Environmental issues inspire new LP and awareness raising promotional event on July 18th
An Essex based singer-songwriter who writes with a mainstream British indie music feel, Vali Ohm is an experienced musician who has been playing and writing since before one of his earlier bands supported Oasis before their big Brit-pop era breakthrough in 1993.
More recently, in the run up to the release of his second album, Ohm has found himself studying environmental groups such as Friends of the Earth, The Wildlife Trust, Sea Shepherd, Animals Asia, UK Honey Bee Conservation Society and Greenpeace – all of which have served as inspiration for his latest, environmentally minded album ‘Fragile Earth’.
His second solo album, every track is based around environmental or animal welfare issues which Vali Ohm has found close to his heart. And it is not only in his lyrics that he is hoping to draw attention to the cause.
In an album release event on the 18 July, Ohm will be releasing promo copies of the album into the sky attached to helium balloons from outside the Head office of Greenpeace at Canonbury Villas, London and then onto Sony Music Head Office in Derry Street. Joined on the day by members of The Wildlife Trust, Sea Shepherd, Animals Asia, UK Honey Bee Conservation Society, Friends Of The Earth and Greenpeace, the day is designed to draw attention to the album and the issues that lie within.
Here is a quote from Danny on the day… “I am so happy that Greenpeace have rallied to the course and allowed us to use their head office as a back drop. It makes everything seem so worth while to get the proverbial pat on the back from such an amazing organization; it far out reaches all expectations. One of the tracks on the album is called – Break the Chains. This was written because one night I was sitting at home watching TV when an animal welfare award show came on. It was at that point I found out about Jill Robinson and Animals Asia. If somebody had told me then that I would be standing outside Greenpeace today with a representative of Animals Asia helping to promote this incredible organization I would have laughed in disbelief. However, here I am and so is Fiona Osler (Animals Asia). It really has been an educational and cultural eye opener to have Fiona here and tell us more about AA. Anybody who claims to love animals really should take a look at what Animals Asia is doing and if possible support them. Even if it is only for just one year. To know that we can all help save a bear from a life of torture and pain is an incredibly rewarding thing to do. It is great that Fiona is here and I would like to thank for so much for coming.”
The album is arguably some of Vali Ohm’s finest work and sees him at his most confident as a songwriter. Working with Frank Arkwright (Blur, Oasis, The Smiths, Joy Division, Snow Patrol, Primal Scream) in Abbey Road Studios last year, the big name producer compared his music to the likes of Coldplay and Manic Street Preachers – fine company for any aspiring songwriter.
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