"...you have a beautiful voice...my wife loves you..."
"...big, stark and weird, and when it comes to rock, that's exactly what I want..."
[White Finger E.P. is] "Industrial-Euro... a cohesive punch to the gut"
"[Triggerfish] reminds me of 18 year old sex, a short quick grind...then you say, what just happened there... let's do it again..."
"...vacillating between wicked guitar
riffs and haunting melodies backed by almost poetic lyrics - I was captivated
from first listen"
riffs and haunting melodies backed by almost poetic lyrics - I was captivated
from first listen"
"...so much energy, the right amount of swagger and a hell of a
lot of noise for one bloke and one guitar..."
"His sound
is difficult to pin down..
It’s rock with
dark, gothic undertones....
that you
could imagine soundtracking a film."
It’s rock with dark, gothic undertones....
that you could imagine soundtracking a film."
About
Cutting his teeth on garage bands, piano strings and chamber orchestras, Oliver Richard now fuses hellish guitar with angelic vocals, fat synths and tripped out percussion to create a one man wall of sound. Having released music since 2013 both independently and with underground labels (Grimtale Records, USA), Oliver has steadily built a loyal following, with work that has drawn comparison to The Velvet Underground, Radiohead, David Byrne and Jeff Buckley among others.
Career highlights include Oliver’s song “Approach Me Like A Lion” chosen by David-Bowie-producer Tony Visconti as the winner of the 2018 Dubreq songwriting competition and being shortlisted for the John Byrne award in 2019. Further, in 2021, Nick Cave stopped a show in Scotland after recognising Oliver in the crowd, lavishly praising him for his cover of the Grinderman song “Star Charmer” – Cave had watched it on YouTube with his wife.
Between 2024-2025 Oliver unleashed four singles in quick succession. These songs became his most streamed and watched releases to date, paving the way for his debut full length album “Noise From The Moon” released October 2025.
Come 2026 and Oliver recorded a new single, captured in one take, recorded live in the legendary, now disused Bon Accord baths. Using the natural reverb of the immense building, he tracked two covers of traditional songs: “Will The Circle Be Unbroken” and “See That My Grave Is Kept Clean”. These unique performances were also filmed with the videos released as part of the single’s launch.