured North America, SE Asia, AUS, NZ, and all of Europe from Iceland to Russia. She has received a noteworthy scholarship by The Berlin Music Board, courtesy of the Berlin Senate. And Sean Lennon featured several of her tracks in his soundtrack for “Ava's possessions” last year. 

Media: 
・The Endlessness (Song For Young Xenophobes) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=umkUUrq0mHs
・Arms - www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwYY-PWkJXg
・To The Light (piano) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5M2ZzZDL_k
・To The Light (w/ Your Government) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIxiF7AeYOs
・Baby Indiana - www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwg8ulhimpg 
・Across Red Lines - www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz8-vdOHEAc