On November 14th, Australian Synth-Prog project The Orphaned Bee and instrumental Post-Rock band Solkyri unveiled “18oh4,” a unique reinterpretation of Solkyri’s track “1804” from their “Cranebrook” EP released February 2025 through Bird’s Robe Records.
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Building on the original dense, textual, instrumentalambient track, “18oh4” distinguishes itself with its journey into Synthwave/Prog with vocoder-infused lyrics.
This distinctive cross-genre collaboration is for fans of Post-Rock, Synthwave and Progressive Rock.
Produced by The Orphaned Bee
Mixed by: Ron Pollard @ Studio Sleepwalker’s Dread, North Dandalup, Australia
Mastered by: Tim G Carr @ Gnomelabs, Sydney, Australia
Purchase The Orphaned Bee & Solkyri “18oh4” on Bandcamp: https://theorphanedbee.bandcamp.com/track/18oh4
— Narrative —
In 1804, a convict named James McCarthy wasgranted land and established his farm, “Crane Brook,”.After his four-year-old daughter died, he set aside some land to buryher in what became one of the first cemeteries in Australia.
— Biography The Orphaned Bee —
The Orphaned Bee is an Australian Prog Rock, Synth-Rock project spearheaded by renowned sound engineer and multi-instrumentalist Brett Tollis. Their highly acclaimed debut EP “Thinking Without Language” was released in February 2025 through Bird’s Robe Records.
— Biography Solkyri —
Solkyri is an Australian instrumental Post-Rock band formed in 2006. Their music has beenpraised for its emotional depth and technical proficiency, earningthe band a respected place within the instrumental musiccommunity. Solkyri have released five studio records to date andhave toured Europe multiple times including playing Belgium’s prestigious Dunk Festival, Denmark’s A Colossal Weekend, and Germany’s Gloomaar Festival.
In early 2025, Solkyri returned with new music for the first time in five years with the release oftheir latest EP titled “Cranebrook‘,which charted at #19 on the ARIAdigital album charts and #4 on the AIR Independentchart.
Read our Review of The Orphaned Bee‘s EP “Thinking Without Language EP” here: [Review] The Orphaned Bee – Thinking Without Language EP