Not to be confused with
Odessa .
Odesza
Odesza performing at the Arlington Theater in April 2015.
Background information
Origin
Seattle , Washington , United States
Genres
Years active
2012–present
Website
www .odesza .com
Members
Harrison Mills (aka Catacombkid)
Clayton Knight (aka Beaches Beaches)[ 4]
Odesza (stylized as ODESZA ) are an American electronic music duo from Seattle consisting of Harrison Mills (CatacombKid) and Clayton Knight (BeachesBeaches). The group was formed in 2012 shortly before Mills and Knight graduated from Western Washington University .[ 5] Their debut album, Summer's Gone , was released in 2012 to much acclaim in the underground electronic music community.[ 6] [ 7] Odesza followed Summer's Gone with their first EP, My Friends Never Die , in 2013 and their second LP, In Return , in 2014. The duo released In Return (Deluxe Edition) on September 18, 2015 via Counter Records, an extended version of the original album plus three live recordings all featuring a horn section, instrumentals, and a new track “Light (feat. Little Dragon)”.[ 8]
History [ edit ]
Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight met during their freshman year at Western Washington University . The two did not share the same educational interests. Knight studied physics and math while Mills studied graphic design.[ 9] They did not begin collaborating musically until their senior year in 2012.[ 10] As a child, Knight was classically trained in piano and later learned guitar.[ 10] The duo quickly released their debut LP, Summer's Gone , on September 5 later that year. On November 9, 2012, ODESZA performed their first show, opening for Teen Daze and Beat Connection in Bellingham, WA.[ 11] They soon hit 1 million Soundcloud plays before their debut EP, My Friends Never Die , was released a year later. [ 12] ODESZA was booked to open for Pretty Lights on his Analog Future Tour in the fall of 2013.[ 13] Their first headline tour kicked off on March 12, 2014. [ 14] ODESZA hit 30 million Soundcloud plays on October 1, 2014. [ 15] On October 17, 2014, ODESZA's In Return North American tour sold out 28 shows. [ 16] Twenty-four ODESZA tracks have hit #1 on Hype Machine , including "How Did I Get Here", "Memories That You Call", "Lights", "All We Need (Autograf Remix)", among others.[ 17] Their first festival performance at Sasquatch! Music Festival in George, WA was followed by slots at over 20 festivals, including the following: Coachella , SXSW , Hangout Festival , Lightning In A Bottle , Governor's Ball Music Festival , Bonnaroo Music Festival , Firefly Music Festival , Free Press Summer Fest , What The Festival?! , Electric Forest Festival , Splash Festival , Montreux Jazz Festival , Skral Festival , Sea Dance Festival , Melt! Festival , WayHome Music Festival , HARD Summer Music Festival , Lollapalooza , Squamish Valley Music Festival , Outside Lands , Summer Set Music Festival , Ilesoniq Festival , Chiemsee Summer Festival , MS Dockville Festival , Pukkelpop , and Positiv Festival.[ 18] Upcoming festival appearances include Mad Decent Block Party , Sun City Music Festival , Backwoods Music Festival , Fun Fun Fun Fest , and Holy Ship! .[ 19]
Odesza is the Hungarian spelling for the city of Odessa , Ukraine. The band's name, however is taken from the name from Mills' uncle's ship, which sank. Only his uncle and one other crew mate survived.[ 20] Since the spelling "Odessa" was already being used by a Scottish synth band, they instead chose to use the Hungarian spelling, replacing the "ss" with "sz" .[ 21]
