Beginning life in 2013 as Doprah Winfrey, a solo project for Christchurch producer Steven Marr, the name was then shortened when Auckland vocalist Indira Force moved south to join in.
The duo eventually morphed into a six-piece that allowed the band to reproduce live the layers of sound and synth that create the eerily dark and unnerving soundscapes from their 2014 EP, and one album ‘Wasting’ released in 2016.
In 2014 Doprah was announced as the ’Next Big Sound’ on Billboard’s website, causing a flurry of international attention. Unfortunately the band wound up calling it a day, leaving the members to pursue individual projects.
In tonight’s concert we go back to September 2014. Before the band travelled to New York to play the CMJ Music Marathon in October of that year, Doprah played a packed send-off show at Auckland venue Galatos.
RNZ Music sound engineer Andre Upston was behind the boards to capture their beguiling set.
Here is Doprah with Lucid Visions.
Song: Lucid Visons, Will I Be A Figure Eight, New Song, Whatever You Want, San Pedro.