O.R.D.U.C.
O.R.D.U.C. (also known as Orduc) is a minimal music project/band from the Netherlands and founded in 1971. The full name is: One-o-seventh Royal Dutch Underground Company.
History
It started as a band and went which wanted to play a mixture of Frank Zappa's and Pink Floyd's music from the late 1960's. After a year only one member was left and it changed into a project for experimental rock. Gradually the music evolved to minimal-pop.
In 1980 Plurex' compilation EP "17 To 7 On 33" made O.R.D.U.C. ‘worldfamous’. Their song “Crazy Computer” opend this EP. In April 1981 followed the album “Pink & Purple” including "I Am So Glad The King Is Dead" and "Decadent". Later that year “Fast Forward” and “New Cubism" were released in a limited edition. “The Beatear” (1984) and “D-Train” (1988) were also released in a limited edition. Ten years later the compilation album "Bonus-Tracks" (1998) including the new song "Bonus-Track" was released. Over the years several tracks were released on compilation albums.
Recently (April and May 2007) O.R.D.U.C. has recorded two new songs.
Members
- Nico Selen: guitars, drums, synthesizers, vocals, percussion (1971-present)
- Herman Nordkamp: guitar (1971)
- Henk Mulder: bass (1971)
- Jan Selen: guitar, percussion (1972)
- Miron Komarnicky: guitar (1976)
- Roel Barelds: guitar, vocal (1976-78)
- Eli "Woody": bass (1977)
- Tonnie Bilecky: drums, percussion (1977)
- Machiel de Ruig: percussion (1977)
- Peter Battery: drums (1980)
- Cor Mestebeld: synthesizer (1980)
- Louis Schreur: synthesizers, vocals, percussion (1980-83)
- Jos Munsterman: guitar (1980)
- Theo Vosch (a.k.a. Theo van Osch): flanging, reverb (1981)
- Barry "Echo" Rikkerink: synthesizers, guitar, vocals (1982-83, 1991)
- Andries D. Eker: guitar, synthesizer, loopings (1988)
- Hans Paus: synthesizers (1988)
Discography
- “Crazy Computer” on “17 To 7 On 33” EP (Plurex, 1980)
- "Pre Pink & Purple” MC (New Bulwark, 1981)
- “Pink & Purple” LP (New Bulwark, 1981)
- “Fast Forward Special Sampler Cassette” MC (New Bulwark, 1981)
- “New Cubism” (from the series Music for Modern Art Exhibitions) MC (New Bulwark, 1981)
- “Speedy” on “Fast Forward; Annual Report”, 2MC (Fast Forward, 1981)
- “The Beatear” compilation-album MC (New Bulwark, 1983)
- "Faces" on "Friends" LP (elpee, 1986)
- "Names" on "Contactdisc 5" LP (Stichting Stopcontact, 1987)
- "D-Train" MC (Motok, 1988)
- "Alien-Train" on "Schizophobia" MC (Interrupt, 1989)
- "Dream-Train" on "Motop 1" LP (IF, 1989)
- "Faces" on "BCTPEYA 1" LP (IF, 1989)
- "Decadent" on "Come Together Prods" CD (Come Together, 1992)
- “Bonus Tracks” 8 inch compilation EP (Feedback, 1998)