Ornament is the name used by David Pask-Hughes for his electronic music-oriented solo efforts. Prior to this, he was a member in the short-lived experimental hip-hop "band" A Band, Yesterday. Electronic music is a term for music created using electronic devices. ...

Ornament is a relatively new indie/electronica artist. In terms of the sound, Ornament uses highly-processed samples, mainly taken from existing indie and folk tracks. More recently, Ornament has started to add vocals onto the tracks. This is mainly as an attempt to distance the project from similar artists like Four Tet and The Books. What this means, however, is that the music itself has become less experimental, and more pop-oriented, similar to artists such as Bright Eyes or The Postal Service. In popular music, indie music (from independent) is any of a number of genres, scenes, subcultures and stylistic and cultural attributes, characterised by perceived independence from commercial pop music and mainstream culture and an autonomous, do-it-yourself (DIY) approach. ... Electronica is a rather vague term that covers a wide range of electronic or electronic-influenced music. ... In popular music, indie music (from independent) is any of a number of genres, scenes, subcultures and stylistic and cultural attributes, characterised by perceived independence from commercial pop music and mainstream culture and an autonomous, do-it-yourself (DIY) approach. ... Folk Music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the common people. ... Kieran Hebden spins records in the Grog Shop in Cleveland, Ohio Four Tet is the name used by Kieran Hebden for his electronic music-oriented solo efforts to differentiate from his work with post-rock band Fridge. ... The Books are a band founded by and consisting of American Nick Zammuto and Dutch Paul de Jong in New York City in 2000. ... For other uses, see Bright Eyes (disambiguation). ... The Postal Service is an indietronic band featuring singer Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and producer Jimmy Tamborello of Dntel, Headset and Figurine. ...

All of Ornament's releases, so far, have been distributed for free on the internet. The reason for the material being self-released is due to the "DIY approach" to music-sharing, believing that all music should be held freely in the public domain. Further to these aforementioned releases, Ornament has remixed material for A Band, Yesterday, Aaron Kelly and Santa Dog.

Discography

Albums

• Ornament (2005, ADSR Recordings)

EPs

• EP #1 (2005, Self-Released)
• EP #2 (2005, Self-Released)
• Notes EP (2006, Self-Released)

Remixes

• A Band, Yesterday - Urban Concrete
• Aaron Kelly - How Far Left (2006)
• Santa Dog - Pop Coloured (2006)

External links

• Official Ornament Site