ORCHESTRA OF THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE
Sheffield collective pull out all the stops with psych-tinged improvisations.
► DON’T YOU JUST love it when a plan comes together? In 2010 Sheffield-based instrumentalist Martin Archer and a few mates wanted to create some brand new sounds. Coming from diverse musical backgrounds, including jazz, folk, rock, and electronic music, the collective pooled all of their talents and interests into something deliberately large-scale and ambitious. Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere, or the OUA, as they refer to it, released their self-titled double CD set in 2012 (sometimes referred to as Theta One), fulfilling their original brief with a cosmic mix that included a string quartet, a 25-piece choir and a horn section.