I had the great pleasure of interacting with Omer Goren, a.k.a. Electrockrat this past week. Through an Instagram sponsored ad, I came across the album cover (definitely poster material), gave it a listen and was absolutely impressed by his perspective on music. Unique in his own way and someone promising enough to catch up with Dualist Inquiry (a strong contender in the electro-rock genre). Nine tracks later, I got in touch with him to understand his work better and his background.
The indie electronic rock project was started as a solo project in 2012 by Omer and is characterised by a combination of electronic and acoustic sounds, drawing from multiple genres, including indie, electronic rock, space rock, alternative, chill out and a touch of psychedelic.
“My aspiration in my musical creation is for the listeners to experience a multi dimensional journey of harmony, melody and rhythm that will take them to a different world”
Omer always lived and breathed music, either as a listener or as a guitar player since the age of 13, the first step which will later on lead to writing, composing and playing on many instruments.
After being discharged from the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) in the end of 2010 Omer began a writing process which led to the composition of two instrumental pieces - On The Edge and Teenage Vibe, a mixture of electric guitar and electronic beats, that were recorded in 2012 (production by Noam Helfer) and later added to his debut album, giving birth to Electrockrat.In the end of 2014 Omer returned from a 9 month trip to India and South East Asia, bringing with him many influences from the relaxed atmosphere, culture and music of the region, an influence clearly expressed in his later creations, culminating in the recording of his debut album “ Mind Travel ”, a full 9-track album featuring electronic beats, guitar and synthesizer along with a soft human voice.
I was lucky enough to get an opportunity to feature his album on my show this weekend (Saturday - 9 pm IST), on zeno.fm/berlys-brain-dance. Check out the show and keep this one in your Bandcamp wishlist!