#Flamenco
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Opening the borders of genre, acoustic guitar duo Opal Ocean fuses together #Rock and #Flamenco techniques to create their own epic wall of #sound.
Forming in late 2013, New Caledonian Alex Champ and New Zealander Nadav Tabak decided to take their #music to the streets busking, using it as a platform for composing their #original #instrumental pieces. Based on the heart of #Melbourne, the #eclectic duo have seen their works enjoying great success, selling over 12,000 physical CD's Independently...
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New Zealander Nadav Tabak is one half of the power #duo Opal Ocean .
With #influences varying from Opeth and Dream Theater to John Butler and Rodrigo y Gabriela, this duo has come up with a signature #sound of their own fusing #flamenco and #progressive #rock steering away from #acoustic music stereotypes.
Tabak has been playing the guitar for 13 years now, upon picking up his mother's acoustic guitar in his teen years.
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New Caledonian Alex Champ is one half of the power #duo Opal Ocean.What's characteristic about their #music is that it breaks away from #acoustic #music stereotypes fusing #flamenco techniques with #progressive #rock sounds to create their own unique sonic universe.
The project started with them crafting their #original #compositions in a Melboune basement in 2013.
Champ studied music at the Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand.