Said I'd post this here if anyone is interested. I've slowly put together an EP, "Bell Nails", over the course of the year. It is done since the weekend and online today. If you like a bit of odd electronic/industrial/metal/rock, you might enjoy this. Synth and Drum Machine heavy, layers of guitars and noise, a few samples, all DIY, mostly stuck together in my house. It's up for free download at bandcamp at the link below. All feedback appreciated. Cheers for checking it out!
ochoill.bandcamp.com (https://ochoill.bandcamp.com/)
Don't know what to put in as FFO, but it is inspired by the likes of Nine Inch Nails, Faith No More, Devin Townsend, Foetus, Killing Joke, Ulver, Type O, and one very particular bit of Green Velvet.
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Just listened to Lucid Heart there man and I'm mightily impressed.
I'll give the EP a good listen to later at home.
Quote from: Kurt Cocaine on November 30, 2020, 01:49:33 PM
Just listened to Lucid Heart there man and I'm mightily impressed.
I'll give the EP a good listen to later at home.
Glad you liked it, cheers for giving it a go!
Very cool, John. Nice mix of heavy guitars and synthy stuff. Vox are cool too.
Quote from: Emphyrio on November 30, 2020, 03:44:08 PM
Very cool, John. Nice mix of heavy guitars and synthy stuff. Vox are cool too.
Thanks! Putting both the Microfreak and Drumbrute to good use for this one.
Yeah it's really cool. I can hear a bit of GGFH and Lycia in there which is right up my alley.
Quote from: Anton Arcane on November 30, 2020, 09:14:04 PM
Yeah it's really cool. I can hear a bit of GGFH and Lycia in there which is right up my alley.
Thanks! I have a fondness for that sort of industrial alright lol
Spiral reminds me of Akercocke or maybe more like Voices actually. Well the first half of it anyway, and the second half a bit as well now it's on here
Ochoill - "Considerations" (2021)
https://ochoill.bandcamp.com
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I've released another EP of my own stuff today - if you enjoyed the last one, you might like this, though it's a little different. These are some tracks from the writing and recording of the last EP, Bell Nails, that didn't make the cut, mostly from being too varied/different to the five that got on there. These are left as instrumentals, released to finish them off, and vary from electronic rock, to rave, to drone. It's not metal. It's up for free as usual, so download away, Feedback appreciated. Cheers!
Said I'd resurrect this for another quick little recording I put together over the last few weeks.
nilim.bandcamp.com
Just meself, guitar and drum machine. Slow and heavy, purposefully stripped back. Gave it another name to do more in this vein or noisier, ultimately (with stuff as ochoill being things I will never actually play live lol).
Cheers for listening.
Listening to "Cardinal Points"
'Galathea' is layered nicely
'Challenger' has a nice menacing feel to it; fairly warped in parts, especially with the guitar jangling & change in the bass line
'Mariana' meanders a bit aimlessly, even if trying to be a bit soundtracky. I do like the droning at the end though 8)
Nílim starts off great with 'Unending Ground'
The vocals suit it too
Would be immense live
There's a nice 'Earth' feel to some of the chord progressions (are you a fan?)
Almost cinematic in parts
Really cool track sir
The transition into 'Weighted' is great
Nice doomy/noisy riffing
Would be great to hear this slowed down more, with a full-on/filthy sound
Screaming vocals in the 2nd half would 'lift' it nicely
Great work!
Really enjoyed it
The price of a can fired over to you there (I know, big spender)
Sound, cheers for giving it a spin, glad you enjoyed them!
I forgot about Cardinal Points lol, something I did with one of my brothers basically over two improv sessions one weekend. Always meant to do more, we just fucked off somewhere with a table of synths and hit record for most of it.
Nílim is really good. I like it.
Quote from: ochoill on April 15, 2025, 01:09:03 PM... something I did with one of my brothers basically over two improv sessions one weekend. Always meant to do more, we just fucked off somewhere with a table of synths and hit record for most of it.
Inspired stuff !!! :abbath:
Quote from: Eoin McLove on April 15, 2025, 01:16:27 PMNílim is really good. I like it.
Cheers! Hoping to do more like that and will probably have another 3 or 4 songs up in a few months.
This is really damn good.
Quote from: Yung Led Zeppelin on April 15, 2025, 10:39:53 PMThis is really damn good.
Cheers! I imagined it would be up your alley alright for the slow and bleak
Ya, it's very good. What did you use for drums, sham?
Quote from: Emphyrio on April 16, 2025, 10:56:40 AMYa, it's very good. What did you use for drums, sham?
Cheers! It's MT Power Kit. Great little VST.
I have it set so each piece goes out to a different channel in the DAW for more processing, so I can limit the fuck out of everything and distort the snare etc. Going for a very hard hitting machine sound. In general though you get a decent real kit sound out of it too, it's versatile, worth a look in.
Ya, that's the yoke I use too, but wouldn't have the wherewithal to set it up all fancy like you :laugh:
For that kinda craic I put the drumbrute through a pedalboard.
Quote from: Emphyrio on April 16, 2025, 03:05:32 PMYa, that's the yoke I use too, but wouldn't have the wherewithal to set it up all fancy like you :laugh:
For that kinda craic I put the drumbrute through a pedalboard.
You'll be delighted to know I use the drumbrute as a controller when I am writing too, I just run MT using the pads on it over MIDI. Great piece of gear.
Now you've entered the realm of gobbledegook :laugh: I thought I was being fancy putting a drum machine through FX!
This Nìlim is going down a treat on a rainy Saturday morning watching an u10 hurling blitz
Quote from: astfgyl on April 19, 2025, 10:45:30 AMThis Nìlim is going down a treat on a rainy Saturday morning watching an u10 hurling blitz
Cheers for the spin! Lol yeah it is designed for a bit of bleak weather
Couple of spins of the Nílim EP there today while working. Great stuff to compliment the last few days where I've mainly been listening to Neurosis and Godflesh.
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on May 08, 2025, 03:12:19 PMCouple of spins of the Nílim EP there today while working. Great stuff to compliment the last few days where I've mainly been listening to Neurosis and Godflesh.
Cheers, glad you enjoyed it! Mad to do more now that I've broke the back on it but I won't get a chance again for a few weeks :laugh:
I've this on again. Think it's my favourite of yours tbh
Edit: yeah definitely
Quote from: astfgyl on May 10, 2025, 11:36:28 AMI've this on again. Think it's my favourite of yours tbh
Edit: yeah definitely
Cheers, ah I dunno I still think anything I do has a hard time topping that Antihuman CDR that had nine separate versions of "The Rabbit" on it.
Chuffed to see it turn up on a List of new releases (https://metalstorm.net/pub/article.php?article_id=2594) over on Metalstorm, I did no promo for it beyond posting here and my Instagram so it is nice to see people coming across it themselves and enjoying it too.
The only thing missing from that CDR was another couple of versions of the same tune and it would have been perfect
I'll have some new Nílim stuff up towards the end of next month, I am just finishing it off next week-ish.
It'll be digital Bandcamp only again at the minute. I am slowly posting bollocks about recording it and disintegrating pictures here, should anyone fancy a look while waiting for actual music: nilim.neocities.org
Quote from: ochoill on October 29, 2025, 12:57:49 PMI'll have some new Nílim stuff up towards the end of next month, I am just finishing it off next week-ish.
It'll be digital Bandcamp only again at the minute. I am slowly posting bollocks about recording it and disintegrating pictures here, should anyone fancy a look while waiting for actual music: nilim.neocities.org
This is actually class
Deaadly, both musically and aesthetically. I may need to jump on the neocities bandwagon myself as a way out of having an Otterans social media thing!
That is a lovely website. Nostalgic but at the same time original, love it.
Agreed, lovely old school website. Very appealing.
I was planning to check out the music a little later, but after reading your signal path in the notes section I had to jump in right away. Was just as filthy as I was hoping. Some heft!
Hell yeah, looking forward to that.
That site is seriously making me consider putting some effort into one also, as a counter-slop measure
Very well put together and looks really good. I might have to try leave my luddite ways. Til it becomes too difficult, obviously.
Cheers lads, wanted to do something to house it that wasn't social media and pretty much punished myself through the most ragged html learning until it looked like that :laugh: it's nice to have something malleable to fit the theme and work as a hub for it.
Quote from: Yung Led Zeppelin on October 30, 2025, 06:49:19 PM...a counter-slop measure
All of Neocities itself is anti-slop, it's great and I recommend browsing the whole thing, there is the maddest shit on there and loads of very niche and themed sites.
Quote from: Mooncat on October 30, 2025, 05:55:28 PM...but after reading your signal path in the notes section I had to jump in right away. Was just as filthy as I was hoping. Some heft!
Cheers! The two recorded tracks up are actually missing the whole bass cab side of that but the current recordings/mix with the new mic layout and chain shown on the site are sounding better at the minute.
But yeah I will get off my hole now this week and get it finished up
NÍLIM - Uncoiling
Full EP up on 12/12. One song up to stream over on Bandcamp:
nilim.bandcamp.com
Merch and bits up over the next little while. Cheers for listening. Handful of bits and pieces for looking at on nilim.neocities.org too.
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Cool tune. I like the warpy melted sounding riff. My Bloody Godflesh!
Quote from: Eoin McLove on November 28, 2025, 11:20:47 AMCool tune. I like the warpy melted sounding riff. My Bloody Godflesh!
Cheers! Lol yeah two bands I was thinking about for a couple of the songs on this. Well I am always ripping off Godflesh at least whether I like it or not, no matter what band I am in :laugh:
Fantastic stuff, really my kind of gear. Very well executed!
That's whopper John.
Quote from: OpenSores on November 28, 2025, 04:38:04 PMFantastic stuff, really my kind of gear. Very well executed!
Quote from: Pentagrimes on November 28, 2025, 05:18:51 PMThat's whopper John.
Cheers lads, thanks for giving it a spin! I should have just put the whole thing up but sure look
Harrowing stuff
Good n' heavy
Love the photos/media too
Jesus that tune hates me
Great atmosphere in 'Unending Ground'
Pure destruction
Quote from: astfgyl on November 29, 2025, 11:29:19 AMJesus that tune hates me
Quote from: Jward on November 29, 2025, 09:37:39 AMHarrowing stuff
Good n' heavy
Love the photos/media too
Cheers lads, glad ye enjoyed it!
I'll be putting up a few more gifs and photos over the few weeks of release anyway, it's nice to have somewhere to theme the bit of misery together
Nocleansinging are featuring this on the seen and heard on a Saturday section.
This is deadly, sounds great, tone is perfect, vocals are excellent too, good balance of clarity and grit.
I love the website, nice to read the process and see detail on how it was made. Looking forward to more!
Quote from: decy on December 01, 2025, 02:24:05 PMThis is deadly, sounds great, tone is perfect, vocals are excellent too, good balance of clarity and grit.
I love the website, nice to read the process and see detail on how it was made. Looking forward to more!
Cheers, thanks for listening! Did a few live runs of it recently to put a set together, I realise now how badly those high vocals crock me :laugh:
Quote from: Circlepit on November 30, 2025, 12:20:25 AMNocleansinging are featuring this on the seen and heard on a Saturday section.
I saw this too, delighted, they seemed to enjoy it: No Clean Singing (https://www.nocleansinging.com/2025/11/29/seen-and-heard-on-a-saturday-ponte-del-diavolo-nel-buio-bind-torture-kill-nilim-equilibrium-marissa-nadler/)
Uncoiling is out today in full, you can stream or download the whole thing here:
nilim.bandcamp.com
I have a bundle up for merch with Shirts and an Art Print in it, should anyone feel inclined. The shirts came out nice, photos below.
Aside from No Clean Singing a couple other reviews went up online, if ye fancy a read of them:
Ninehertz December Release Round Up (https://www.ninehertz.co.uk/viewitem/5640)
Outlaws of the Sun full review (https://outlawsofthesun.blogspot.com/2025/12/nilim-uncoiling-ep-review.html?m=0)
And always posting stuff when I get a chance to the main site for it all: nilim.neocities.org - more writing, photos, links, general shitehawkery.
Thanks for listening and suffering the bit of promo. One more post related later on to this and I'll leave ye alone then until I make some more music :laugh:
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That tshirt design is deadly. Any plan for a CD?
Quote from: Eoin McLove on December 12, 2025, 07:29:36 AMThat tshirt design is deadly. Any plan for a CD?
Cheers! Not immediately but will be doing both releases on one CD with another song around March I expect. I basically had to flip a coin for what merch I had money to buy in before Christmas and the shirts were the winner there :laugh:
Understandable!
fuckin great record, the tones and textures scratch my brain in just the right place, Def will get a lot of spins.
neocities looks deadly too. fair play man
Quote from: lk4130 on December 12, 2025, 03:31:57 PMfuckin great record, the tones and textures scratch my brain in just the right place, Def will get a lot of spins.
neocities looks deadly too. fair play man
Ah cheers thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
I tried to order a tshirt and the postage to Aus was coming up €28! Is there a glitch on the matrix? Looks like L is now sold out too...
Still Large there now lad.
Large sold out, doing another run?