Individually Mills is known as Catacombkid, and Knight is known as Beaches Beaches. In reference to how Mills got his nickname he says, "I got into Aesop Rock and he has a song called 'Catacomb Kids.' I thought it sounded cool."[ 9] On the other hand, Knight got his nickname when, "...I was high in my bedroom making music one day…"[ 9]
Discography [ edit ]
Studio albums [ edit ]
Year
Details
2012
Summer's Gone
Released: September 2, 2012
2014
In Return
Released: September 9, 2014
2015
In Return (Deluxe Edition)
Released: September 18, 2015
Extended plays [ edit ]
Year
Details
2013
My Friends Never Die
Released: September 17, 2013
Remix albums [ edit ]
Year
Details
2013
My Friends Never Die Remixes
Released: November 12, 2013
2014
Say My Name Remixes
Released: October 10, 2014
2015
All We Need Remixes
Released: February 16, 2015
Singles [ edit ]
Year
Details
2015
"Light" (featuring Little Dragon)
Released: August 18, 2015
Remixes [ edit ]
Year
Release details
Song
2012
The Palace Garden
"Saola" (ODESZA Remix)
2013
Don't Talk To (EP)
Rac
Released: September 30, 2013
RAC - "We Belong" featuring Katie Herzig (ODESZA Remix)
2013
A Color Map of the Sun – Remixes
"One Day They'll Know" (ODESZA Remix)
2014
Divergent: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"Lost and Found" (ODESZA Remix)
2014
KITTY HAWK (Deluxe Edition)
Ki: Theory
Released: April 8, 2014
"Open Wound" (ODESZA Remix)
2014
Faded – The Remixes
Zhu
Released: June 29, 2014
"Faded" (ODESZA Remix)
2014
"Waited 4 U"
Slow Magic
Released: November 12, 2014
"Waited 4 U" (ODESZA Remix)
2014
"Big Girls Cry "
Sia
Released: December 5, 2014
"Big Girls Cry" (ODESZA Remix)
2015
"Eve II"
Emancipator - "Eve II" (ODESZA Remix)
2015
"Something About You "
Hayden James - "Something About You" (ODESZA Remix)
2015
"Divinity"
Porter Robinson - "Divinity" featuring Amy Millan (ODESZA Remix)
References [ edit ]
^ Jeffries, David. "ODESZA" . AllMusic . Retrieved 22 February 2015 .
^ a b Jeffries, David. "In Return - ODESZA" . AllMusic . Retrieved 22 February 2015 .
^ Fleischer, Norman (7 September 2014). "Review: ODESZA - 'In Return' " . Nothing but Hope and Passion . Retrieved 2015-06-03 .
^ "ODESZA Bio | ODESZA Career" . Retrieved 2015-08-21 .
^ "Odesza: About" . odesza.com. Retrieved March 9, 2014 .
^ "Album Review: Odesza - Summer's Gone" . stereofox.com. Retrieved March 9, 2014 .
^ "Summer's Gone - ODESZA" . allmusic.com. Retrieved March 10, 2014 .
^ http://odesza.com/in-return-deluxe-edition-is-now-available/
^ a b c "ODESZA Makes Electronic Music so Damn Well, I’m Upset | NOISEY" . Retrieved 2015-08-21 .
^ a b "Odesza - Interview" . LostInSound.org. Retrieved March 10, 2014 .
^ http://www.whatsup-magazine.com/2012/12/beat-connection-teen-daze-odesza-nov-9-at-the-wild-buffalo/
^ https://www.facebook.com/428904283808020/posts/865210503510727/
^ Hudson, Cole. "A Q/A with Seattle's ODESZA in Advance of Opening for Pretty Lights in Portland" , Oregon Music News , Portland, November 18, 2013. Retrieved on May 15, 2014.
^ https://www.facebook.com/428904283808020/posts/865210926844018/
^ https://www.facebook.com/428904283808020/posts/865210926844018/
^ https://www.facebook.com/428904283808020/posts/865216913510086/
^ http://odesza.com/about/
^ http://odesza.com/show-archive/
^ http://odesza.com/shows/
^ "Interview: ODESZA" . lacanvas.com. Retrieved March 10, 2014 .
^ "Odesza - Interview" . TheMusicNinja.com. Retrieved April 9, 2014 .
External links [ edit ]