L is up again but the postage is more than the cost of the tshirt :laugh:
Quote from: Eoin McLove on December 12, 2025, 09:50:25 PML is up again but the postage is more than the cost of the tshirt :laugh:
I have one pulled aside for you here I just need to figure out the actual postage for it, it definitely shouldn't be that much!
*Fixed, it's still bad but better.
Quote from: M.Hopkins on December 12, 2025, 08:59:12 PMLarge sold out, doing another run?
I didn't expect these to go so quickly, yup I will definitely but it will be in the new year! I should have got more L's, there's a good few XL left alright. Cheers
Nice wan :abbath:
XL ordered
Handy, 'cause I can just point to the shirt when asked if I'm doing a job, especially if I get nothing in return or I see no point in :laugh: 8)
Really enjoying this
'The Sky Devouring Itself'
You must like Slint?
Quote from: Jward on December 15, 2025, 10:53:26 AMXL ordered
Handy, 'cause I can just point to the shirt when asked if I'm doing a job, especially if I get nothing in return or I see no point in :laugh: 8)
:laugh: the perfect use for it. Block capitals and all for a real "fuck off away from me" effect. Cheers for grabbing one!
Re. Slint - I know Spiderland and like it yup but surprisingly don't have it on a lot. Went years without hearing to a note of them and only gave it a go there about four of five years back, oddly enough. If I ripped it off it wasn't on purpose :laugh:
Well this is a fine bit of dirt indeed, fair play! :abbath:
Quote from: Ducky on December 16, 2025, 12:34:05 AMWell this is a fine bit of dirt indeed, fair play! :abbath:
Cheers, thanks for giving it a spin!
Love the print
Came out well
Where did you take 'Doors 3'?
T-Shirt is the right job :abbath:
Cheers man!
Quote from: Jward on December 18, 2025, 03:22:18 PMLove the print
Came out well
Where did you take 'Doors 3'?
T-Shirt is the right job :abbath:
Cheers man!
Glad it made it to you before Christmas! Also the prints were basically a lottery I have no idea what ones each person got, I labelled the envelopes with the shirt sizes only and shuffled everything afterward! That Doors one was a photo from the side of a church in Nesebar, Bulgaria. (I wonder if this (https://maps.app.goo.gl/6ktRv1quBqj5yh8h8?g_st=ac) works). Edited to death obviously enough. There's a little hand drawing buried in the bricks on each of those Doors ones too.
Quote from: ochoill on December 16, 2025, 12:10:03 PMQuote from: Ducky on December 16, 2025, 12:34:05 AMWell this is a fine bit of dirt indeed, fair play! :abbath:
Cheers, thanks for giving it a spin!
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It's cool as fuck man. I've been spinning decent amounts of Godflesh and Killing Joke recently and it fits right in.
When I get sitting over the weekend (and not half cut lol) I'll set up a Bandcamp account and make a wee purchase :abbath:
Nílim tshirt and art print landed here today. Both look the business. Much obliged 8) 8)
Glad it made its way down to you quick enough!
Quote from: M.Hopkins on December 12, 2025, 08:59:12 PMLarge sold out, doing another run?
Resurrecting the thread to say I have shirts back up on Bandcamp today, Restock on its way to me and will ship at the end of the month.
Also added to the Partholón / The Grey (https://forum.metalwarfare.com/index.php?topic=3391.0) shows in Cork and Limerick in March, if anyone fancies a look at me sweating and vibrating live.
Very happy with that announcement
Sound ochoill. Stick my name on a large. Will you be at Crowbar?
Quote from: Yung Led Zeppelin on February 06, 2026, 09:24:37 AMVery happy with that announcement
Excited for these now too, and haven't played Cork in about six years in any band so delighted to be back down there too.
Quote from: M.Hopkins on February 06, 2026, 08:05:45 PMSound ochoill. Stick my name on a large. Will you be at Crowbar?
I won't unfortunately! Unless something changes last minute I am out of action this week.
Quote from: ochoill on February 09, 2026, 06:42:26 PMQuote from: Yung Led Zeppelin on February 06, 2026, 09:24:37 AMVery happy with that announcement
Excited for these now too, and haven't played Cork in about six years in any band so delighted to be back down there too.
Quote from: M.Hopkins on February 06, 2026, 08:05:45 PMSound ochoill. Stick my name on a large. Will you be at Crowbar?
I won't unfortunately! Unless something changes last minute I am out of action this week.
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:laugh: stop stop it has my name all over it